Ancient Civilizations

Before the _______________________ Revolution, people were  _______________________.

• Paleolithic, monsters

• Neolithic, nomads

• 
  innovations, cultivation

• Neolithic, hunter-gatherers

People at this time did not live in permanent  _______________________ because of their constant  _______________________, or movement.

• shelters, cultivation

• shelters, domestication

• settlements, migration

• innovations, cultivations

What starts the Neolithic Age?

• Cultural Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Creation of Fire

• Information Revolution

Why did farming start in Mesopotamia?

• The Gulf of Persia

• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• The Arid Soil

• People there were smarter

Which of the following is not a main characteristic of a civilization?

• Social Class

• Culture

• Organized Religion

• Gladiator Fights

What was the writing system used in Mesopotamia?

• Hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Alphabet

• Cuneiform

Organized religion, government, culture, social class, stable food supply, complex technology, written language

• Culture

• Civilization

• Complex Empire

• Social Hierarchy

Why do governments collect taxes?

• To help pay for services provided by the Government

• To help load the pockets of public officials

• To help give to other countries in need.

• They are greedy.

Which process was created by the Egyptians to preserve a dead body?

• mummification

• embalming

• pickling

• broasting

Who was found at the top of all social classes in ancient Egypt?

• nobles and priests

• farmers

• artisans

• pharaoh