What was the result of the Agricultural Revolution?

A steady food supply was available

What is specialization?

A practice in which different people focus on different jobs

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Ancient Man through Mesopotamia

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Review for Glencoe 6th grade Ancient Civilizations Chapter 1

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1
What does an anthropologist do?
Studies people and societies
Is a Youtuber
Teaches school
Studies fossils
2
Where was Sumer?
Southern Mesopotamia
Southpark
Southern France
South Pole
3
What is an artifact?
A nomad
A weapon, tool, or other item that is made by humans
A fossil
An iguana
4
Who rebuilt Babylon?
The Assyrians
The Chaldeans
The Medes
The Akkadians
5
Who was Otzi?
King of Assyrians
A scribe in Mesopotamia
Shepherd man found in Italian Alps
Ruler of Babylon
6
Moving water to where it's needed is called _______________?
Irrigation
Irritation
Water polo
Farming
7
What was the result of the Agricultural Revolution?
People made beautiful art
A steady food supply was available
People went to war
People got married more often
8
What made the Assyrians so successful?
Having the Hittites as friends
All of the above
Dividing their land into provinces
Specialized military, including iron weapons
9
Pre-history means
after history began
before writing
living history
before age of weapons
10
An empire is many different lands under _________________?
One ruler
One government
One empire
One world
11
Ancient Sumerian form of writing is called _______________?
Curlicue
Cuneiform
Cubic
Hieroglyphics
12
Who set up the world's first empire?
Hammurabi
Taylor Swift
Sargon
Zeus
13
Who was the king of the Akkadians?
Hammurabi
Calgon
Sargon
Sargent
14
What is a caravan?
A type of popsicle
A type of car
A trade route
A group of traveling merchants
15
What does adapt mean?
To love
To seize
To change
To grow
16
What religion did the Assyrians practice?
Polytheism
Christianity
Monotheism
None
17
Why was writing important?
Keeps people busy
Helped Prehistoric man
Helps us keep records
Made the Sumerians popular
18
A city-state is ___________?
An artisan
City and its surrounding lands
An empire
A scribe
19
What is Hammurabi best known for?
His code
His coat of many colors
His family
His smile
20
Who defeated the Chaldeans?
Mesopotamians
Persians
Assyrians
Eyyptians
21
What was the Sumerian's greatest invention?
Sailboat
Wagon wheel
Cuneiform
Poetry
22
What is specialization?
A person who moves around a lot
A battle
A practice in which different people focus on different jobs
A tool to help perform tasks
23
Another name for nomad is
Hunter-collector
Gather the hunt
Hunter-explorer
Hunter-gatherer
24
The elements of a civilization include
Art and buildings
Class division and war
Art and religion
Religion and food
25
Fire was used for
Heat, cooking, protection
Cooking and cleaning
To lighten the work load
Heat and food

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