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What did Sumerians keep records on?
Flattended reeds
Clay tablets
Metal coins
Animals hides
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What can cave art help us understand?
What people look like
What animals lived in the area
Geometric shapes they used
What language they spoke
3
Homo erectus was the first hominid to use?
Stone tools
Fish hooks
Fire
Hands
4
Who lead armys, enforced laws and had temples built in Sumer?
The priests
The king
The scribes
The farmers
5
What year happened most recently?
1990 BC
AD 300
AD 1990
300 BC
6
Expert who studies the development and culture of early hominds
Historian
Geographer
Archaeologist
Anthropologist
7
What was the greatest benefit to people farming?
They shared the work load
They could have pet animals
They had a stable food supply
They could travel more easily
8
Why ddi the Assyrains use siege techniques?
To conquer cities
To train soldiers
To destory crops
To collect taxes
9
What change began the Neolithic Age?
Trading
Farming
Building
Hunting
10
Why did people settle in the Fertile Crescent?
The soil was good for farming
The forest had many animals
The land had lots of gold
The caves were warmer there
11
What was a capability of Lucy?
Build fires
Form groups to hunt
Make tools
Use hands to protect her children
12
What was the purpose of dams/reservoirs/levees?
To protect the city
To make it easier to fish
Travel with boats
Control water supply
13
Who conquered Israel?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Marduk
Nebuchadrezzar
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What is another abbreviation for the BC?
CE
AD
BCE
BP
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Why were scribes important in Sumer?
Wrote down laws
Collected taxes
Entertained rulers
Taught the children
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Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
They depended on each other
They were an empire
Each had their own ruler
Each kept written records
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What side of the timeline are the BC years?
Right
Left
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Which empire came first?
Assyrains
Akkadians
Neo-Babylonians
Babylonians
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What is another abbreviation for the AD?
BP
CE
AD
BCE
20
What caused the flooding in Mesopotamia?
Snow melted in the mountains
Heavy rain
Strong winds
Ice formed in the rivers and then melted
21
What was an advantage of the spear thrower used by modern humans?
To kill animals from a distance
To hunt animals in groups
To cook food better
To injure animals more
22
Why did the Neolithic age end?
They build brick houses
They tamed wild animals
They made metal tools
They wove linen clothes
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Why did Neolithic people trade?
To travel to new places
To get resources they did not have
To show off their crafts
To learn languages
24
Why was Babylon more advanced legally than other empires?
Gave everyone the same rights
Used mild punishments
Gave women and slaves some rights
Ended slavery
25
An object made and used by people in the past...
Artifact
Document
Ritual
Theory
26
What side of the timeline are AD years?
Left
Right
27
What does BC mean?
Before Common Era
Common Era
Anno Domini
Before Christ
28
What trait made homo erectus able to travel?
Round, smooth foreheads
Short, stocky build
Long, strong leg bones
Ridge above the eyes
29
What does AD mean?
Before Common Era
Before Christ
Anno Domini
Common Era
30
How did the Akkadians take over Mesopotamia?
Religious teachings
Military strategy
Complex technology
Economic wealth
31
What was the problem with all four empires?
They couldn't control that much land
They didn't pick good leaders
They didn't trade well
They couldn't keep track of their achievements
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Who was the first leader of the empires?
Hammurabi
Cyrus
Sargon
Nebuchadrezzars
33
A society had a stable food supply if...
They gave food to the king
They get food from hunting and fishing
They had enough food for all people
They buy food from other groups
34
Large brains helped homo sapiens neanderthalensis survive, allowing them to do what?
Design better tools
Plant crops for food
Run faster
Bend forward
35
What does prehistoric mean?
What we call dinosour movies
A time before written history
A time when history was recorded
What we call cavemen
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How did Paleolithic people get food?
Trading over land and sea
Planting and harvesting
Herding goats and cattle
Hunting and gathering
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What was the problem with having city-states?
They had different resources
They couldn't defend against bigger groups
They didn't trade
They couldn't build irrigation
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What made farming difficult in Sumer?
Steep hills
Lack of rain
Growth of weeds
Rocky soil
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Expert who studies the past by examing object that people have left behind
Anthropologist
Historian
Geographer
Archaeologist
40
What was the problem silt caused?
Ruined the soil
Clogged the irrigation
Dried up the rivers
Crumbled the city walls
41
What helped homo habilis survive against animal attacks?
Using bows and arrows
Burying their dead
Living together in groups
Building shelters
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What evidence do we have the prove Sumer was NOT prehistoric?
Written records
City walls
Stone statues
Ziggurats
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A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time...
Before history was written
Before humans hunted animals
Before electricity was discovered
Before people lived in cities
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What do you NEED to have before you can become a civilization?
Stable Food Supply
Technology
Writing
Government
45
Expert who studies creates maps of Earth's features
Archaeologist
Historian
Anthropologist
Geographer
46
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Mountain foothills
Earliest of cities
Region with many conflicts
Between two rivers
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What do archaelogists do?
Study Earth's features
Examine Artificats
Make Maps
Read Old Newspapers
48
What is a hominid?
Early ancestor of humans
Animals that walk on two legs
Non-human
First known droid
49
What were steles used for?
Recording achievements
To get water
Make metal objects
Attacking enemies
50
What year happened first?
AD 1010
4450 BC
1010 BC
AD 4450
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Homo sapiens were known to have...
Complex religions
Sense of community
Complex art
Creative minds
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What did the empires have that the city-states did not?
Made irrigation systems
More works of art
Rulers were gods
One strong government
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What do historians do?
Make Maps
Read Old Newspapers
Study Earth's features
Examine Artificats
