Chapter 2

_________ are records that explain or interpret primary sources

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Almanac

• Artifacts

The most significant development during this period was agriculture revolution.

• Ice Age

• Neolithic Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Rock Age

When was the Paleolithic Age?

• Before 10,000 BC

• 10,000 BC - 4,000 BC

• 10,000 AD - 4,000 AD

What separates "prehistory" from "history"?

• the development of different languages

• the development of writing

• the development of music

• the development of different cultures

Earliest known form of writing is called______

• Cuneiform

• Scrolls

• Alphabet

• Piriformis

______ are the temple towers known in Sumerian architecture

• Belfry

• Ziggurats

• Spires

• Columns

During the Amorite Civilization, this king is known for his code of laws. He developed a legal code by compiling, organizing and simplifying existing laws.

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Ham

Who established the first known empire?

(a)  

Pheonicia was known for 2 natural resources. Choose two.

• Honeycomb

• Cows

• Cedar & Fir Trees

• Mollusk

To what river was a Greek historian referring when he called Egypt the "gift of the river"?

• Dead Sea

• Chattahoochee River

• Nile River

• Jordan River