Bellringer: Ancient Civilizations

A forced payment to another government.

• Taxes
• Tribute
• Sacrifice
• Seizure

What is the time before writing referred to as?

• Ancient History
• Bronze Age
• Prehistory
• Stone Age

Which of the following fits with the Paleolithic era?

• Specialized Jobs
• Planted Crops in settlements
• Hunting and Gathering
• Permanent Shelter

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

What was the writing system used in Mesopotamia?

• Hieroglyphics
• Sanskrit
• Alphabet
• Cuneiform

Which direction does the Nile flow?

• South
• Up
• North
• Down

What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?

• India
• Egypt
• China
• Iraq

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