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EOC Review Day 2
EOC Review Day 2
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domesticate
The taming of plant/animals to be used for benefit of people
The act of training for a particular job is
The organized growing of food on a regular schedule
A person who moves from place to place to survive
2
Sargon created the world’s first empire that lasted for more than 200 years.
True
False
3
The region of Mesopotamia is located mostly in which present day country?
Greece
Turkey
Egypt
Iraq
4
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
head of household
scribes
military leaders
artisan
5
What is one way Paleolithic Age people survived?
They lived in villages
They planted crops
They built roads
They traveled in groups
6
systematic agriculture
The taming of plant/animals to be used for benefit of people
The organized growing of food on a regular schedule
A person who moves from place to place to survive
The act of training for a particular job is
7
Which of the following did the Sumerians NOT invent?
written language
wheel
calendar
pyramids
8
Mesopotamia means the land “between two rivers.”
False
True
9
Which two rivers bordered Mesopotamia?
Nile and Euphrates
Nile and Tigris
Tigris and Euphrates
Jordan and Nile
10
nomad
The organized growing of food on a regular schedule
The taming of plant/animals to be used for benefit of people
The act of training for a particular job is
A person who moves from place to place to survive
11
Ancient Mesopotamia is located on the continent of Africa.
True
False
12
A civilization is a society that has cities, and workers who specialize in various jobs.
False
True
13
The oldest written language is
Cuneiform Script
Hammurabi's Code
Cave Drawings
Cursive Writing
14
Civilizations developed in the Fertile Crescent because the rivers created rich farmland.
True
False
15
As food became more plentiful, fewer people were needed to farm. As a result people…
went back to hunting and gathering
moved out of villages
started domesticating animals
became skilled artisans or craftsman
16
During the Neolithic age, the population grew larger because….
Many animals dangerous to humans died off
People had a steady supply of food to eat
Hunters developed better techniques
Humans learned which plants were safe to eat
17
What major development led to man becoming less nomadic in the Neolithic Age?
Beginning of trade
Systematic agriculture
Specialization of labor
Use of new tools
18
Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations developed in which areas?
Rainforests
Mountain Ranges
Ocean Coastlines
River Valleys
19
In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt, which made the soil
dry
fertile
rocky
barren
20
Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
in river valleys
in the mountains
near the sea
in the desert
21
Sumerian artisans, merchants and farmers made up this class of people
lower class
middle class
business class
upper class
22
specialization
A person who moves from place to place to survive
The organized growing of food on a regular schedule
The act of training for a particular job is
The taming of plant/animals to be used for benefit of people
23
The Sumerians practiced monotheism, which means they worshipped many gods.
False
True
24
What was the most important effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people’s lives?
People began eating wild grains
People completely stopped hunting and gathering
New types of stone tools were made
The population grew and settled into communities
25
In the center of each Summerian city was a temple raised on a platform. This was known as
ziggurat
pyramid
caravan
bazaar
