WorksheetsChapter 1 Early Civilizations Review
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 47mins
The earliest humans lived...
as herders of sheep and other livestock
by hunting and gathering their food
alone or in pairs
in farming villages along rivers and streams
How did early humans adapt and survive?
Used their reasorces wisely
Invented Tools
Kept animals
Tamed Fire
What were the people in the Paleolithic age called?
Hunters
Berrie Pickers
Farmers
Hunters and Gathers
True of False:
The Paleolithic people were Nomads
True
False
Which is not an advancement the paleolithic people made
Tame Fire
Devolped spoken language
Tamed Animals
Used tools to help them
What is one major difference between Paleos and the Neos
The paleos stayed in one place and the neos moved (nomads)
The neos stayed in one place and the paleos moved (nomads)
What did the neos do that was advanced. (Check all that apply)
Began Farming
Tame Fire
Traded
Domesticated Animals
What are the names of the two rivers that would flood regularly in Mesopotamia, thus making the land more fertile for agriculture?
The Nile and the Zambezi
The Congo and the Niger
The Euphrates and the Tigris
The Jordan and the Dead Sea
What is the method of watering crops?
city-state
polytheism
theocracy
irrigation
Why do populations grow in size with irrigation?
Irrigation provides a more stable food supply and thus more food can be grown.
Irrigation systems require large populations for building them in the first place.
How was the government of Sumer organized?
There were many city-states.
There was one monarchy.
There was a dictatorship.
There was an amazing early form of democracy.
What does polytheism mean?
Belief in no God
Belief in one God
Belief in many Gods
What is the writing form that uses web-shaped markings made with reeds?
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
What was the legal code that came out of Mesopotamia that was meant to protect people and their property?
The Code of Hammurabi
The Torah
The New Testament
The Quran
Q1:Much of the earth's water was frozen during the
Aztec
Ice Age
Civilization
Cube Age
What is the drawing a representation of?
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Mesopotamia Cuneiform
a Phoenician bill of sale
Hebrew writing
Sumer
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
Sumer
Sumerians used barter to trade for items they needed.
True
False
What is the name of the world's first civilization?
Babylon
Sumer
Ur
Phoenicia
Which of the following are characteristics of civilizations? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
Advanced cities.
Specialized workers.
Record keeping.
Advanced technology.
The Code of Hammurabi is known for its ________ eye for an eye punishments.
harsh
lenient
illegal
The Phoenician Empire is best known for...
monotheism.
mathematics and architecture.
Cuneiform.
its writing system/alphabet.
The ______________ saw early humans move from being nomadic hunter gatherers to becoming farmers.
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
Sumerian Revolution
Where did the earliest complex human civilization begin because it had the best plants and animals?
the island of Britain
the Rocky Mountains
the Fertile Crescent
the Sahara Desert
Which of the following terms describes the lifestyle of early humans moving from place to place looking for food?
Sedentary
Nomadic
Neolithic
Domestic
What did the major early civilizations have in common when it came to their location?
the were all along the sea coast
they were all in the mountains
they were all in Europe
they were all along rivers
Which King developed an early code of laws that was put up throughout his Empire?
James
Lebron
Hammurabi
Alexander
Social Hierarchy
A social class structure with producers at the bottom and rulers at the top
Areas of the world with lots of movement and interaction among people who lived there but no one outside that zone
The crescent-shaped land which is considered to be where civilization began
Jared Diamond's theory
What is domestication?
Crescent-shaped land where civilization is believed to have begun
The theory that areas with good climate, resources, and location had an advantage in agriculture.
When people adopt different jobs that don't include growing or gathering food
Changing plants and animals genetically to make them more useful
What is domestication?
a monkey call used by early humans
teaching young people to read and write
to cook by fire
to raise and tend to animals and/or plants so they're useful to humans
What is a primary source?
a climate map of the ancient world created by a modern scientist
an artifact or piece of writing that was created after an event by someone who did not see it or lived through a historical event
an autobiography of someone (writing about themselves)
a novel describing events in the life of an imaginary early human
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A piece of land where nothing would grow
Homo Sapiens chose not to settle here because of the soil
Soil that was found in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Refers to areas of fertile soil near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, also known as the first civilization
What is a secondary source?
an artifact or writing created after an event by someone who did not see it or live during the time it occurred
a climate map of the ancient world created by a scientist of that period
an artifact or piece of writing that was created after an event by someone who saw the event happen
an autobiography written to tell about someone's life
The _______ trapped so much water as ice that the sea level was nearly 400 feet lower than it is today.
Beringia
Ice Age
The Paleolithic Age
The Neolithic Age
In the Paleolithic Era, early humans did not settle in one place. They wandered around in small groups. They were called________.
explorers
tribes
barbarians
nomads
The Neolithic period featured people who settled into communities called villages. The Neolithic Revolution introduced:
fire
farming
spears
books
Which word means, "a ranking of people in a society based upon their role, wealth, or job."
government
civilization
social class
Which word means, "land that's good for growing crops."
pyramid
fertile
bronze
Which of these made it possible for early civilizations to form?
extinction of Neanderthals
creation of maps
agricultural revolution
existence of oceans in our world
What is social class?
triangle of culture
ranking of people in a society based upon their role, wealth, or job
What is a metal made from copper and tin?
Brass
Bronze
Tools, jewelry, or other things made by people are called ____.
culture
artifacts
fossils
Which of the following means to tame animals for human use?
Control
Farm
Domesticate
Populate
The eras of the Stone Age occurred in which order? (from earliest to latest)
Paleolithic --> Neolithic
Neolithic --> Paleolithic
Farmers domesticated animals in this era.
Paleolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Revolution is another name for the Agricultural Revolution.
True
False
Living conditions improved and tools advanced in which era?
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
