1.1-1.3 Ancient Civilizations Progress Quiz

Name of time period during which early people roamed around in search of food and did not farm.

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• nomads

Diaries, newspapers, eyewitness accounts, and government records are examples of ___ sources.

• primary

• secondary

History books, encyclopedias, and historical documentaries are examples of ___ sources.

• primary

• secondary

Name of time period in which early people learned how to farm and domesticate animals.

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

Feature of civilization that was usually polytheistic in ancient civilizations

• public works

• religion

• job specialization

Term for the feature of civilization which came about because people no longer created everything they needed; instead, people began to have separate jobs & then to trade in order to meet all of their needs.

• Public works

• Job specialization

• Religion

Why did most early civilizations grow up near rivers?

• Because there was no other land to settle on.

• Because of overpopulation in the desert.

• Because they needed water for agriculture

Pictographic alphabet used by various people in Mesopotamia

• phonics

• cuneiform

• greek letters

Name of the first written code of law, which was created in Babylon

• Darius' Law

• Pharaoh's Demand

• Hammurabi's Code

The Lydians affected the Persian economy by influencing the Persians to use ___.

• farms

• domesticated animals

• coins