Neolithic Revolution and the First Civilizations

People who move from place to place usually in search of food are called:

• scribes

• caravans

• nomads

• archaeologists

People who study and write about the human past are called:

• scribes

• historians

• astronomers

• nomads

The Sumerian writing system was called:

• Sargon

• Cyrillian

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

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 Age

• Stone Age

• Golden Ages

Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called:

• priests

• artisans

• scribes

• heroes

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Nineveh

Things made by humans long ago are called:

• fossils

• artifacts

• trash

• archeologists

The Paleolithic Era was also known as the _____________:

• Ice Age

• New Stone Age

• Dark Ages

• Old Stone Age

Why did people begin to depend on others to fulfill some of their needs?

• Drought and famine

• Job specialization

• Social-class structure

• Religious teachings