SS mesopotamia quiz

Question 1

what was the first civilization of the ancient world?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 2

how was the behavior of nomadic people regulated?

Accepted Answer

Through unwritten customs

Question 3

Before the rise of civilization, people were nomadic. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

they traveled from place to place hunting and gathering food

Question 4

why did the first civilizations develop in river valleys?

Accepted Answer

because annual flooding left silt on the land which enriched the soil

Question 5

how did the first farmers cope with challenges posed by rivers

Accepted Answer

they learned how to control flooding and how to use irrigation systems

Question 6

the first civilizations developed near these two rivers

Accepted Answer

the tigris and the euphrates

Question 7

what do all civilizations need to survive and grow?

Accepted Answer

resources

Question 8

what are the five key elements of civilization? Chose all that apply

Accepted Answer

Centralized government, writing, and organized religion, Arts/ architecture/ public works, job specialization and social classes

Question 9

what was the name of the area that gave birth to the first civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 10

how did ancient people progress in their social organization?

Accepted Answer

nomadic clans to villages to city-states- to empires.

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