World History Fall Midterm

True or False: Laws in Sumerian society were equal for all member of the society

Early writing developed to

This is belived to be the first settled village of the neolithic age

Paleo/neolithic humans relied on _____ for food

Why are artifacts important to the study of history?

Sumerian Kings were responsible for

In Mesopotamian culture, what was the primary purpose of this building?

Among other things, the civilization of Rapa Nui shows that

In early human societies, women were responsible for

An interesting similarity about the four areas of early human civilizations is that all of them

Hammurabi is best remembered for his

As the wealth of a society increased there was a need for

One of the first breakthroughs for early humans was

While it's civilization would survive longer than any other, in truth, Egypt influenced few other cultures.

A Sumerian farmer could be punished for not maintaining his irrigation ditch

Grains such as wheat would be among the first domesticated crops, why?

True or False: The city-states of early Mesopotamia were fiercely independent

These early people would migrate to Asia

Hammurabi's Code is known for being, an eye for an eye, which means

Early Sumerian religions were based upon

Many early civilizations of were considered to be patriarchies, which means

In reference to the previous question, what was this type of building called?

Early written language was in the form of

What is believed to have caused the movement of humans out of the Great Rift Valley?

This early form of writing, called cuniform, originated in

This alloy, a mixture of copper and tin, would revolutionize ancient culture

Unlike slavery in the United State, slaves in Mesopotamia could

As a result of the Agricultural Revolution

Mesopotamia is the Greek word for

By deciphering Hammurabi's Code we can determine that the Babylonians

Why was controlling fire so important?