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Early Civilizations-Neolithic /Paleolithic Unit
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A unit 1 review for Global.
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Why is Mesopotamia known as the Fertile Crescent?
built cities by fields
thet used trade with others
the water of two rivers provides fertile land.
they created defensive walls
2
Why is the prehistoric period called the “Old Stone Age”? Describe the time period
time of change and independence.
Superiority
Self Center Kingdom
Early humans stones for weapons Technology - tools - fishhook, axes,
3
Cuneiform was the first system of writing, invented by whom?
Chinese
Sumerians
Americans
Egyptians
4
What is Cuneiform?
Chiefs
This was a wedge-shaped stylus that was used by the scribes to write
Traveling from place to place
Shamans
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What does Mesopotamia mean?
farming communities
natural barriers
natural resources
"land between the rivers"
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Slash and Burn Farming is ?
cut trees or grasses and burn them to clear a field
The Tigris and Euphrates River
Carracing
The lighting of a match
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What is Domestication?
when humans would tame wild animals.
people who travel from place to place
Hammurabi's Code has been resulted in the way of life
Cuneiform form of writing
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What was the result when irrigation ditches were developed?
less crops grew
it helped the Sumerians get from place to place
they built defensive walls
surplus of crops
9
In Babylonian society what was the first written set of laws called?
Sargon of Akkad's Code
Hammurabi's Code
Mary Leaky's Code
King Tut's Code
10
Describe the reasons for the Neolithic Revolution
when flooding is predictable.
Environmental change - Ice Age , not enough food, settle and farming -
when a culture does not interact.
deposits left by the Nile which made land fertile.
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What is the process of taming animals to use for work and companionship?
Sedentary
specialization
civilization
domestication
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Why is the Nile River important?
The river forced Egyptians to move away.
the river provided fertile soil to plant crops,
the river was surrounded by land.
The river froze and people could ice skate
13
What type of religion did the Sumerians follow?
agnosticism
no religion
Monotheism
Polytheism
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Explain the short-term and long-term effects of the Neolithic Revolution.
discovered pre-historic footprints
Found the oldest tool.
Settled Communities - farming - surplus food supply -farming tools -
Discovered the iPhone
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What is the importance of the Paleolithic Stage?
People showed others how to farm.
People traveled from place to place.
they collected artifacts.
nomads /hunters and gathers, caves, fire, stone tools.
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Explain the short-term and long-term effects of the Neolithic Revolution.
They were not an advanced society
Egyptian Style Homes
Farming Techniques
Long term - New technology - population growth, more advanced weapons
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What is the most important thing needed for a civilization?
farming
artifacts
fossils
entertainment
18
What rivers were located in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates River
The Nile River
The Amazon River
The Huang He River
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What is a Barter
found several continents.
a way of trading services and goods without using any money
Discovered prehistoric footprints
way of life
