UNIT TEST: Civilization Begins Flashcards
Most scholars and scientists agree that modern humans originated on which continent?
Africa
When did ancestors of modern-day humans first appear?
around 200,000 B.C.
Which scholar studies artifacts—objects left behind by humans or human ancestors?
archaeologist
Which method do scientists use to track evolutionary changes over time?
DNA analysis
Which most directly helped early humans develop agriculture?
access to water
Why were the people in early farming communities able to focus on different kinds of work?
improved farming techniques resulted in food surpluses
Which best describes a result of division of labor in early farming communities?
social roles began to change
What did trade and interaction between villages result in?
greater knowledge
Which characteristics does a civilization have?
complex social organization
trade and economic activity
government
Why were early clans of hunter-gatherers not considered civilizations?
they did not build towns or cities
Why did the world’s first civilizations develop in river valleys?
the land in river valleys supported agriculture
Which civilization built ziggurats and used cuneiform to record information?
Mesopotamia
Which civilization built pyramids and mummified their rulers?
Egypt
Why is the Code of Hammurabi such an important factor in the development of empires?
everyone in the empire could see the laws
Which New Kingdom pharaoh built several large temples and monuments, including Abu Simbel?
Ramses II
