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Why was the fertile crescent ideal for farming?
natural canals directed water to the fields
cattle provided fertilizer
flood rivers brought silt and nutrients
the desert receives more sunshine
2
How do we know humans evolved in Africa?
we don't, it's just a guess
substantial fossil and archeaolical evidence
photographs
leftover clothing
3
The Neolithic Revolution first occured in
Central America
Europe
Middle East
China
4
Cultural Diffusion is defined as
the exchange of ideas between different cultures
Buddhism and reincarnation
the birthplace of democracy
a collapse that led to feudalism
5
Prehistory is
The time before humans
The time before settled communities
The time before writing
The time before life on Earth
6
Hunter-gatherers
built permanent homes
followed a nomadic lifestyle
had a written language.
used metal tools
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Wrote using Cuneiform
Egypt
India
China
Mesopotamia
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The Fertile Crescent contains the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, known as Mesopotamia.
True
False
9
During the Neolithic Revolution plants and animals were...
worshipped
chased
domesticated
10
What are the 5 characteristics of civilization?
Urban Centers, Agriculture, Workers, Advanced Cities, Improved Technology
Adv. Cities, Spec. Workers, Records, Complex Institutions, Improved Tech.
Technology, Working Class, Complex Institutions, Spec. Workers, Cities
Advanced Cities, Urban Centers, Tools, Farming, Trade
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What is a city-state?
A boundary line where the city meets the state
Having to do with the countryside
Political unit consisting of a city and the surrounding area
An Empire
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Neolithic Age
3000 B.C. to 600 A.D.
This is the modern Era.
Era from 2.5 million to 8000 B.C.
Era from 8000 B.C. to 3000 B.C.
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Neolithic Age
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Electronic Age
Jet Age
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What did rivers deposit that made them good for a civlilization to start?
crocodiles
rocks
gold
silt
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How do we know humans migrated out of Africa?
Leftover artifacts including cave art
Fossils
All of the above
DNA evidence
16
Hammurabi's Codes is important in world history because it was an early
set of symbols that allowed the Sumerian to communicate
form a of writing to record important events
written list of law that controlled people's daily life
writing system that helped Phoenicians to be great traders
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what are hominids
humans or creatures that walk upright
a type of flower
an early relative to the modern dolphin
a sea trading route
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An original document or artifact that was produced during the time period being studied.
Secondary Source
Bias
Primary Source
Settler
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Why were ziggurats important to the Sumerians?
They were built as tombs for the kings.
They were built as temples to honor the gods and goddesses.
Scrolls that documented history were encased in ziggurats
They protected the city from invaders.
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The Neolithic Revolution was ___________________________.
The discovery of weapons
An Agricultural Revolution
Stone Tool Revolution
The creation of aqueducts
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A physical map shows
Statistics of total population by region
All answers are correct
Countries and their borders
Physical features
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If it's
NOT
a document, speech, or artifact from the
original
time period or person it is
A secondary source
A primary source
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The era in prehistory that dates from at least 2 million B.C. to about 10,000 B. C.
Migration Period
New Stone Age
Neolithic Period
Paleolithic Period
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What did nomads do?
They settled in one place
They grew their own food
They were vicious hunters
They moved from place to place to find food
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We believe Cuneiform was first used for what?
record important battles
keep inventories of supplies
list order of kings
Keep records of business matters
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What is an artifact?
an imprint of a plant from long ago
an object made or used by humans
a food prepared and eaten by humans
the remains of a person from long ago
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what is monotheism
the belief in one god or deity
the belief that you should never pray to idols
the belief in praying to idols
the belief in many or multiple gods and deities
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What does polytheism mean?
a type of material
to believe in more than one god/goddess
to believe in only one god
the area of a polygon
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Hammurabi's Code
Egypt
China
India
Mesopotamia
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How did the Sumerian city states fix the problem of limited natural resources?
They traded
They dug ditches
They built walls
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Where did the first civilizations emerge?
In River Valleys
On the Mediterranean Sea
Near trade routes
In the Americas
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The Neolithic Revolution led to
migration of peoples
advanced civilizations
hunting and gathering
nomadic lifestyle
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Why did humans migrate?
To just move around
To follow animals
by hunting animals when animals moved
To stay warm in winter
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A political map shows...
Presidents and their terms
Countries and their borders
Population in each country
Physical features
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Physical maps typically show...
capitals
land forms and bodies of water
cities and states
bodies of water and cities
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Why did the first civilizations develop in river valleys?
Most people wanted to live along the Mediterranean coast
Humans could not live in East Africa any longer.
River valleys had fresh water and rich sil
The mountains already had many people living there
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Why did humans migrate?
They wanted to discover other continents like the Portuguese
They were probably looking for resources and got to different places
They were creating maps of the world and needed to travel
They were escaping from dinosaurs
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The Fertile Crescent was home to some of the world's first
Fiefs
Nation
Nation-States
City-States
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We need to understand the geography of a place to understand the culture that develops
True
False
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Geography is
The study of the earth and its features
The study of the solar system and the earth's placement in it
The study of geodes
The study of the past to understand the future
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Which king ruled the Babylonian empire?
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
Alexander the Great
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How did the Sumerian city states fix the problem of no natural barriers?
They dug irrigation ditches
They built walls
They traded
43
Hunter-Gatherer societies:
Domesticated animals
Collected wild animals and hunted wild animals
Hunted wild animals and collected wild plants
Lived in sedentary societies due to domesticating plants
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Sumer was composed of 12 independent, self-governing ____________
city-states
countries
counties
empires
45
The ziggurat is most closely related to which characteristic of Sumerian society?
Religion
Writing
Social Structure
Arts
46
What is the significance of Hammurabi’s Code?
It was the first written constitution
It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and Constitution.
It's the first written body of laws used to organize society
It is the decree that kings use to show their authority.
47
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
A rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people
When people worship more than one god
movement of migrating people to North America
A change from hunting and gathering to farming
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What caused the Neolithic Revolution?
A climate change
The discovery of fire
The invention of farming
The invention of writing
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Why did the first civilizations emerge in river valleys?
Fertile growing conditions and accessibility to water
The gods declared it was the best place to live
River valleys protected crops from floods + access to water
50
Where did humans emerge from?
Europe
Africa
United States of America
Asia
51
Which of the following is an example of an artifact?
bones
rock layers
fossils
pottery
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One of the political impacts of the Neolithic Revolution was...
law codes
centralized government
public works
all the answers are correct
53
Why was Mesopotamia known as the "fertile crescent?"
Because of the large population.
They worshiped a lunar goddess.
Because of its shape and rich farmlands.
Because it got a lot of moonlight.
54
Which 2 rivers serve as borders to the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris & Yellow
Nile & Euphrates
Nile & Indus
Tigris & Euphrates
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Why did the Sumerian city states fight each other?
For gold
For Oil
For farmland and water resources
To conquer all of the city states
56
What is a dynasty?
A succession of kings from the same family
To die in a horrible way
Kings that have little or no power
Kings of different countries that fight a war
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One of the effects of civilizations was the development of social inequalities
True
False
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What is an Empire?
Another name for a country
A group of nations/states controlled by one authority (government)
A system that provides resources to colonies from a home country
A nation or state that is run by a dictator
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The Neolithic Revolution. . .
is all about hunting
it never happened
started in different places, at different times
Has an exact starting point
