Paleo Neo Meso Indus

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The Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called...

• monotheism
• polygods
• polytheism
• crazy!

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Cuneiform is...

• a system of government
• the world's first system of writing
• a type of poem or story
• a seal

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The people in the region were able to water their crops by ...

• rain
• praying
• singing
• irrigation

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The early people of Mesopotamia invented...

• the wheel
• writing
• the plow
• all of the above

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The first civilization in Mesopotamia were the

• Babylonians
• Egyptians
• Iranians
• Sumerians

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What made Hammurabi famous?

• He was a powerful king who built an empire.
• He had some harsh laws.
• He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
• He created the first written laws.

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What continent is India in?

• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• Australia

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What evidence suggests that Indus Valley cities were run by a strong central government?

• Global climate change
• Large fortified citadels, organzied well planned cities
• The Hindu Kosh Mountains, Himilayas
• Citadels are fortified and have 40 foot walls

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Where do high mountains border northern India?

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
• 2500-1500 BCE
• Global climate change
• Himalayas and Hindu Kush

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Which ancient civilization is known for its mummification process?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Hebrews

• Phoenicians

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The oldest known river valley civilization was

• ancient egypt

• mesopotamia

• indus

• huang he/yellow

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Having a form of writing was important for early civilizations for all of the following reasons except

• document culture and history

• document goods for trade and economy

• communication

• the development of new tools

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Which ancient civilization is known for its city-states and Hammurabi's Code?

• Mesopotamia

• Persia

• Rome

• Greece

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What is the first written language known to have been used in Mesopotamia?

• Sanskrit

• Hebrew alphabet

• Cuneiform

• Ancient Greek

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Religions that worship more than one god are called what?

• Polysynthetic

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Atheistic

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The major river of ancient Egypt used for farming and trade was the

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Indus River

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Which civilization was in modern day Iraq?

• Mesopotamia/

  Sumeria

• Egypt

• Aztec

• Inca

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Pre-Historic people lived as ______________

• Civilizations

• Farmers

• City-Dwellers

• Hunter-Gatherers

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History is the study of everything that happened after ____________.

• The Invention of Electricity

• The Invention of Writing

• The Invention of Agriculture

• The Birth of Christ

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Which word means "moving from place to place"?

• Aquatic

• Urban

• Nomadic

• Rural

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Which is NOT a necessary part of a civilization?

• Writing

• Agriculture

• Government

• Warfare

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AD stands for this, aka "The year of our Lord"

• After Death

• Anno Domini

• Anto Dominus

• After Delivery

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The Mesopotamian Civilization was located between which to rivers?

• Yellow and Yangtze

• Indus and Ganges

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Mississippi and Colorado

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Mesopotamian writing was called ____________.

• Cuneiform

• Heiroglyphics

• Cyrillic

• Latin

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Sumerian religious temples were called ______________.

• Pyramids

• Ziggurats

• Acropolis

• Oracles

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This Mesopotamian king created a Code of Laws, the oldest written set of laws in existence.

• Tutankhamen

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• Qin Shi Huang

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Egyptian life revolved around which river?

• Euphrates

• Rhine

• Nile

• Tigris

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Egyptians created writing called

• Latin

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Cyrillic

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Ancient Indian civilization revolved around this river.

• Indus

• Ganges

• Nile

• Tigris

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The Indus Valley Civilization established trade with which other ancient civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• The Greeks

• The Romans

• Egyptians

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Which word means an object that tells about how people lived in the past?

• Modern times

• Artifact

• Ancient times

• Civilization

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Which word means many hundreds or even thousands of years ago?

• Modern times

• Empire

• Ancient times

• Civilization

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Which ancient civilization was first to use the wheel for transportation?

• Egypt

• Rome

• Greece

• Mesopotamia

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Why did ancient civilizations develop near water?

• Provided drinking water

• Provided water for farming

• Provided transportation

• All of the above

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The first humans evolved in what Continent?

• North America

• Australia

• Europe

• Africa

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Cave Paintings show...

