4th Grade SS Background and LEAP-Like Questions

Where were the oldest human fossils found?

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

What does it mean to be a hunter-gatherer?

• To stay in one place and grow crops

• To hunt animals and gather plants for food

• To build cities and big buildings

• To trade goods with other groups

What was the Agricultural Revolution?

• When people started using fire

• When people moved from Africa

• When people started farming and staying in one place

• When people started using stone tools

Why was the Agricultural Revolution important?

• People could move around more easily.

• People learned to hunt more animals.

• People could do other jobs besides farming.

• People stopped using tools.

Name three things that are part of a civilization.

• Culture, Economy, Government

• Mountains, Rivers, Forests

• Stars, Planets, Galaxies

• Atoms, Molecules, Cells

Why did the first civilizations start near rivers?

• For travel

• For water for farming and drinking

• For cool weather

• For hunting animals

Mesopotamia is located in which region?

• The Nile Valley

• The Indus Valley

• The Tigris-Euphrates Valley

• The Yellow River Valley

What did the Sumerians build to protect their city-states?

• Pyramids

• Walls

• Aqueducts

• Temples

What was Hammurabi’s Code?

• A set of laws

• A writing system

• A type of temple

• A group of rulers

Part B: Which of the following is an example of a rule from Hammurabi’s Code?

• If a man puts out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.

• If a man builds a house, he must pay taxes.

• If a man owns a farm, he must plant crops.

• If a man travels, he must pay a toll.