Robert McKoy Chapter 1
Where did the Neolithic agricultural revolution occur, and how did it affect the lives of men and women?
What are the characteristics of civilization, and what are some explanations for why early civilizations emerged?
How did geography contribute to the civilizations that arose in Mesopotamia and Egypt?
What role did religion play in the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt?
What were the chief legacies of Mesopotamia and Egypt to later civilizations?
1. The Neolithic agricultural revolution occurred in the New Stone Age (10,000-4,000 B.C.). The revolution effected the lives of men and women by giving them the ability to acquire food on a regular basis. Thus making the men and women, during this period of time, less nomadic.
2. The basic characteristics of civilization were such ideas as: developing cities, distinct religious structure, new political and military structures, social structures based on economic power, the development of writing, and new forms of significant artistic and intellectual activity. Early civilizations may have emerged because of the growth of food surpluses, thereby the storage of the food became a problem. Upon this problem brought the specialization of labor and development of these primitive city-villages. Another reason for the emergence of early civilizations may have been their religious beliefs and other ideals and principles that they adopted over the years.
3. Geography contributed to the civilizations that arose in Mesopotamia and Egypt by giving them fertile soil and massive silt deposits upon which they would eventually farm and maintain.
4. In the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt religion played
a very prominent role in society.
Their governments were established a being theocratic. Thus meaning
that their chief authoritative being was their god(s) followed by the priests
and priestesses.
5. The chief legacies of Mesopotamia and Egypt to later civilizations
were: the importance of religion, basic writing, Mesopotamian literature,
mathematics and astronomy, and the Code of Hammurabi.
Rob Bush
HIS 121 Sec. 08
1. Which of the following did the Paleolithic peoples not do in order
to get food:
A. hunt various animals.
B. fish
C. grow crops
D. gather nuts, berries and fruits.
2. What was the earliest humanlike creature known as?
A. Homo sapiens
B. Australopithecines
C. Homo erectus
D. Homo sapiens sapiens
3. Writing emerged in Egypt during which of the following:
A. the 12th and 13th dynasties
B. the 1st and 2nd dynasties
C. the 18th dynasty
D. the 3rd and 4th dynasties
4. Which of the following was not considered one of the three major
social groups of the Sumerian city-states?
A. nobles
B. commoners
C. merchants
D. slaves
5. The code of _________ reveals a society with a system of strict
justice.
A. Sargon
B. Hammurabi
C. Tutankhamon
D. Hatshepsut
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. B
Bryan Sherrick
The earliest humanlike creatures were known as
a) Homo erectus b) Neaderthals
c) Australopithecines d) Homo Sapiens
sapiens
Neolithic is Greek for
a) Ice Age
b) Old Stone c) New
Stone d) Wise Man
Mesopotamia is located btween which two rivers
a) Tigris and Nile
b)Jordan and Nile
c) Tigris and Euphrates
d) Euphrates and Jordan
The first kinog of the Israelites was
a) David b) Soloman
c) Saul d) Moses
The Cause for Nomadic Tribes to settle into villages
was
a) the domestication of animals
b) The threat of extinction
c) Agricultural Domestication
d) The Bow and Arrow
1. c
2. c
3. c
4. c
5. c
Joseph A. McSpadden
1. Which primitive peoples were most similar by their features
to modern humans?
a) Homo Sapiens
b) Homo erectus
c) Neanderthals
d) Homo Sapiens Sapiens
2. Small female statuettes with exaggerated breasts and buttocks
were discovered in what city?
a) Jericho
b) Tifton
c) Catal Huyuk
d) Babylon
3. This ancient structure was built to reflect the levels of Mesopotamian
society and their relationship to the gods.
a) The Ziggurat
b) The Pyramids
c) The Walls of Jericho
d) clay huts
4. Relief sculpture was an art form that was highly developed under
the reign of which Assyrian King?
a) Shalmaneser the 3rd
b) Ashurbanipal
c) Sennacherib
d) Khorsobad
5. The most prominent of architectural projects built under King
Solomom was what?
a) The Ark of the Covenant
b) Temple of Jerusalem
c) synagogue at Capernaum
d) Taj Mahal
1. d
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. b
Owen Swanson
1. where is the fertile cresant and what important roles did it play?
2. What are the earliest tools used by humans believed to be?
3. How did the roles of men and women differ as civilizations began to devolope, why?
4. Where was the first discovery of neanderthal remains?
5.Why was mud and clay used to build structures in early civilizations?
