Unit 01 - Early Humans, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Judaism

What was one reason why rivers were essential to the development of early civilizations?

• Rivers protected the people.

• Rivers were used for direct trade between Europe and Asia.

• Rivers flowed to the Mediterranean Sea.

• Rivers flooded producing silt which made the soil good for farming.

The development of irrigation, including dams and canals, had its greatest impact on what aspect of early civilizations?

• agriculture

• military

• politics

• religion

Choose TWO outcomes of the Agricultural Revolution.

• People raised domesticated animals.

• People moved with the seasons.

• People built permanent settlements.

• People depended on hunting and gathering.

Identify the river(s) of these ancient civilizations. Drag the answer choice to the correct column.

Groups:

(a) Mesopotamia

,

(b) Egypt

,

(c) Does NOT belong to Egypt or Mesopotamia

• Mississippi

• Tigris

• Nile

• Indus

• Yellow

• Euphrates

How did the need for a system of recordkeeping impact early human civilizations?

• It inspired them to fund public education.

• It inspired them to create systems of writing.

• It inspired them to create money.

• It inspired them to begin trading.

The Code of Hammurabi

• helped create a unified empire.

• never used violence as punishment.

• treated everyone equally.

• is an early example of hieroglyphs.

This is a graphic of the social structure in Ancient Egypt. Which term completes this graphic?

• Emperor

• King

• Pharaoh

• Senator

Which ancient civilization is most closely associated with this structure?

• Egypt

• Indus River Valley

• Mesopotamia

• Yellow River Valley

This law comes from which early legal system?

If a noble knocks out the teeth of another noble, his teeth shall be knocked out. 
If he knocks out the teeth of a commoner, he shall pay one-third of a gold mina.

• Twelve Tables

• Code of Hammurabi

• Justinian Codes

• Ten Commandments

The people of Mesopotamia believed that there were over 560 different gods and goddesses. Which term best describes the religion of Mesopotamia?

• atheistic

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• semitheistic