What is Terrace Farming

where you cut ledges into the side of a hill like steps

What is the significance of cuneiform?

It was the world's first written language

How did Egyptians irrigate their crops?

By digging canals and using shadoofs from the river to irrigate the fields

Sumerian writing/Wedge shaped marks on clay tablets

What does "historical circumstances" mean?

Describing the who, what, when, where, why of what caused an event

What is the significance of Hammurabi’s Code?

It's the first written body of laws used to organize society

Characteristics of a Civilization ( click all that apply)

Specialized workers, Large cities, Art/Technology

How was Paleolithic life characterized?

people would hunt and gather and move place to place

Hammurabi's Code was what?

Set of Laws for Babylonian Citizens

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1
What does "point of view" mean in history?
A claim or opinion
How well you can see over the person in front of you
What the narrator of a story is saying
2
What is Terrace Farming
walking
econmy
where you cut ledges into the side of a hill like steps
farming
3
The main purpose of this map is to
early belief systems
show contour lines
river valley civilizations
ancient burial sites
4
Why did the ancient river valley civilizations settle near rivers?
To have water for their crops
To fish for food
To have easy access to the ocean for trade
To have a surplus of food
5
In Hammurabi's Code social class did matter
True
False
6
Where is Mesopotamia
A
C
D
B
7
What is a CRQ?
Creative Response Question
Constructed Response Question
Constructed Replying Question
Correctly Responsive Question
8
Where is the Indus River Valley?
South Asia
Mexico
Asia Minor
Indonesia
9
Which of the following DOES NOT define life during the Paleolithic Period?
Humans domesticated animals.
Humans lived near a water source.
Humans survived by hunting and gathering.
Humans used tools made of stone.
10
What is the significance of cuneiform?
It was an early form of vaccination
It was a major trade commodity
It was the world's first written language
It relied on pictures to represent words
11
Hammurabi's Code was developed in which civilization?
China
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
12
How did Egyptians irrigate their crops?
By digging canals and using shadoofs from the river to irrigate the fields
Collecting the rain using funnels
Using a rubber hose with a spray attachment
13
The historical development depicted in this map is an effect of
the use of Primary Sources
Judaism
the Neolithic Revolution
the Golden Age of Greece
14
What is cuneform?
Sumerian writing/Wedge shaped marks on clay tablets
writing
Sumerian writing
math
15
What does "historical circumstances" mean?
Describing the who, what, when, where, why of what caused an event
Describing what a document says
16
What is the significance of Hammurabi’s Code?
It is the decree that kings use to show their authority.
It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and Constitution.
It's the first written body of laws used to organize society
It was the first written constitution
17
Characteristics of a Civilization ( click all that apply)
Professional sports teams
Specialized workers
Large cities
Art/Technology
18
How was Paleolithic life characterized?
people would hunt and gather and move place to place
People would attack other settlements for food
People settled in one place and domesticated plants and animals
people went to the market for food
19
Hammurabi's Code was what?
Requirement of Mecca Pilgrimage
Islamic form of Writing
Code of Honor for Hammurabi the Samurai Knight
Set of Laws for Babylonian Citizens
20
Where is Ancient Egypt?
Europe
South America
Africa
Asia

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