What was revolutionary about the Agricultural Revolution that began around 10,00 BC?

People began to plant crops and domesticate animals

The belief in more than one or many gods.

What was Hammurabi’s Code?

Laws that were strict and used revenge as punishment.

What is a City-State?

An independent city that is like a country.

What caused humans to settle into permanent communities and begin to form civilizations?

Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic Revolution)

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Prehistory & Ancient River Valley Civilizations

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Prehistory from 2.5 million years ago to the Ancient River Valley Civilization of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley, and Ancient China.

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1
What is a theocracy?
A government where one person rules and is born into power.
Religious leaders ruling society; a religious government.
The belief in one god.
The belief in more than one or many gods.
2
What is justice?
A democratic government.
Equality in society.
Fairness in the law.
Freedom and liberty in a country.
3
What is Prehistory?
The New Stone Age.
The Old Stone Age.
The period of time before writing.
The period of time before Year 1; before the birth of Jesus.
4
What was revolutionary about the Agricultural Revolution that began around 10,00 BC?
People began to hunt animals & gather edible plants for food
People began to plant crops and domesticate animals
People began to use fire for heat.
People began to mix copper and tin together to make bronze
5
What is polytheism?
Religious leaders ruling society; a religious government.
The belief in more than one or many gods.
The belief in one god.
A government where one person rules and is born into power.
6
What was Hammurabi’s Code?
Laws that were strict and used revenge as punishment.
Religion created by King Hammurabi.
Another name for the "Ten Commandments."
Declaring the pharaoh to be both a king and a god.
7
What is a City-State?
An independent city that is like a country.
A type of government where the people rule society.
The capital-cities of ancient world countries.
A type of government where society is ruled by the elites.
8
How did the mastery of fire help humans evolve?
All of the above.
Fire gave humans the ability to cook.
Fire gave humans protection.
Fire gave humans heat.
9
What was the Mesopotamian form of writing where wedge-shaped impressions were used to write?
Pictographs
Hieroglyphics
Phonics
Cuneiform
10
What caused humans to settle into permanent communities and begin to form civilizations?
Mastery of fire
Creation of government
Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic Revolution)
Bronze Age
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In what ways were the Indus River Valley cities advanced?
Their cities were well planned with grid pattern streets.
Their cities had running water with public wells and baths.
All of the Above.
Their cities had sewage systems.

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