3/14 Bell Ringer

What geographic factor most influenced the movement of early hunter-gatherer societies?

• Rivers

• Climate and animal migration

• Deserts

• Trade routes

What was the main effect of the Neolithic Revolution?

• People relied more on hunting

• Humans settled in permanent communities

• Populations decreased

• Societies became less complex

Choose the factors that are associated with the Paleolithic Era

• Agriculture

• Fire

• Cave art

• Nomadic

Where did the first civilizations emerge?

• Coastal regions

• River valleys

• Mountain ranges

• Deserts

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were essential to which early civilization?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• China

• India

What was Hammurabi’s most significant achievement?

• Building the pyramids

• Writing a uniform legal code

• Developing iron weapons

• Expanding the Roman Empire

The Nile River was crucial to the development of:

• China

• Persia

• Egypt

• Greece

What writing system did the Sumerians (Mesopotamians) develop?

• Cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• Hieroglyphics

• Latin

Judaism is unique among early religions because it was:

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Based on ancestor worship

• Founded in China

The Mandate of Heaven was a concept used in:

• Egypt

• Persia

• China

• Rome