1st 9 weeks Benchmark

True/False: Paleolithic people discovered fire.

• True

• False

People who moved around from place to place in search of plants and animals were-

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Nomads

• Clans

• Paleolithic

What are the remains of man made creations?

• Fossils

• Carbon Dating

• Archaeologist

• Artifacts

Which early human era is the oldest?

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

Settled communities due to farming led to what development after the Neolithic Era?

• Cities

• Civilizations

• Territories

• The Silk Road

Which rivers are associated with Mesopotamia?

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Tigris & Nile

• Indus & Ganges

• Huang He & Yellow

Which civilization had pharaohs as their rulers?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Indus

• China

What is the wedge shaped writing created by the Mesopotamians?

• Hieroglyphics

• Pictograms

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

Which civilization created the first alphabet?

• Nubians

• Phoenicians

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

An "eye for an eye" is from which law code?

• Torah

• Ten Commandments

• Constitution

• Code of Hammurabi