HC 2 first checkup prep

Question 1

The beginning of civilization definition

Answer 1

the invention of writing, the growing of food, and social cooperation through divisions of labor.

Question 2

What three parts of the near ancient east was studied in unit two..

Answer 2

Mesopotamia, Palestine, Egypt

Question 3

2 Items that were not invented by the ancient Near Eastern peoples; alphabets, the wheel, astronomy, calendars, gunpowder, paper, clocks, boats, stirrups ..

Answer 3

stirrups, gunpowder

Question 4

the skeletal framework on which the events of history hang is..

Answer 4

chronology

Question 5

A thousand year period in history is called

Answer 5

a millennium

Question 6

Man has recorded his history through ..

Answer 6

five millennia

Question 7

The Latin words ‘Anno Domini’ which we abbreviate “A.D” literally mean ..

Answer 7

year of our Lord

Question 8

The practice of writing dates with “B.C” and “A.D” notations was popularized by a seventh-century Spanish monk named..

Answer 8

Isidore of Seville

Question 9

The Greeks counted time from..

Answer 9

The first Olympic games

Question 10

The Romans counted time from..

Answer 10

The city was founded

Question 11

A millennium is made up of

Answer 11

one thousand years

Question 12

Mesopotamia is the land known as the eastern prong of the..

Answer 12

Fertile Cresant