Early Settlers and Mesopotamia Study Guide

What does the word "Neolithic" mean?

• Old stone

• New stone

• Ancient stone

• Hard stone

Which activity was NOT part of the Neolithic era?

• Settling in communities

• Raising animals

• Gathering

• Creating new cities

Which era is associated with raising animals?

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

What describes the lifestyle of Paleolithic people?

• Settled in one place

• Nomadic

• Built cities

• Farmed

What change in lifestyle is mentioned in the text?

• From agricultural to industrial

• From nomadic to agricultural

• From urban to rural

• From digital to analog

Which of the following jobs was a specialization during the Neolithic Age?

• Fishing

• Toolmaking

• Hunting

• Painting

What activity is shown in the image?

• Cooking

• Weaving

• Pottery-making

• Toolmaking

Sumerians worshiped...

• one god

• many gods

• the rivers

• did not believe in god

Mesopotamian rivers were:

• Colorado and Mississippi River

• Euphrates and Tigris

• Jordan River