stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Bustrum Unit 2 Lesson 4-6 TCi History Alive Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Bustrum Unit 2 Lesson 4-6 TCi History Alive
Bustrum Unit 2 Lesson 4-6 TCi History Alive
26 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
634 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
26 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
26
Answers
1
What ended the Neolithic Age
make metal tools
weave linen cloth
build brick houses
tame wild animals
2
How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time?
it gave women some rights
it used mild punishments
it treated all classes the same
it put an end to slavery
3
What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?
to make it easier to fish
to protect villages from attack
to allow travel by boat
to store water for later use
4
Why were Sumerian communites called city-states?
Each of them kept written records.
Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.
C. They all depended on each other for water.
Each of them kept written records.
5
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
he consulted with wise advisors
he cared most about poor people
he was supported by the gods
he wanted everyone to be happy
6
The act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means.
civilization
shamen
domesticate
irrigation
7
To make fit for cultivation and service to humans
shamen
domesticate
civilization
irrigation
8
The Olmec civilization is believed to have influenced later civilizations, particularly
B. the Coral civilization
C. the Maya civilization
D. the Inca civilization
. the Mississippian civilization.
9
What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts?
to let boats pass between rivers
D. to protect the palace from attack
to bring water to the city
to raise crops in dry soil
10
One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was
growth of weeds
steep hillside
lack of rainfall
rocky soil
11
Which of these did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer?
military strategy
complex technology
economic wealth
religious teaching
12
How did dividing up the work help communities' produce more to meet their needs?
most people enjoyed working alone
villigers learned to make stone tools
everybody did the same job
individuals developed a variety of different skills
13
Something given or done as an expression of esteem
civilization
tribute
irrigation
domesticate
14
Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?
a fisherman
a merchant
a government offical
a skilled metal worker
15
Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
to teach the royal children
the entertained the rulers
to collect peoples taxes
they wrote down the laws
16
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
tame wild animals
they kept pets for company
they had a stable food supply
they shared most of the work
17
A society in an advanced state of social development
civilization
shamen
irrigation
domesticate
18
What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?
trading
building
hunting
farming
19
What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states’ independence from one another?
C. They had very few different natural resources available.
B. They did not cooperate to build irrigaton systems.
They were unable to trade crops with one another.
D. They could not defend themselves against stronger groups.
20
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
A. overuse of the soil
D. fightng between villages
increase in populaton
change in the climate
21
Archaeologists have found houses in which the doorways were built high up on the walls. Most likely due to?
the land around the housed has sunk over the years.
people grew taller because they had more to eat
people wanted to be safe from wild animals or enemies
the lower parts of the walls were covered in paintings
22
A society has a stable food supply if
to make it easier to fish
it gets its food by hunting and fishing
it gives food to the king
it has enough food for its people
23
***Why do historians believe that the Coral civilization was built in the desert?***
B. to limit attacks from outsiders
D. to farm foods that grew in dry regions
C. the Maya civilizationA. to be far from the stormy coastal region
C. to serve as a trading center
24
. What enabled the Olmec population to grow and, thus, their civilization to expand?
large sacle agricutlure
government by consensus
social stratification
expansive trade networks
25
Which one of these inventons most affected the food supply in Sumer?
the chariot
the wheel
the arch
the plow
26
The environment of Sumer was
thickly forested, with heavy storms.
low and flat, with little rain.
D. high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks.
hilly and dry, with many stones.
