The Colossal, Gigantic Unit One Social Studies Review

People who study the past are most like

For what is Hammurabi best remembered?

A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in was

Because of their larger brains, Homo erectus were able to invent more complex tools, like hand axes made of stone.

The Assyrians were famous for...

If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?

Homo erectus was the first hominid to use fire for warmth and cooking.

Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?

The Euphrates River is about 1,700 miles long.

A scientist who studies people, customs, ancient times and artifacts that people left behind is called...

Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?

What is the best title for these words: Spinners, Weavers, Basket Makers, Toolmakers?

How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were a wonder of the ancient world. Where were they planted?

Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?

Define Nomad:

What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?

What is a hominid?

Which evidence shows that the Sumerians lived after the Stone Age?

How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?

Once Homo erectus had food and shelter, they had time to create art that expressed their feelings about the world.

Which group of hominids are modern humans considered to be members of?

Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

Social scientists are scholars who study

Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?

What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?

As tool makers, early moderns humans were not as skilled as Neanderthals.

Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?

What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?

What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked to become an empire?

Why did Neolithic people trade?

The Sumerian civilization had a social structure with different social levels and jobs. A social structure is...

What advantage over previous hominid groups did the invention of the spear thrower give to early modern humans?

Who conquered the land of the Israelites and took many Israelites to Babylon as captives?

Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?

The job of a scribe was to

Homo habilis (Handy Man) is known for being...

Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?

What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states’ independence from one another?

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

Where was the Fertile Crescent located?

Records of the goods people exchanged were made on

Define domesticate:

Which statement about Homo habilis (Handy Man) describes a capability that helped their group survive?

Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?

The Zagros Mountains lie between the waters of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?

Which of these leaders of empires came first?

Who in Sumer was responsible for collecting taxes, enforcing laws, and leading the army?

An object made or used by people in the past is called

The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times?

Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?

Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?

Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?

The Akkadians used steles to

Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?

The people of Sumer constructed moats to

Homo erectus was the first hominid to use...

What trait made Homo erectus well suited for traveling?

What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?