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Fertile Crescent Review
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1
Who is “Mr. Pyrex”?
Jeezy
Dababy
Gunna
J. Cole
2
____ was the world’s first written language initially used to keep property records.
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Pictographs
Cuneiform
3
Which of the following statements best describes life prior to the Neolithic Revolution?
People were able to develop a surplus of labor and created jewelry.
People were nomadic and provided for themselves by hunting and gathering.
People constructed ziggurats and formed theocracies.
People settled alongside riverbanks in large cities.
4
What is Coach Story’s oldest daughter’s name?
Ruth
Leah
Gardner
Mary
5
What is a theocracy?
A government of the rule of law
A government run by a small group
A government run by religious leaders
A government of the many
6
How did a surplus of food lead to specialization?
People began to build walls in order to store extra food.
People began to create different goods in order to trade for food.
People began to all work together to grow food.
People began to create goods to trade for someone else’s extra food.
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What is a surplus?
Having an abundance of labor
A lack of food
An amount left over when needs are met
Having an abundance of food
8
Which rappers were pardoned by Donald Trump before he left office?
Montana of 300 and King Von
Kodak Black and Lil Wayne
Chef Keef and YNW Melly
Da Baby and Gunna
9
Ziggurats were Sumerian temples.
True
False
10
The fertile soil left behind after rivers flooded was known as _____.
Dirt
Soil
Silt
Shift
11
Which of the following civilizations is responsible for the development of the wheel?
The Uroks
The Akkadians
The Egyptians
The Sumerians
12
How did the worlds first empire develop?
Uruk constructed ziggurats
Sargon conquered and unified Sumerian cities.
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt
Hammurabi conquered Babylonian city-states
13
_______ is the process of taming animals for human purposes.
Systematic Agriculture
Domestication
Cuneiform
Domination
14
Traditionally, ancient Sumerians would use _____ to convey ideas and tell stories, but would use ____ to keep records.
Cuneiform, Writing
Polytheism, the Wheel
Artwork; Writing
Writing; Artwork
15
The reason people began settling near riverbanks after the Neolithic Revolution was
Rivers flooded calmly to help water important crops.
People could easily transport things on the rivers.
Rivers left behind fertile soil after flood waters receded.
People could find a great deal of animals to hunt near rivers.
16
Which of the following most accurately describes Hammurabi's Code?
The code gave rights to all, but did benefit the wealthy.
The Code required kings to get approval before issuing taxes
The Code was not patriarchal.
The Code gave the right to trial to only wealth citizens.
