Farming in ancient civilizations led to a surplus of food, which

allowed civilizations to emerge

nomadic group that created a new Indian society

How did irrigation help early civilizations?

people could supply water to crops

Why did hunter-gatherer communities move around a lot?

they moved for food and resources

a pyramid shaped tower under a Sumerian temple

What does it mean to be nomadic?

to move from place to place without settling permanently

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Hunter-Gathers Quiz

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1
Which of the following was not used by hunter-gatherers?
artwork
written language
spears
fire
2
The first technology was
stone tools
iron
fire
metal tools
3
The Mesopotamian religion, which had nearly three thousand gods, can be described as
patriarchal
polytheistic
cuneiform
ziggurat
4
The raising of animals to use as food and labor is known as
ranching
herding
hunting
domestication
5
Farming in ancient civilizations led to a surplus of food, which
caused overpopulation
allowed civilizations to emerge
produced inflation
often rotted, causing illness
6
Egyptian history is divided into three major periods, known as the
Upper, Lower, and Middle Kingdoms
Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
First, Second, and Third Kingdoms
First, Second, and Last Kingdoms
7
Who are the Aryans?
nomadic group that created a new Indian society
founders of Buddhism
the relatives of the Harappans
the first religious leaders of India
8
How did irrigation help early civilizations?
people could change the weather
people learned how to raise farm animals
people developed a new religion
people could supply water to crops
9
Why did hunter-gatherer communities move around a lot?
they liked to explore new territory
areas became too crowded with other groups
they moved for food and resources
they liked to live near the water
10
The invention of cuneiform is credited to
the Egyptians
the Spanish
the Sumerians
the Phoenicians
11
What is a ziggurat?
a large town in the Indus River valley
an animal that worked in the fields pulling a plow
a town in a river valley civilization
a pyramid shaped tower under a Sumerian temple
12
Hammurabi is remembered for
creating a library
overthrowing the Egyptian empire
creating a code of laws
inventing the first wooden wheel
13
The Tigris and Euphrates are examples of which of the following terms?
rivers
city-states
mountains
gods
14
Early hunters and gatherers were able to move into colder climates by the use of
horses
tools
weapons
fire
15
The civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia
were polytheistic in religion
were ruled by an aristocracy
were located in Asia
were located in Africa
16
Ancient Sumerian writing was known as
phonics
cuneiform
ziggurat
hieroglyphics
17
The first empire in world history was the
Akkadian
British
Eskimo
Sumerian
18
The Nile River flows through
Sumer
Babylon
Egypt
China
19
Historians believe that the first humans lived in which of the following areas?
the Americas
Asia
Europe
Africa
20
What were Egyptian rulers called?
ziggurats
priests
pharoahs
presidents
21
What does it mean to be nomadic?
to grow corn to sell within one's community
to raise animals and grow crops
to build a village in a river valley
to move from place to place without settling permanently

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