What inference can you make based on that early gods and goddesses were based on the elements?

Early religion was based on people's environment

What effect did farming have on people of the Stone Age?

It allowed them to build perfmanent settlements

What can you infer based on Sumerian families having music and dance in their homes?

Sumerian civillization enjoyed music

Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?

the shift from food gathering to food production

Which best describes Cuneiform?

a form of writing using wedge shaped symbols

What effect did the ice ages have on early humans?

Early humans were forced to move to new environments.

the beliefs, customs, and art of a country.

Why did crops grow so well in Mesopotamia?

Farmland was fertile and water was nearby

The essential resources used by early peoples were...

water, animals, and fertile land.

Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

an imprint in stone of something that once lived.

Which statement represents the development of a civilization?

A steady food supply led to a complex society.

Sumerian social hierarchy was shaped like a triangle because...

There were fewer people at the top than at the bottom

Which is a primary source?

a journal entry from a young bride travelling west.

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Early Human and Mesopotamia Review

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Parras Middle School 6th grade 1st quarter Social Science Benchmark on chapters 1 - 3 of the Holt textbook.

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1
How long ago did Hammurabi become the king of Babylon if it happened in 1792 BCE?
12,000 years ago
3,800 years ago
1800 years ago
It is impossible to figure out
2
What inference can you make based on that early gods and goddesses were based on the elements?
Early religions were based on things people could build.
Early religion was based on people's environment
Early religion was based on agriculture
Early religion was based on domestication.
3
The Sumerian plow is an early version of today's...
glue stick
car
iphone 6s
tractor
4
What is the most likely way early people migrated out of Africa to 6 of 7 continents?
They used the wheel.
They used ships.
They used landbridges.
They used technoloy.
5
What effect did farming have on people of the Stone Age?
It allowed them more time for hunting
It allowed them to paint in caves
It allowed them to build perfmanent settlements
It allowed them to travel
6
What Sumerian invention contributed to modern forms of transportaion?
Sumerian Airplane
wheel
plow
jewlery
7
What can you infer based on Sumerian families having music and dance in their homes?
Music was uncommon in the ancient world
Sumerian civillization enjoyed music
Only slaves played musical instruments
Only the king enjoyed music
8
Which artifact would an archeologist find at a site where people once farmed?
a packet of seeds
a journal entry from a young bride travelling west.
a newspaper article
a computer
9
What is the scientific name for modern humans?
Australopithecus
Homo Sapien
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
10
Why did craftsman come to live in Mesopotamia?
Cattle and sheep herding
irrigation.
They liked to follow laws
Division of labor
11
Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?
the shift from food gathering to food production
the shift from food gathering to food eating
A major battle fought between the people of Asia and Africa
a major battle which crowned Sargon the first emperor
12
Gilgamesh is considered the world's first...
king
pop star
epic hero
human
13
Which best describes Cuneiform?
a form of writing using complex ideas, such as "joy"
a form of writing using wedge shaped symbols
a form of writing using nothing but sound
a form of writing using water colors and brushes
14
What effect did the ice ages have on early humans?
Early humans were forced to fish.
Early humans were forced to control fires.
Early humans were forced to hunt.
Early humans were forced to move to new environments.
15
Which describes the advancements of the New Stone Age?
using tools
using fire to cook food
using seeds to grow crops
gathering food
16
What do Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar have in common?
Both ruled over Greece
Both built up Babylon
both are Sumerian gods
Both were pharaohs in Egypt
17
What is culture?
the beliefs, customs, and art of a country.
the natural resources of a region.
the landforms, climate, and environment of a country.
the weather of an environment.
18
Why did crops grow so well in Mesopotamia?
The land was mountainous and rocky.
Farmland was fertile and water was nearby
There was adequate rainfall.
It was near the ocean for trading.
19
Better farming techniques meant that communities experienced...
a food surplus
More technology
Better entertainment
water shortage
20
The essential resources used by early peoples were...
copper, gold, and fertile land.
water, copper and animals.
iron, copper, and water.
water, animals, and fertile land.
21
Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
The Taurus and Pisces Mountains
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
The Mississippi and Colorado Rivers
22
Rivers, valleys and mountains are examples of...
landforms
landmarks.
landslides
homelands
23
Which of the following means Homo Erectus?
wise man
modern man
thinking man
upright man
24
What is a fossil?
something that human beings leared how to make and use.
a written record.
an imprint in stone of something that once lived.
an ancient way of writing, carved into stone.
25
Which statement represents the development of a civilization?
A steady food supply led to a complex society.
The development of cities led to irrigation.
People preferred jobs as scribes over farmers.
People rely on hunting and gathering to survive.
26
Sumerian social hierarchy was shaped like a triangle because...
There were fewer people at the top than at the bottom
it was the shape of a ziggurat
a triangle has 3 equal sides
Power grew from the bottom to the top
27
Who served the role between Sumerians and gods?
war chiefs
priests
farmers
actors
28
Which is a primary source?
a book about people in ancient India.
an article on line.
data on weather and climate.
a journal entry from a young bride travelling west.
29
What do historians call the time before writing?
prehistory
the Stone Age
the Dark Age
the Neolithic Era
30
What is a hominid?
an early ancestor of humans
a fishhook
a collection of ancient bones
a tool

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