Early River Valley/Neolithic Revolution Quiz

Question 1

Meaning of Mesopotamia

Answer 1

“between two rivers”

Question 2

3 main Mesopotamian civilizations

Answer 2

North: Assyria
Central Region: Babylonia
South: Sumer

Question 3

Modern-day location of Mesopotamia

Answer 3

Modern-Day IRAQ

Question 4

Script used in Mesopotamian writing

Answer 4

Cuneiform

Question 5

2 things Sumerians kept records of

Answer 5

Distribution of Barley among temple workers; Information (e.g. temple activities)

Question 6

Define a pictograph

Answer 6

early form of writing where a picture represented a word or phrase

Question 7

Sumerians (Mesopotamians) = monotheistic OR polytheistic

Answer 7

Polytheistic, they worshipped many gods

Question 8

2 Mesopotamian gods and what they were gods of

Answer 8

Ea (Enki) is the god of fresh waters known as “apsu”, wisdom, farming, building, magic, and arts and crafts

Ellil (Enlil) is the most important Mesopotamian god (think Zeus) and is the father of many other important gods, god of earth and air

Question 9

Who was Hammurabi and why was his code so important

Answer 9

A priest king who ruled Babylon for 43 years, it is the best-preserved legal document reflecting the social structure of Babylon during his rule

Question 10

How many laws did Hammurabi’s code have

Answer 10

282 Laws in total

Question 11

Rule of thumb for Hammurabi’s code

Answer 11

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”

Question 12

Explain Hammurabi’s code

Answer 12

based on ancient idea called lex talionis, a.k.a. the law of retribution

Question 13

Type of land present on the banks of the Nile, importance

Answer 13

“black land” on the banks of the Nile due to a layer of rich, black silt deposited after continuous flooding of the Nile; allowed farmers to grow crops annually

Question 14

Geography helping Egypt, explain

Answer 14

Egypt had 2 barren deserts on 2 sides, known as “red land”. Harsh environments stopped invading armies and provided a natural barrier.

Question 15

Two kingdoms in Egypt (ruled by pharaoh)

Answer 15

Lower and Upper Egypt

Question 16

Name of ancient Egyptian scripts

Answer 16

hieroglyphics, medu netjer, hieratic, sekh shat

Question 17

Name of people that wrote Ancient Egyptian scripts

Answer 17

Scribes

Question 18

Importance of scribes to us today

Answer 18

They recorded the beliefs, history, and ideas of the ancient Egyptians into papyrus scrolls that still exist today

Question 19

Explain the Rosetta Stone

Answer 19

A stone with Egyptian and Greek languages and 3 scripts written on it. It led to the deciphering of hieroglyphics by Jean-François Champollion in 1822

Question 20

Egyptians = monotheistic OR polytheistic

Answer 20

polytheistic, worshipped many gods

Question 21

Why did the ancient Egyptians feel it was important to worship gods…

Answer 21

In order to keep life running smoothly and free of chaos and disorder

Question 22

3 scripts that descended from the Phoenician alphabet

Answer 22

Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Question 23

Importance of ancient writing to historians

Answer 23

Allowed for a way to extend human memory and make it immortal by imprinting it into eternal forms of media

Question 24

Modern-day location of the Indus River Valley

Answer 24

Modern-day AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, AND INDIA

Question 25

2 accomplishments of the people of the Indus River Valley

Answer 25

Sophisticated drainage systems, wells, and water storage systems

Question 26

Why do we know more about Mesopotamia and Egypt than we do about the Indus River Valley...

Answer 26

Egyptian and Mesopotamian scripts have been deciphered by historians while scripts from the Indus River Valley have yet to be deciphered

Question 27

Why was the Huang He river important to the ancient Chinese...

Answer 27

It's banks stood as the "metropolis" of China through the Xia, Shang, and Tang Dynasty. This area was the political, economic, and cultural center of China for about 25 centuries.

Question 28

Why do the Chinese call themselves the "children of the yellow river"...

Answer 28

The Yellow River drainage basin was the birthplace of the Chinese civilization, the Chinese civilization began on the banks of the Yellow river

Question 29

Explain a dynasty

Answer 29

A dynasty is a family of rulers

Question 30

How did the Mandate of Heaven affect the dynasties

Answer 30

It stated that a dynasty could be replaced, and therefore justified rebellion. (The gods chose the rulers, so their support was necessary)

Question 31

Confucian's belief on achieving peace and order in a society

Answer 31

Everyone had a proper role in society, if everyone was willing to accept it and fulfill it, peace and order could be achieved

Question 32

Who used Confucian guidelines?

Answer 32

During his lifetime they weren't widely accepted, but within 100 years of his death the emperor was using it to help him rule China

Question 33

Difference between the Phoenician alphabet and the Chinese alphabet

Answer 33

Chinese alphabet uses a logogram, where a symbol represents a whole meaning or word. The Phoenician alphabet uses a collection of symbols (letters) to form a whole meaning or word (like the English alphabet)

Question 34

Name of the first Chinese Dynasty to write

Answer 34

The Shang Dynasty is the first we have written evidence for

Question 35

of people typically in a nomadic group

Answer 35

20-30 people

Question 36

Jobs of males and females in nomadic groups

Answer 36

Males- Hunting game animals | Females- Gathering fruit, berries, and other edibles

Question 37

What happened around 10,000 B.C.

Answer 37

Humans began to cultivate crops and domesticate animals

Question 38

Shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture led to...

Answer 38

Permanent settlements, establishment of social classes, and the rise of civilizations

Question 39

Result of people starting to farm and domesticate animals

Answer 39

Permanent Settlements

Question 40

Who ran villages...

Answer 40

By a council of elders composed of the heads' of each family or one Chief Elder

Question 41

What occurred during war...

Answer 41

Scarce resources = war ... some men gained stature as "great warriors" and would eventually become the village leaders

Question 42

Determined a person's social class

Answer 42

By their respective job or work they did in society

Question 43

Describe New Technologies

Answer 43

Calendars to keep track of planting and harvesting, Metal tools such as plows to help do jobs ... Metal weapons to protect valuable resources

Question 44

Agriculture allowed humans to develop...

Answer 44

Permanent Settlements, Social Classes, and New Technologies

Question 45

Where were most early settlements...

Answer 45

In the fertile valleys of the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Yellow, and Indus Rivers