Prehistory and the Dawn of Civilization

What is the name for the large lapse of time that goes from the emergence of human beings to the emergence of writing?

• Prehistory

• Jurassic Period

• Mesopotamia

• Neocene

Dating methods are the techniques used to determine how old remains from the past are.

• True

• False

What method is used to date organic remains that are less than 50,000 years old?

• Carbon-14

• Argon-40

• Potassium-40

• ArK-40

Prehistory is divided into the Stone Age and the Fire Age.

• True

• False

The evolutionary process that distinguished hominins from the rest of the primates is called:

• evolution

• hominization

• anthropogony

The creationist point of view:

• is a fictional story that tries to explain the origin of humankind.

• states that animal and plant species have a history and are derived from one another.

• states that God created everything that exists, including the first man and woman.

There are seven indicators of the existence of a civilization. Some of them are:

• culture

• commerce

• Wi-Fi

• government

• religion

Mesopotamia and Egypt are known as the fluvial civilizations because of their close relationship with the bodies of water.

• True

• False

Who invented cuneiform writing?

• Sumerians

• Assyrians

• Persians

• Akkadian

They created the first fast mailing system in the ancient world, with strategically placed horse postings for communicating with the entire empire.

• Persian

• Assyrian

• Mesopotamians

• Babylonians