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1
what social group(s) did Sumerian city-states have
all the above
slaves
commoners
nobles
2
what was fire used for
warmth
food
hunting
protection
3
what was paleolithic art
dancing
cave painting
sculptures
singing
4
when did the most recent ice age begin
100,000 b.c
110,000 b.c
125,000 b.c
200,000 b.c
5
what technology did Sumerians make
all the above
wagon wheel
number system
metal work
6
what did the domestication of animals give humans
meat
milk
wool
all the above
7
when was the end of the neolithic age
between 3000 and 2000
between 4000b.c and 3000 b.c
between 5000 and 4000
none of the above
8
what were city dwellings made of
stone
none of the above
mud bricks
wood
9
what is believed to be the greatest Sumerian invention
metal works
Math system
Thier system of writing
the wagon wheel
10
what does prehistory mean
the time before history
an early time
the time before writing was developed
the story of prehistoric humans
11
what does polytheistic mean
Scientology
believing in many gods
not believing in gods
believing in one god
12
are pieces of the puzzle still missing from the way the first humans lived
maybe
yes
no
science has proved what happened
13
what is culture
religious beliefs
the race of a person
settling in permanent villages
the way of life a people follows
14
what do archaeologists or anthropologists dig up in order to learn about the history of places
all the above
burial grounds
fossil remains of early humans
ancient cities
15
what is a hominid
A homo sapiens sapiens
A human
A monkey
A humanlike creature that walked up right
16
what was the Sumerian writing system
reed stylus
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
crop circles
17
what does survive mean
none of the above
almost make it
go extinct
to remain alive
18
What is the out of Africa theory
Homo sapiens sapiens spread out of Africa
hominids began spreading out of Africa
homo sapiens sapiens spread out of Asia
hominids spread out of Asia
19
what does Mesopotamia mean
the land by the ocean
the land between the mountains
the land by the lake
the land between the rivers
20
What was a rich source of food provided in coastal areas
horses
bison
shellfish and fish
buffalo
21
growing crops on a regular basis gave rise to more permanent settlements called
neolithic farming villages
boom towns
shanties
ghost towns
22
what was a negative effect of the neolithic revolution
male and female roles became apparent
division of labor
plants began to be cultivated
people became artisans
23
what type of radioactive carbon do scientists use to determine age of fossils and other objects
C-11
C-14
C-12
C-15
