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What was the location of the first known societies?
East Africa
Mesopotamia
Rome
North America
2
empires in the Mesopotamia divided the land into these a city with surrounding territory.
States
Counties
City-States
Districts
3
What does Barter Mean?
Conquer Empires
to trade for goods
to make symbols on clay tablets
make a financial transaction
4
During the Ice Age, what predator was the most dangerous enemies to humans?
Snakes
Wolves
Dinosaurs
Lions
5
What was the first known empire in the Fertile Crescent?
Egyptians
Persians
Akkadians
Babylonians
6
What was the negative aspect of owning land in ancient civilizations?
weather
having to build a house
War
Having to maintain it
7
The Sumerians built these for the gods.
Pyramids
Churchs
Mosque
Ziggurats
8
Where did the first known humans begin?
Mesopotamia
Asia
Europe
East Africa
9
What does better nutrition allow for early humans?
brain development
better skin pigment
better weapons
blue eyes
10
What location in England is considered proof that ancient civilizations were religious?
Jerusalem
Mecca
Stone Hinge
Rome
11
Babylonian leader who influenced modern laws.
Constantine
Hammurabi
King Tut
Ur Namu
12
Which group was the first known civilzation?
Sumer
Romans
Egyptians
Mongols
13
What does polytheism mean?
Belief in Zeus
Belief in one powerful god
Belief in many gods
Belief that parrots can talk
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What was humans’ first defense against predators?
Spears
Fire
Bow and Arrow
guns
15
Why did the Sumerians use the clay tablets?
to develop a written language
to keep records
to write poetry
to develop laws
16
Which is NOT true of a city-state in Mesopotamia
Each had their own government
they were monotheistic
Each had their own god
They bartered for goods
17
Which two rivers did the first known societies develop? (Choose 2)
Amazon
Mississippi
Tigris
Euphrates
18
What were the clay tablets developed by the Sumerians?
Cuneiform
Hammurabi Codes
sandskrit
hyroglyphics
19
Which of the following was not an invention of the Sumerian Culture
Wheel
Bronze tools
Alphabet
Sails
