Unit 1 Review

What can be inferred from the picture?

• Cultivation of crops helped spark the neolithic revolution.

• Hunting and gathering played a vital role in the neolithic era

• Nomadic peoples relied on crops and farming

Nomadic lifestyle can be described as

• Living in permanent dwellings

• Traveling from place to place living in temporary conditions

• Relying heavily on the domestication of animals

What are the major defining factors of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Nomadic lifestyle

• Sporadic temporary living conditions

• Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops

One reason why early civilizations developed in river valleys was

• Easy access to trade routes

• Fertile soil used for agriculture

• Accessible drinking water

What is the significance of the Code of Hammurabi?

• It established a lawless society in Mesopotamia

• Nobleman were free to steal land from the common citizens

• It established a clearly written set of laws for all to see

Religion, Architecture, Culture, Government, Language, and Technology are all elements of ___________

• Civilization

• The Paleolithic age

• Nomadic lifestyle

Hieroglyphics was the writing system of which ancient civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Harrappa

• Egypt

What civilization was located between the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Indus River Valley

What is a major characteristic of the Fertile Crescent?

• Nutrient rich soil caused by flooding

• Arid dry living conditions

• Small villages that survived off of the fishing industry

The impact of increased food supply led to an increase in ______

• Cities

• Population

• Nomadic tribes