Unit 1 Review

1.Why did people live in larger communities during the Neolithic Age than in earlier times?

• a. They needed more people for hunting and gathering

• b. They could grow enough food to support more people

• c. They created better ways of getting along with people

• d. They could trade their crops with other groups

2. What does “Mesopotamia” mean?

• A.It is located between two rivers.

• B.It is located in mountain foothills.

• C.It was home for a large population.

• D.It was home of the world's first cities.

3.The Sumerians invented something that made it possible for their armies to use chariots. What was it?

• A.Harnesses

• B.Swords

• C. Wheels

• D.Horseshoes

4.Historians often look at geography to tell them:

• A. when people lived.

• B.about wars and rulers.

• C. about religion.

• D.how a location affected how the people lived in an area.

5.Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because:

• the Nile River made it a prosperous area.

• it was an important mining area

• the area was difficult to defend.

• the rivers there created very rich farmland.

6.Hammurabi’s Code was important because:

• a. it was part of the oral traditions of Babylonia.1

• b.for the first time, written laws were publicly displayed.

• c.everyone in the ancient world followed it.

• d.a person was guilty only if he or she broke a law on purpose.

7.Where did writing first develop?

• a. Mesopotamia

• b. Assyria

• c. Phoenicia

• d. Canaan

8.What was the main cause of wars between the Sumerian city-states?

• a.Disputes over land and water.

• b.Exhausted armies.

• c. Religious disagreements.

• d.Theft of livestock.

9.What kind of material did the scribes of Mesopotamia use for writing?

• a. Palm leaves

• b. Clay

• c. Animal skins

• d. Papyrus

10.How did farming change the way early people lived?

• They stopped eating meat

• They built schools

• They settled in one place

• They moved from place to place following the animals they hunted