Which of the following statements is NOT true of civilizations and empires?

Civilizations tend to be hard for empires to control

Which statement would NOT be correct about cultural diffusion?

Sumer developed an alphabet that spread to Europe

How did humans invent agriculture?

They were nomads who eventually found ideal conditions to grow crops

What is the main difference between a city-state and a civilization?

A city-state is like a nation and a civilization has many large cities

The following statements are true about the invention of agriculture except?

The ability to grow crops is similar all over the world

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Ancient Mesopotamia #1

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1
What led to the first human languages?
All of them
Trade Lists
Pictographs
Symbols
2
How did early languages in ancient Mesopotamia help develop culture?
Languages led to an organized government and religion
All of the above
Language helped people from different cities trade goods
Languages helped create specialized jobs like scribes.
3
Which of the following statements is NOT true of civilizations and empires?
Civilizations tend to be hard for empires to control
Empires tend to spread the culture of civilizations they conquer
Empires are often made up of different civilizations
Empires tend to be hard for Civilizations to control
4
Which of the following areas developed Nomadic Herders?
Fertile Crescent
Iranian Plateau
Along the Tigris River
Mediterranean sea region
5
Which of the following was NOT considered an empire
Assyria
Persia
Neo Babylon
Ur
6
Which statement would NOT be correct about cultural diffusion?
The Jewish culture was spread throughout the Meditation by the Phoenicians
Sumer developed an alphabet that spread to Europe
Cultural Diffusion is sometimes spread by warfare
Traders shared technologies and goods from other civilizations
7
How did humans invent agriculture?
The human brain was programed to grow crops
None of the above
They learned from even more ancient humans
They were nomads who eventually found ideal conditions to grow crops
8
Once humans invented agriculture they were able to
Move from pasture to pasture
Follow their herds of animals into colder climate
Keep the size of their family small
Stay in one area
9
Which of the following statement(s) are true?
All of the above
The Assyrian’s Civilization spread from the Medit. Sea to the Persian Gulf
Sumerian city-states often surrounded themselves with large walls
The Persian Empire was the largest and last Mesopotamian Civilization
10
What is one of the most important reasons for the development of human languages?
Warfare
Trade
Wheel Making
Pastoralism
11
The invention of agriculture led to all of the following except?
Large villages
Increase flooding along rivers
Increase in populations
Domestication of crops
12
What is the main difference between a city-state and a civilization?
A city-state does not have an army and a civilization does
Civilizations have organized governments but a city-state does not
A city-state is like a nation and a civilization has many large cities
Civilizations always last longer than city-states
13
The following statements are true about the invention of agriculture except?
To grow crops early man needed water, fertile soil, and a warm climate
The ability to grow crops is similar all over the world
Agriculture allowed humans to settle in one place
Agriculture allowed humans to build villages
14
Which statement(s) about early human language would be correct?
Both Red and Yellow
Most languages started because the king demanded it
The first languages were pictures and then developed into symbols
Develop a language was a very important step toward creating a civilization

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