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Question 1

The word Paleolithic means

Answer 1

Old Stone

Question 2

Paleolithic people could best be described as

Answer 2

Nomads

Question 3

How was Neolithic Society different from earlier Paleolithic life?

Answer 3

People built permanent houses

Question 4

The main difference in a way of life from Paleolithic man and Neolithic man is

Answer 4

nomads to sedentary

Question 5

The development of _____during the Neaolithic Era was a major turning point in History

Answer 5

agriculture

Question 6

What was the MAIN development in the Neolithic Age

Answer 6

using systematic agriculture to feed themselves

Question 7

Why was Mesopotamia known as the “fertile cresent”

Answer 7

Because of its shape and rich farmlands

Question 8

This epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia is considered to be the earliest surviving piece of literature

Answer 8

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 9

What was the significance of the ziggurat in Mesopotamia

Answer 9

Temples built for local Gods

Question 10

The region of Mesopotamia is located in the modern day country of

Answer 10

Iraq

Question 11

The Assyrians conquered Mesopotamia with their military strength and brutal tactics

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The first major civilization in Mesopotamia was

Answer 12

Sumer

Question 13

Which King of Mesopotamia instituted a code of laws for his people to live by

Answer 13

Hammurabi

Question 14

What invention allowed Mesopotamians to sign documents

Answer 14

Cuneiform

Question 15

What rivers helped create Mesopotamia

Answer 15

Euphrates and Tigris

Question 16

All ancient river civilizations

Answer 16

had a form of government

Question 17

Ancient river civilizations depended on

Answer 17

Rivers

Question 18

Name the 4 major A.R.C. rivers

Answer 18

Euphrates, Nile, Indus, Yellow

Question 19

Which ancient civilization first used irrigation

Answer 19

Mesopotamia

Question 20

How is irrigation most important to ancient civilizations

Answer 20

allowed them to grow crops in areas that did not have rain

Question 21

The leader of Ancient Egypt was known as the ________________

Answer 21

Pharaoh

Question 21

What is the name for the form of picture writing used by the ancient Egyptians

Answer 21

Hieroglyphics

Question 21

Main river of Ancient Egypt

Answer 21

The Nile

Question 22

What important ancient civilization would you find northeast of ancient Egypt

Answer 22

Mesopotamia

Question 23

Ancient Egyptian history is divided into how many time periods or "kingdoms"

Answer 23

Three

Question 24

Name the type of religion in Ancient Egypt

Answer 24

Polythestic

Question 25

Into how many regions was ancient Egypt divided

Answer 25

two

Question 26

All were kingdoms in ancient Egypt except

Answer 26

First kingdom

Question 27

What was presumed to be the first animal to be domesticated

Answer 27

Dog

Question 28

The word Neolithic means

Answer 28

New stone

Question 29

One of the political impacts of the Neolithic Revolution was

Answer 29

centralized government, law codes, public works

Question 30

T or F : The Babylonians conquered Mesopotamia with their military strength and brutal tactics

Answer 30

False

Question 31

Mesopotamian farmers built__________ to irrigate their fields

Answer 31

canals

Question 31

Most Mesopotamian cultures shared what religious Belief

Answer 31

Polytheism

Question 32

Which type of tools did early humans develop during the Paleolithic Era

Answer 32

hand made axes made from stone

Question 33

What did Paleolithic people not use for SHelter

Answer 33

Stone houses

Question 34

A life changing discovery during the Paleolithic Age was

Answer 34

taming fire

Question 35

Which best describes the social structure that existed during the Paleolithic age

Answer 35

people were pretty much equal

Question 35

During the last major ice age, how did Paleolithic people cross into the Americas

Answer 35

by a land bridge from Asia to N. America