Ancient World History

Social scientists are scholars who study

• A. animal behavior.

• B. dinosaur skeletons.

• C. human society.

• D. astronomy.

Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?

• A. make maps

• B. examine objects

• C. read old newspapers

• D. study Earth's features

Large brains helped Homo sapiens neanderthalensis survive, giving them the ability to

• A. run much faster.

• B. bend farther forward.

• C. design better tools.

• D. plant crops for food.

How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?

• A. by hunting and gathering

• B. by planning and harvesting

• C. by herding goats and cattle

• D. by trading over land and sea

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

• A. They kept pets for company.

• B. They could travel more easily.

• C. They shared most of the work.

• D. They had a stable food supply

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

• A. Each of them kept written records.

• B. They were all part of one great empire.

• C. They all depended on each other for water.

• D. Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.

What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?

• A. ziggurats

• B. city walls

• C. stone statues

• D. written records

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

• A. It isolated the settlements.

• B. It left silt that improved the soil.

• C. It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.

• D. It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

• A. It isolated the settlements.

• B. It left silt that improved the soil.

• C. It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.

• D. It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.

Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was

• A. a god.

• B. a child.

• C. a priest.

• D. a woman.