• That Paleolithic man had some form of religion

• That vandalism was all over the ancient world

• That Cavemen loved to doodle

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The development of stone tools is an example of ______.

• Art

• Weapons

• Farming

• Technology

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Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used ( ___ ) for cooking and staying warm.

• rocks

• water

• caves

• fire

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The Paleolithic Age is also known as this:

• New Stone Age

• Age of Discovery

• Age of Enlightenment

• Old Stone Age

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Paleolithic Era ​

(choose all that apply)

• advanced tools

• weaving skills

• created fire

• lived in clans

• oral language

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What are three characteristics of the Paleolithic Age? Choose the BEST choice!

• Hunting and gathering, Nomadic, uncivilized.

• Metal workers, builders, craftsmen

• Settlers, civilized, politicians

• Farmers and Herders.

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During the Paleolithic Age, people were... (choose best two options)

• Scientists

• Nomads

• Hunter-gatherers

• Farmers

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What does prehistory mean?

• The time before time.

• The time period before writing/recording of events.

• Previous history.

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True or False: Paleolithic people discovered fire

• True

• False

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The Neolithic Revolution is a turning point because...

• Historians love fancy words

• It changed human history FOREVER

• It continued habits from Paleolithic times

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The Neolithic Revolution is...

• When humans began migrating around the world

• When humans discovered fire

• When domestication of plants & animals began

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Domestication is...

• Breeding animals/plants for qualities you like

• Migration from Africa to Asia

• Cats & dogs

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SOCIAL life changed in the Neolithic Revolution because...

• Surplus of food led to social classes, but before everyone was the same

• Food scarcity forced humans to be in small groups of hunter-gatherers

• Everyone was egalitarian

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SEDENTARY life is...

• settled life- as in farms & civilizations

• nomadic life- as in migration from place to place

• pastoral life- as in herders or cowboys

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PATRIARCHY is

• Men have all the power

• Egalitarian/equal

• Who run the world? Girls!

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Specialization of labor is...

• People have different jobs

• Everyone farms so there is enough food

• Migration

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SURPLUS of food is...

• Extra food that can be used for storage & allows large populations

• Not enough food leading to starvation

• Just the right amount of food for survival

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The country where letter A is

• China

• India

• Thailand

• Myanmar

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The River labelled by the letter C

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Indus

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The Mountains Labelled by the letter D

• Alps

• Zagros

• Himalaya

• Andes

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What ocean is south of India?

• Arctic

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indian

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Seasonal winds that brought lots of rain to India

• Monsoons

• Monlaters

• Polysoons

• Polylaters

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The writing in Indus River Valley

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• Indus script

• Rosetta Stone

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These are two Indus River Valley cities

• Beijing and Shanghai

• Athens and Rome

• Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro

• Constantinople and Istanbul

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India is a ________________, meaning it is a part of Asia.

• subcontinent
• continent
• region
• landform

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Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?

• We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.
• We have not discovered the location of the civilization.
• We can't interpret their writing.
• We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.

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What happened to end the Indus Valley civilization?

• A destructive earthquake happened.
• No one is sure what happened.
• They ran out of food.
• The river changed course.

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Mohenjo-daro designed and built one of the first 

• building complex
• park system 
• drainage and sewage system

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Buildings and streets in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were arranged in a 

• mountain
• grid
• circle

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The Indus River Valley Civilizations' cities were structured:

• in ovals, with small square buildings
• in grids, with separate areas for residential and governmental buildings
• in triangles, centered around the pyramids
• in squares, separated by social classes

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What religion did the ancient Indians practice?

• Shinto

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Dodeketheism

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What made its city planning different than other civilizations of its time?

• Lack of water

• The grid system

• The farm land

• The people

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What river did people start to settle along in Ancient India

• Indus

• Ganges

• Nile

• Amazon

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The mountains in the north that seperates India from the rest of Asia are the

• Khyber Pass

• Himalayas

• Rockies

• Casscade