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Western Civilization
Week 2 quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of these is the major advantage of farming over hunting and gathering | Farming has much higher yields |
| The most key element in the development of civilization is: | large groups of people |
| Civilization is primarily Greek in origin. | False |
| The following site is one of the first large settlement in the Fertile Crescent: | Catal Huyuk |
| As stated in the eText (Brown 2019: 20) the areas in red are the earliest sites we currently know for the emergence of agriculture. In this map, I can point to: | True |
| Based on archaeological evidence, agriculture developed in a couple of places independently. These places are: | All of the above Americas (although this is not a part of "the west" Egypt (North Africa) China Mesopotamia (Middle East) |
| Egyptian civilization developed along the __________ River. | Nile |
| Arrange the rulers of Mesopotamian empires in sequential order: | 1-Sargon the Great 2-King Ur-Namuu 3-King Hammurabi |
| It is likely one of the key reasons that of the reasons civilization developed in Mesopotamia is because of: | water management |
| Mesopotamia was uniquely suited for agriculture because it had a (select all that apply): | -an abundant supply of water -temperate climate -naturally rich habitat -prevalence of plants and animals susceptible to domestication |
| Mesopotamia is the region between three rivers. The three rivers are (check all that apply): | Tigris Nile Euphrates |
| Mesopotamians believed that Gods were: | cruel and easily offended |
| Mesopotamia was the cradle of human civilization | True |
| The world's first true empire was ruled by______ when he conquered all the major Mesopotamian cities and united Akkad and Sumer. | Sargon the Great |
| According to your eText (Brown 2019), the first true cities emerged in______. Which is shown in the above map in _________ Mesopotamia. | Sumer, Southern |
| Which of these was crucial to the development of specialized crafts in the Neolithic Age? | weather |
| Agriculture and the domestication of animals developed during the __________. | Neolithic Age |
| When you visited the site (Links to an external site.) what civilizations are present (highlighted in color) in the Mediterranean at 2000 BC (-2000)? | Egypt, Ur, and Minoan |
| Hunter-gatherers were healthier and longer-lived than agriculturalists. | true |
| The most key element in the development of civilization is: | large groups of people |
| Mesopotamians invented the first writing system, called: | cuneiform |
| In the documentary, "Ancient Mesopotamia-The Sumerians" you learned that Sumerians: | -Invented the wheel -tar has been collected for thousands of years y rolling hands in the sand -The region is much drier today -built reed houses almost identical to the ones used today in the region |
| In this course we will learn about "western" civilization. Where is the west? It may help to take a look at the table of contents in your eText scroll through to look at the maps. Familiarize yourself with the geographic region we will cover and why. | *All of the above Rome Europe Greece Mesopotamia or Iraq |
| Learning history is important because it enables you to be an informed, engaged, productive citizen of the world. T/F | TRUE |
| Homo erectus survived over 10 times longer than modern humans (us) have. | True |
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