Exam 1: Ancient Middle East Civilizations Meso. Egypt & Hebrews

Which term means the period of human history before writing was developed?

• Prehistory
• Neolithic era
• Paleolithic Era
• Bronze Age

Which is not an effect of surplus crops?

• trade
• civilizations
• nomadic tribes
• war

Which of the following is not part of the rise of a civilization?

• government
• religion
• water parks
• education

A skilled crafts person who makes weapon or jewelry

• artisan
• partisan
• fossil
• monarch

A king or queen who rules a kingdom is called a

• Monarch
• Emperor
• Lord
• Satrap

Which of these is NOT shared by the people of a civilization?

• Artisan
• Religion
• Social Structure
• Hunting-gathering food

This revolution marked the shift from the hunter-gatherer life to the stationary farming life

• paleolithic
• Pre-Cambian
• Neolithic
• Jurassic

These rivers were at the heart of Mesopotamian civilization

• Ganges & Indus
• Yangtze & Yellow
• White & Blue
• Tigris & Euphrates

What natural disaster was needed for Mesopotamian cities to survive?

• Flooding
• Eathquakes
• Tsunami's
• Tornados

What civilization was credited with creating the wheel?

• Sumer
• Egypt
• Phoenicians
• Assyrians