Ancient Civilizations Quiz 4

When did the first anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens sapiens, appear in Africa?

• 150,000 years ago

• 250,000 years ago

• 200,000 years ago

• 100,000 years ago

What basic characteristics have historians identified in civilizations?

• Agriculture

• Art

• Writing

• Trade

What did trade often lead to when new civilizations came into contact with one another?

• Transfer of new technology

• Cultural isolation

• Spread of diseases

• Religious conflicts

What did the Mesopotamians learn to control the flow of rivers by using?

• Windmills

• Water wheels

• Irrigation and drainage ditches

• Dams

What did the Sumerians invent?

• Wheel

• Pottery wheel

• Writing system

• Sundial

What were the basic units of Sumerian civilization called?

• Kingdoms

• Empires

• City-states

• Tribes

Who overran the Sumerian city-states and set up the first empire in world history?

• Sargon

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Naram-Sin

• Hammurabi

What did Hammurabi lay out, which is one of the earliest examples of a written law code?

• Code of Hammurabi

• Code of Conduct

• Code of Justice

• Code of Ethics

What was the principle on which the Code of Hammurabi was based?

• Punishment

• Forgiveness

• Reconciliation

• Retaliation

What was closely linked to Harappan religion and political power?

• Trade

• Royal palace and holy temple

• Agriculture

• Art