Which of the following best describes the prophet Abraham?

He was an early leader of Judiasm

stories passed down by word of mouth

Which of the following best describes a prophet?

Someone whom is a religious teacher

A surplus is used to describe

having an overabundance of something

How can people change the environment around them?

changing it to meet their needs

Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because...

The rivers created very rich farmland

Because the Sumerians were separated by vast stretches of desert...

They developed into city-states

A nomad is someone who

moves from place to place hunting and gathering

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1
How did farming change how people lived?
none of these are true
they kept moving from place to place.
they stopped hunting
they became sedintary
2
Languages and religions are apart of which of the following?
goegraphy
culture
government
economics
3
An artisan is someone who
is a skilled farmer and tradesman
is skilled in a certain craft
is searching for a job
is a really good artist
4
Which of the following best describes the prophet Abraham?
He was an early leader of the Assyarians
He was an early leader of Judiasm
He was an early leader of the Egyptians
He was an early leader of the Babylonians
5
In 612 B.C., Medes and the Chaldeans joined forces with the Babylonians to...
Secure a trade route to China and India
Destroy the Phoenicians and take their alphabet
Destroy the Assyrian empire
Exile the Israelite's into Egypt
6
Oral Traditions
stories that are kept in family traditions
stories passed down through sculptures
stories passed down from writings
stories passed down by word of mouth
7
The position of a place on a map is known as
location
place
movement
environment
8
Which of the following best describes a prophet?
Someone whom is a scribe for a king
Someone whom is a religious scribe
Someone whom is a religious teacher
Someone whom is a biblical scholar
9
A surplus is used to describe
a change in a social class
none are true
having less of something
having an overabundance of something
10
A village with a dependable water source could most likely
build good defences
develop into cities
manufacture cloth
look for needed minerals
11
During prehistory, what ability did people learn to use?
write
use fire
farm the land
mine
12
What did a surplus of food in villages and towns allow people to become?
warriors
farmers
artisans
fishermen
13
When scientists were studying the ice man, what were they looking for?
more about his life
how he domesticated animals
how he gathered plants
how people lived in Africa and the Middle East
14
a hominid is
person who studies artifacts of ancient socities
a person who has no permanent home
worker who is skilled at a craft
ancestor of modern humans
15
How can people change the environment around them?
changing it to meet their needs
none of these are true
making no change, and leaving it like it was
mapping it
16
Which of the following constitutes, or describes, a civilization?
social classes
All are true
central government
cities
17
When you have the position of a place on a globe or map, it is known as
environment
location
movement
place
18
a social class is something to describe
people that have no homeland
a certain culture or language
different levels of a society
the seeds of a growing civilization
19
Almost all of human prehistory took place?
Old Stone Age
Bronze Age
Copper Age
New Stone Age
20
Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because...
The Nile River made it prosperous
Moses led the Israelite's there
It became an important mining area for tin
The rivers created very rich farmland
21
Because the Sumerians were separated by vast stretches of desert...
They became powerful warlords
They all died out and were conquered by the Babylonians
They developed into city-states
they were ruled by a monarchy
22
A nomad is someone who
farms the land in order to provide food for his famiy
moves from place to place hunting and gathering
studies ancient civilizations
stays in one place
23
Having a good surplus of food most likely led to
the rise of nomadic life
having smaller families
a rapid population growth
the building of schools
24
From our 5 Themes of geography, which theme best describes location?
place
location
region
movement
25
A major difference between the Old and New Stone Age was
the vast importance of stories
selling food
hunting in groups
the beginning of farming

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