Where is Mesopotamia located?

Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

In the Paleolithic Period, people appear to have believed that

World had many spirits that lived in animals and objects

Skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs

How did Egypt’s location help the ancient Egyptian civilization thrive?

Egyptians used the Nile to water crops, trade , and highway

Hammurabi’s Code was an important achievement because it

Was the first major collection of laws

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1
Where is Mesopotamia located?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Along the Nile River in northern Africa
From the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
In Ancient Greece along the Aegean Sea
2
In the Paleolithic Period, people appear to have believed that
There was only one god
The afterlife, where everyone rested and had no “gods”
World had many spirits that lived in animals and objects
There were no gods or spirits
3
Which political unit refereed to a city and surrounding lands and villages?
Empire
Civilization
City-State
Government
4
1. Which of the following characteristics applies to prehistoric groups?
Complex inventions
Simple stone tools
Cities and countries
Organized central government
5
How did early civilizations sustain their growing populations?
They bartered with other civilizations
They grew a surplus of food
They crossed land bridges to gather more food
They hunted larger animals
6
Technology is the-
Study of object made by humans in the past
Skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs
Understanding that hominids are a source of evidence
Technique for measuring radioactivity in objects
7
In early civilizations, how was a person’s social status determined
By the size of the person’s farm
By how the person communicated
By the job the person had
By how the person looked
8
Which of the following is considered to be the main feature of civilization?
Domestication of animals
use of simple tools
settled farming
establishment of cities
9
How did Egypt’s location help the ancient Egyptian civilization thrive?
Nile Valley protected the Egyptians from invaders and floods
Egyptians used the Nile to water crops, trade , and highway
Egyptians used the cataract for trade routes and settlements
Desert gave Egyptians, a environment for agriculture, trade
10
The earliest known writing was invented by the
Babylonians
Egyptians
Akkadians
Sumerians
11
Hammurabi’s Code was an important achievement because it
Was the first major collection of laws
Rejected the principle of an “ eye for an eye”
Ended capital punishment
Treated me and women as equals
12
Which of the following was a legacy of the Sumerians?
Papermaking
Wheeled Vehicles
Mummification
Terraced Farming
13
Hunters and gatherers who moved from place to place to find food were
Hominids
Nomads
Spirits
Animists
14
Which early river valley civilization emerged in China?
Jericho
Indus
Shang
Ming
15
Where did the first civilization emerge on the Indian subcontinent?
Indus River Valley
Tigris River Valley
Huang He River valley
Nile River Valley
16
Which of the following is a legacy of the Phoenicians?
Runes
Alphabet
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics

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