Early Civilizations Worksheet

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Where do most archaeologists and historians believe humans originated?

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Africa

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What is the Old Stone Age called?

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Paleolithic

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What is the New Stone Age called?

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Neolithic

Front

Four basic features every civilization needs?

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Cities, Government, Religion, Social Structure

Front

Which two rivers formed the famous Fertile Crescent region?

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Tigris and Euphrates

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What was the land between two famous rivers called?

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Mesopotamia

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What is a city and its surrounding territory functioning as an independent political unit called?

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A city-state

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Name one famous city-state from ancient civilizations.

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Ur or Uruk

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Which people group first inhabited this region? Options: Sumer, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite

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Sumer

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Most famous ruler known for a strict code in this region?

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Hammurabi