WorksheetsChapter 1 Early Humans Assessment
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins
Things made by early humans and studied today for clues into early human life
fossils
artifacts
bowls
bones
"Old Stone Age"
Paleolithic
Mesopotamian
Jurassic
Bronze
developed a way of making iron strong enough to use for weapons
Hittites
Ninevans
Israelites
Assyrians
a long poem that tells the story of a hero
acrostic
acronym
tale
epic
a group of many different lands under one ruler
nation
city
alliance
empire
Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens to please his wife
Nebuchadnezzar
Jericho
Augustine
Gilgamesh
one of the oldest known villages
Paris
Rome
Jericho
New York
bringing water to crops through waterways and ditches
irrigation
aqueducts
drains
sewers
"cradle of civilization"
America
Mesopotamia
Assyria
Chaldea
people who often move from place to place
farmers
traders
nomads
royalty
Mesopotamia's hot, dry climate led to
the development of a class structure
frequent food shortages
the emergence of isolated city-states
a population decline
The need to feed and care for young children in pre-historic society led to
men and women doing different tasks
a mostly vegetarian diet
the development of agriculture
the invention of stone tools
Why was the development of Hammurabi's Code important?
It influenced the laws of later societies
It made tax collection much easier
It outlawed marriage
It abolished slavery in Mesopotamia
People who hunt for evidence buried in the ground for clues about early humans are called
historians
archaeologists
anthropologists
scribes
The Sumerian writing system is called
Sargon
Cyrillian
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
What could develop as a result of the agricultural revolution?
cave paintings
modern medicine
stone tools
settled villages
A mixture of copper and tin is called
brass
amber
platinum
bronze
Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth were the
Ice Ages
Bronze Ages
Stone Ages
Golden Ages
The settling of towns and villages led to the emergence of
class conflict
artisans with specialized skills
spoken language
colleges and universities
Trade flourished in the Assyrian Empire because
people craved Asian spices
they invented the wheel
they wanted to expand their empire
there was a vast network of safe roads
Which tool(s) might indicate that a society wore clothing?
spear, bow and arrow
fishhook
bone needles
bone harpoon
What method of hunting was replaced by the invention of spears and bows and arrows?
driving animals off cliffs
trapping animals
fishing
scavenging
What tools were most likely used by women?
bone needles
bows and arrows
spears
harpoons
Hammurabi's law code regulated
only farming activities
almost all areas of life
only crimes
only business activites
Why were there laws that regulated people's farming activities?
because rulers could treat people however they wanted
because Hammurabi was a cruel leader
because farming was very important in the Babylonian economy
because Sargon wanted to conquer all of Mesopotamia
Which of the following DOES NOT apply to the Assyrian Army?
Used horseback in battles.
Had ferocious warriors that attacked and destroyed cities and pillaged cities.
Gave food and gifts to those they captured.
Used iron weapons that were stronger than those of others.
Who was the king that built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to please his wife who missed he homeland?
Nabopolassar
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
What WAS NOT an accomplishment of the Chaldeans?
Astronomers who mapped the stars, planets and phases of the moon.
Created an irrigation system to provide water for their farms.
Made one of the first sundials.
Develop a seven day week.
TRUE or False: Language made it easier for people to work together and pass on knowledge.
True
False
The nickname of the of the entire skeleton of a female hominid found by Donald Johanson, an American anthropologist was....
Annie
Lulu
Lucy
Lacy
