Paleolithic and Neolithic Time Period

What is a city and the area it controls called?

• City State
• Cuneiform
• Mesopotamia
• Sumerian

A society ruled by men is a ___________. 

• Ziggurat
• Matriarcy
• Patriarchy
• Sumerians 

What was the result of the Sumerian development of specialized jobs?

• protection from animals and harsh weather
• domestication of animals
• became highly skilled at a craft. 
• easier to protect oneself

How did the sumerians solve the Food Shortage problem?

• moved to plains
• cooperated with other villages
• levees, irrigation systems, reservoirs. 
• large walls around the city.

How did the sumerians deal with being attacked by nearby villages?

• moved to plains
• cooperated with other villages
• levees, irrigation systems
• large walls around the city

Due to the uncontrolled water supply, the Sumerians designed levees, irrigation systems, and reservoirs. 

• False
• True

This time period began when people began to farm: growing crops and raising animals.

• Paleolithic Age
• Neolithic Age

During this time period, people got food from hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants to eat.

• Paleolithic Age
• Neolithic Age

During this time period, people did NOT have a stable food supply.

• Paleolithic Age
• Neolithic Age

During this time period, people raised sheep, goats and cattle for meat and / or milk.

• Paleolithic Age
• Neolithic Age