WorksheetsSamburu People Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
Based on this passage, the Samburu people would be classified as
commercial farmers
urban dwellers
nomads
serfs
Identify the audience for The Samburu by Paul Spencer
The Samburu, a modern-day tribe in Kenya
Researchers interested in comparing the lives of the Samburu with how Paleolithic people lived
Researchers who want to learn about city life in modern-day Africa
Neolithic farmers
The main purpose of this map is to illustrate the location of
Which title best completes this diagram?
Elements of a Civilization
Features of a Nomadic Lifestyle
Basic Components of the Paleolithic Age
Human Life 50,000 Years Ago
What type of source does this quote come from? “If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner's tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.” – Code of Hammurabi excerpt from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam
Letter
Legal code
Newspaper article
Oral history
Base your answers to questions 6 and 7 on the passage below and your knowledge of social studies.
“If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner's tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.”
– Code of Hammurabi excerpt from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam
Which idea of Babylonian society does this portion of the Hammurabi code of law reflect? “If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner's tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.” – Code of Hammurabi excerpt from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam
All men were equal under the law.
Fines were preferable to corporal punishment.
Divisions existed between social classes.
Violence was always punished with violence.
Base your answers to questions 6 and 7 on the passage below and your knowledge of social studies.
“If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner's tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.”
– Code of Hammurabi excerpt from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam
Which civilization was known as the "land between two rivers?"
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Mayans
Ancient Babylonians
Pharaohs were both Egyptian kings and ...
Fairies
Gods
Angels
Caesars
The ____ ____ fans out into the Mediterranean Sea, forming a large delta.
Tigris River
Nile River
Euphrates River
Jordan River
Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Mesopotamian civilization both developed along ...
Rivers
Deserts
Jungles
Marsh lands
Definition: a tall plant of the Nile Valley used to make paper
Papyrus
Cuneiform
Corn
Wheat
Mesopotamian society dug ditches to control flooding and water the land. This development is called...
Hieroglyphics
Irrigation
Polytheism
Cuneiform
Which river is described here? - Location of Ancient Egypt civilization - Longest river in the world - Very Polluted
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Jordan River
Nile River
Match the following definition: An account "created by someone who ACTUALLY witnessed a historical event."
(a)
Match the following definition: An account "created by someone who HEARD ABOUT a historical event from someone else."
Secondary Source
Primary Source
Theocracy
Monarchy
Match the following definition: "transition of human cultures from hunting and gathering to agriculture."
Neolithic Revolution
Theocracy
Monarchy
Primary Source
Match the following definition: "a government where the leader is believed to be divine."
Theocracy
Monarchy
Neolithic Revolution
Reincarnation
Match the following definition: "form of government in which a single individual rules."
Monarchy
Theocracy
Reincarnation
Secondary Sources
What important shift occurred because of the Neolithic Revolution?
shift from food-gathering to food-producing civilization
mass migration of people following game animals
a great flood that wiped a large portion of the population away
the neoliths conquered the cave-men
The Neolithic Revolution led to the development of _______.
Civilization
motorized vehicles
hunting and gathering
migration of people
Which of the following ARE characteristics of civilization?
Specialized Workers and Advanced Technical Skills
Complex Institutions and Record Keeping
Advanced Cities
All of the above
Why did most early civilizations develop in river valleys?
Rivers provided favorable conditions for agriculture
Travel
They were pretty
For Protection
What was the benefit of early law codes?
Unified society under a single set of laws
Made it easy to find punishments for crime
Increased literacy (ability to read and write)
Scared people into behaving
Match the following definition: "a temple of the ancient Mesopotamians."
ziggurat
Primary Source
Theocracy
Secondary Source
