7 history Unit 3 Review

Geographic Luck is

• the theory where civilizations emerged because of being in the right place with the correct climate and resources.
• The theory that pastoral nomads had to move to better places to find resources.

How did a longer growing season help early humans?

• led to surplus
• led to migration
• led to farming
• led to the agricultural revolution

Define agriculture.

• specialization
• work
• farming
• study of culture

What was the Agricultural Revolution?

• war on farming
• change from gathering to growing
• change from wandering to social classes
• war on social classes

The existence of this food surplus allowed societies in these valleys to

• be Agriculturaly based
• Create larger armies for wars
• Allow for specialization of jobs
• make more use of the surrounding rivers

What does nomadic mean?

• They travel from place to place
• Early humans
• Religious people
• Only travel for religion

Define migration.

• moving from one place to another
• change of social class
• learning
• communication

The first civilizations developed near these two rivers.

• Nile River and Indus River
• Tigris River and Euphrates River
• Sumer and Ziggurats
• Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean

What method did the Mesopotamians' use to supply water to an area of land?

• farming
• fishing
• trading
• irrigation

1. The word Mesopotamia means:

• Middle Stone Age
• land between the rivers
• Asia Minor
• Mesolithic Era