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Unit 4 and 5 Review
Unit 4 and 5 Review
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1
The body of water that is west of Mesopotamia is called what?
Persian Gulf
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Mediterranean Sea
2
Mesopotamian measurements included all of the following except:
measurements of 60
measurements based on 10
measuring land
time
3
How were the people in Mesopotamia protected from invaders?
forrests
marshes and wetlands
deserts and mountains
silt and mud
4
Who were the people who could write?
priests
land owners
scribes
slaves
5
Why was agriculture important to early human civilizations?
Increased droughts caused humans to search for water.
The end of the ice age allowed agriculture to begin
The beginning of the ice age forced humans to hunt and gather
Increased storms caused people to settle in one place
6
In which geographical regions did most ancient civilizations begin?
Near oceans
Near islands
Near rivers
Near lakes
7
Sumerians used slaves for all of the following except
carry bricks
cultivate crops
build ziggerats
adapt to their environment
8
An epic is a long poem that tells the story of a
legendary or real hero
god or godess
slave
a king
9
What was the solution to their tools breaking frequently?
Make gold tools
Make bronze tools
fire their tools in an oven
Make larger tools of stone
10
Why did some Sumerians sell themselves into slavery?
to pay off debt
to stay out of prison
to get a house built
to marry into a higher class
11
Sumerian villages became the world's first cities. They were called:
city-states
cities
continents
countries
12
Why did Mesopotamians write on clay tablets?
because cars had not been invented
because calculators had not been invented
because paper had not been invented
because writing on paper was too difficult
13
Why were bronze-tipped plows so important to the Sumerians?
They could make clay with them.
They broke more often.
They were bigger than other plows.
They could use them longer.
14
Sumerians used slave labor for all of the following except:
build Zaggurats
adapt to their environments
build irrigation canals
cultivate their fields and crops
15
A person who uses specialized skills to produce goods or services is know as :
merchants
artisans
farmers
retail owner
16
Which of the following is the oldest period of human history?
Agricultural Revolution
The Ming Dynasty
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic era
17
What was the fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates River called?
The Fertile Crescent
The Fertile Soil
The Fertile Land
The Fertile Roll
18
Summerians government was called a
Democracy
Board of Directors
Monarchy
Council
19
What two things did transportation help with
trade and growth
specialization
government
division of labor
20
The fine, fertile soil in the river valleys is called what?
clay
mud
silt
ceramic
