Quiz 1

Question 1

What were three events that happened during the Paleolithic Era?

Answer 1

Creation of Art (Venus of Willendorf), Spoken Language and The practice of Burial of the Dead

Question 2

What were 3 achievements during the Neolithic Era?

Answer 2

Domestication of Animals, The invention of the wheel, and Development of Agriculture.

Question 3

What were three things that Civilization created?

Answer 3

Written Language, Political Organization and Cities.

Question 4

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Answer 4

Middle River?

Question 5

What were the two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia?

Answer 5

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 6

What are three benefits of creating civilization near a river?

Answer 6

Agriculture from the fertile soil, Trade and Transportation

Question 7

What are the two downsides of the river?

Answer 7

Potential of Flooding, Potential Invasion

Question 8

What were the two main cities during the Sumerian period?

Answer 8

Ur, Eidu

Question 9

What kind of language did the Sumarians use?

Answer 9

Cuneiform Language

Question 10

What kind of language did the Akkadians use?

Answer 10

Semitic

Question 11

Who was Hammurabi?

Answer 11

First person to unite Mesopotamia, wrote a code of laws

Question 12

What are the periods of Ancient Egypt?

Answer 12

Archaic
Old Kingdom
First Intermediate
Middle Kingdom
2nd Intermediate 
New Kingdom

Question 13

What were the two deserts surrounding Egypt?

Answer 13

Nubian and Sahara

Question 14

What were the 3 Pre-Civilization Eras?

Answer 14

Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic