Unit 1 Review Part 1

Which of these would be considered a primary source?

• A president's autobiography

• A textbook passage about a queen's reign

• A web article about a World War 1 soldier

Which of the statements about archaeologists is true?

• Archaeologists excavate artifacts but leave it to historians to analyze them.

• Archaeologists are helpful to anthropologists but not to historians.

• Archaeologists study the remains of ancient humans as well as artifacts.

• Archaeologists study only artifacts, not human history.

During the Neolithic Revolution people could stay in one place because...

• food supply increased and new jobs emerged.

• conflicts over rights to territory declined.

• leadership roles were expanded beyond one person.

What is the difference between nomads and hunter-gatherers of ancient times?

• Nomads were the earliest humans from Africa, while hunter-gatherers developed during the Neolithic era.

• Nomads were people who moved in search of food, while hunter-gatherers got food by gathering wild food sources and hunting.

• Nomads were the first people to migrate out of Africa to search for food, while hunter-gatherers never left.

In the ancient world, why did civilizations flourish around great river valleys?

• River valleys protected citizens from natural disasters.

• River valleys provided an ideal environment for agriculture.

• River valleys sheltered citizens from harsh weather.

What was the purpose of Hammurabi's Code?

• ensure order in a society with a legal code (first code of laws to be written)

• establish ideas about democracy and the rights of citizens

• establish ideas about equality and justice within a diverse society

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of history's oldest surviving...

• ziggurats

• civilizations

• works of literature

• trade routes

What was an important purpose of irrigation?

• provide transportation routes

• share water with neighboring peoples

• farmers needed irrigation systems to grow crops

Which letter on the map shows the location of Mesopotamia?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which civilization developed an early writing system that used cuneiform script on wet clay tablets?

• Persian

• Sumerian

• Egyptian

• Chinese