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The Roman empire was based in modern day
Iran
Italy
Egypt
Greece
2
Most early civilisations were established on
small islands
banks of large rivers
low, swampy areas of lakes
mountainous areas
3
The cuneiform writing was often on
paper
whiteboards
chiseled into stone
clay tablets
4
'Cuneiform' is a type of
clothing
writing
weapon
agriculture
5
the civilisation on the banks of the Nile river was
Sumer
Egypt
Greece
Rome
6
When did humans first start practising agriculture?, about _________ years ago
5000
10 000
2000
500
7
Which ancient civilization built an empire that included much of Britain
Greece
Egypt
Persia
Rome
8
It is believed that writing was first developed in
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
9
One type of animal that was domesticated was the
crow
goat
fox
giraffe
10
The pharaoh was the king of
Babylon
Egypt
Greece
Rome
11
The period of time from about 3000 BC to 500 AD is usually called the ________ period
Medieval
Modern
Pre-historical
Ancient
12
The important change to developing agriculture is called the ___________ revolution
neolithic
industrial
natural
scientific
13
The Sumerians lived in an area called
Egypt
Carthage
Mesopotamia
The Indus Valley
14
Artefacts are
all of these
weapons
tools
jewellery
15
A person who digs up and finds evidence of past civilizations & societies is an
archivist
abercedarian
arachaeologist
activist
16
Mesopotamia is in modern day
India
Iraq
Jordan
Iran
17
Nomadic people usually have to move from place to place
to get away from angry animals
to get away from wars
to find precious metals like gold
to find food
18
The growing of crops and the raising of animals for useful products is
hunting
manufacturing
forestry & fishing
agriculture
19
The development of agriculture was important to the establishment of civilisations because
all of these
there was a more reliable food supply
they were able to stay in one place and build dwellings
people didn't have to be nomadic
20
The Trojan War was between Troy and
Carthage
Rome
Mesopotamia
Greece