Ch. 1 Review - The First Civilizations

Mesopotamia's hot, dry climate led to __________.

• the development of a class structure

• frequent food shortages

• the emergence of isolated city-states

• a population decline

The need to feed and care for young children in pre-historic society led to __________.

• men and women doing different tasks

• a mostly vegetarian diet

• the development of agriculture

• the invention of stone tools

Why was the development of Hammurabi's Code important?

• It influenced the laws and later societies.

• It made tax collection much easier.

• It outlawed marriage.

• It abolished slavery in Mesopotamia.

People who hunt for evidence buried in the ground for clues about early humans are called __________.

• historians

• archaeologists

• anthropologists

• scribes

The Sumerian writing system is called __________.

• Sargon

• Cyrillian

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

What could develop as a result of the agricultural revolution?

• cave paintings

• modern medicine

• stone tools

• settled villages

A mixture of copper and tin is called __________.

• brass

• amber

• platinum

• bronze

Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth were the __________.

• Ice Ages

• Bronze Ages

• Stone Ages

• Golden Ages

The settling of towns and villages led to the emergence of __________.

• class conflict

• artisans with specialized skills

• spoken language

• colleges and universities

Trade flourished in the Assyrian Empire because __________

• people craved Asian spices

• they invented the wheel

• they wanted to expand their empire

• there was a vast network of safe roads