social studies final review

what is the zero degree line of longitude called?

• prime meridian

• equator

what map shows temperature zones?

• physical

• climate

• temperature

• weather

what is a revolution

• when a society collectively evolves (not biologically ) in between a period of time

• a moment in history marks the beginning of a new era

• when the citizens of a society over throw a higher power

how did the end of the ice age impact early humans ?

• better conditions for farming

• less animals for hunting since they got wiped out

• made them biologically evolve into humans that could handle hotter tempatures

how does the nile river flow

• south to north into mediterranean

• north to south into mediterranean

• east and west into the mediterranean

• west and east into the mediterranean

early humans learned how to farm and were able to settle and live in one place during a time period a long time ago what was this time period called ?

• neolithic

• paleolithic

what language was developed by the sumerarians?

• cuneiform

• hyrogliphics

• they didn’t develop one but instead used a mix of language from the neighboring civilizations who they traded with

what was the babylonian king hammurabi known for ?

• written law

• fair treatment of all people

• babylonian gardens

• more power in army’s and also a better economy

how did Mesopotamians solve the problem of little rainfall

• aqueducts

• irrigation system

• buckets

where was the first indian civilization

• along the euphrates river

• indus river valley

• all around and on mount olympus

• along the tigris rivers