Nichole Wells
1. The first humans to make stone tools were the:
a. homo erectus
b. homo sapiens
c. homo habilis
d. hunter gatherers
2. The homo erectus used fire for:
a. cooking
b. warmth
c. keep wild animals
away
d. all of the above
3. Who discovered agriculture?
a. men
b. women
c. both men and
women
d. neither men
nor women
4. The homo sapiens drew animals and men with spears
in order to:
a. hope to make
it happen
b. have fun
c. show off for
others
d. all of the above
5. Defining a civilized society includes:
a. language developed
b. military
c. trade
d. all of the above
Kimberly Smith
1. What was the first type of creature to be called
"upright human being?"
a. Homo erectus
b. Homo sapiens
c. Homo sapiens sapiens
d. Homo sapiens sapiens sapiens
2. The word "Neolithic" Age means what?
a. middle stone
b. early stone
c. new stone
d. late stone
3. What revolution did the first humans experience?
a. Industrial
b. Agricultural
c. American
d. Communist
4. What were the first storage containers made of?
a. iron
b. gold
c. clay
d. silver
5. "Eye for an eye" justice was from the Code of ______________?
a. God
b. Hitler
c. Castro
d. Hammurabi
Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. b
4. c
5. d
Lauren Schatz
1. The first modern humans known as Homo Sapiens Sapiens appeared
in _____ between 200,00 and 150,000 years ago.
a. Eastern Europe
b. Africa c. Western Europe d. South
Asia
2. During the Paleolithic Age the earliest tools used were
made from ____.
a. wood b. bronze
c. stone d. bone
3._______ best known for his code of laws gained control of
Sumer and Akkad and reunified Mesopotamia.
a. Sargon b. Ur-Nammu
c. Hammurabi d. Lagalzaggsis
4. _______ was the age of prosperity and splender made obvious
with the construction of the greatest and largest pyramids in Egypt's history.
a. Old Kingdom b. Middle
Kingdom c. New Kingdom d.first intermediate period
5. Pharoah ______ reunited Egypt by defeating and expelling
the Hyksos, founding the 18th Dynasty ans establishing the New Kingdom.
a. Djoser b. Menkaure
c. Amenhotep d. Ahmose
1-b 2-c 3-c
4-a 5-d
Crystal McDonough
The belief that spirits exist in animals, trees, rocks, etc. is called?
a. Sympathetic Magic
b. Animalism
c. Domestication
d. Ritualism
The Homo sapiens were highly skilled toolmakers approximately 250,000
years ago. Which of the following tools were found during this era?
a. Hammers
b. Wheels
c. Spears
d. Forks
Cave paintings provide good examples of the cultural creativity of
Paleolithic people. What was the theme in the majority of the cave
paintings found?
a. Men killing animals
b. People growing grain
c. Supernatural
d. Tribes
The first human was believed to emerge from Africa around two million
years ago. For what reason might Africa be the sight of the oldest
skeletons?
a. The dry environment of the Sahara and the lack of water may delay
the decaying process of the bones.
b. Monkeys are from Africa. Some scientists believe that men
evolved from monkeys.
c. Africa was the first country; it was here before the other countries
developed.
d. The pH of the soil in some of the wetter regions of Africa is
higher than most other regions of the world.
smanf@usa.net
1) 90% of the population in Sumerian city-states were:
A. Nobles
B. Slaves
C. Priestly Officials
D. Farmers
2) Which God, in Mesopotamia was considered the most important?
A. God of the Wind
B. God of the Earth
C. God of the Sky
D. God of the Sun
3) Which was referred to as the golden age?
A. New Kingdom
B. First Intermediate Period
C. Post empire
D. Middle Kingdom
4) Who was the first king of the Israelites?
A. Saul
B. David
C. Solomon
D. Abraham
5) Which is the Jewish God?
A. Aton
B. Yahweh
C. Re
D. Enlil
1. D 2. C 3. D
4. A 5. B
reidkellie@hotmail.com
1. What was the capital of the Old Kingdom in Egypt?
a. Cairo
b. Giza
c. Memphis
d. Saqqara
2. Which was not a major social group in Sumarian city-states?
a. commoners
b. nobles
c. slaves
d. merchants
3. In the codes of Hammurabi, if a freeman strikes another freemans
daughter and
she dies, what would the penalty be?
a. have him pay one-half mina of silver
b. put his daughter to death
c. have him pay one-half mina of silver
d. have him pay ten shekels of silver
4. When did agriculture first begin?
a. Neolithic period
b. Paleolithic period
c. Mesolithic period
d. None of the above
5. In Mesopotamian religion, who was the most important god or goddess?
a. Enlil
b. Enki
c. Ninhursaga
d. An
Answers:
1. c
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. d
Cindy Wall
1. Which is not a result of the agricultural revolution?
a. poulation growth
b. dramatic increase in nomadic lifestyle
c. division of labor
d. stable food supply
2.Which is one of the oldest known agricultural villages?
a. Enkidu
b. Enlil
c. Hyksos
d. Jericho
3.What subject did most of the Akkadian literature focus on?
a. hunting
b. divination
c. farming
d. philosophy
4.Who created the first monarchy for the Hebrews?
a. Saul
b. David
c. Judah
d. Solomon
5.Which is not true of daily life in Egypt?
a. positive attitude towards life
b. constant fear of the gods
c. home was important
d. women had equal legal rights