History Learn-A-Thon

In one location, researchers found the bones of more than one Handy Man. What is the best conclusion you can reach based on their findings?

• Handy Man probably had language

• Handy Man probably lived in groups

• Handy Man probably made tools

• Handy Man probably died in wars

Researchers have found that Upright Man was tall and thin, had strong bones, stood up straight, and walked and ran. Based on those traits, what would you expect researchers to discover about Upright Man?

• They hunted and ate cooked meat

• Their remains were covered in clothes

• Their remains are on more than one continent

• They lived in large communities

Which type of hominid first used fire?

• Homo habilis

• Australopithecus afarensis

• Homo erectus

• Homo sapiens sapiens

Scientists have found Neanderthal burial mounds and Neanderthal bones that had broken and then healed. Because of these findings, they believe Neanderthals

• Had a desire to make art

• Had creative minds

• Had a complex religion

• Had a sense of community

What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?

They had more time to relax They had better-tasting food They had a stable food supply They had enough water for crops

• They had a stable food supply

• They had more time to relax

• They had better-tasting food

• They had enough water for crops

If you were a Neolithic trader, what most likely happened as you traveled and traded?

You found out how other groups lived

• You became a better hunter by following animals

• You found out how other groups lived

• You invented an alphabet and started writing

• You made a lot of money and moved to a new place

What does the word aqueduct mean?

• large territory where several groups are ruled by a single ruler

• the world’s first empire

• a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender

• a pipe or a channel that brings water from distant places

Religion remained very _________________ in the social and ______________ order of the Assyrian Empire.

• first, religion

• important, political

• important, laws

• first, political

_______________ claimed that the gods had told him to create laws that applied to _______________ in the empire.

• everyone, gods

• Hammurabi, everyone

• everyone, religion

• religion, gods

What is the meaning of capital?

• the study of stars and planets

• A city that is in the center of a government

• An empire known for their weapons and war strategies

• a pipe or a channel that brings water from distant places