Unit 1 Exam -- Ancient River Valley Civilizations

The Sumerians believed that the city-states were ruled by the gods (“A government established by divine authority.”)

The Egyptians developed an accurate 365-day calendar by basing their year on

The first civilizations developed in ____________________.

An archaeologist discovered a preserved mummy and an embalmed pharaoh. In which location on the map was this site found:

A reliable source of meat, milk, and wool resulted from the ___________ of animals.

Wealth and economic power in Sumer was dictated mainly by trade.

The Neolithic Revolution was the shift from hunting and gathering to ______________ in various parts of the world.

The type of hominid that most closely resembles modern humans is Homo erectus.

The Mesopotamians identified nearly 3,000 gods and goddesses:

Why would an archaeologist not associate the picture above with hunter-gatherers?

Egyptian society, with the god-king at the top, was organized like

Which of the following was part of the Agricultural Revolution?

The river valleys of Mesopotamia not only supported agriculture and trade, the river valleys also supported:

Public wells for supplying water to city residents, an advanced drainage system, & a system of garbage disposal indicate

The use of metal tools marked the end of the Neolithic Age and a

Because trade brought new civilizations into contact with one another,

The Sumerians discovered that when adding tin to copper this created a harder metal

What similarities in their physical environment did ALL first civilizations share

The development of Egyptian civilization was influenced most powerfully by

Early urban civilizations all developed religions primarily

How did the needs of early civilizations lead to the development of systems like the one shown above?

City-states were the basic political units of Sumerian civilization.

The greatest new development made by Sumerians was

Which of the following is the most complete definition of a civilization:

Around 3000 b.c., the Sumerians created a (“wedge-shaped”) system of writing

The most prominent building in a Sumerian city was the temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of the city:

The Mesopotamian religion, which identified nearly 3,000 gods and goddesses, can be described as

The river valleys of Mesopotamia not only supported agriculture. They also _______________.

Homo sapiens first appeared between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago in Africa.

___________________ brought new civilizations in contact with one another.

10. In addition to kings, the priests and priestesses, held the most political power in Sumeria

The change that led to all other changes in the Neolithic Revolution was the ___________