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Weeks 1 & 2: Quiz
Western Civilization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The most key element in the development of civilization is: | large groups of people |
| Which of these was crucial to the development of specialized crafts in the Neolithic Age? | weather |
| Hunter-gatherers were healthier and longer-lived than agriculturalists. | True |
| Which of these is the major advantage of farming over hunting and gathering? | Farming has much higher yields. |
| Based on archaeological evidence, agriculture developed in a couple of places independently. These places are: | All of the above |
| Agriculture and the domestication of animals developed during the __________. | Neolithic Age |
| Learning about history is important because it will enable you to be an informed, engaged, productive citizen of the world. Your ultimate exam test will come in conversations you have with family, friends, and strangers in your home, at work, in bars, in | True |
| It is likely one of the key reasons that of the reasons civilization developed in Mesopotamia is because of: | water management |
| According to your eText (Brooks 2019: 26), the first true cities emerged in______. Which is shown in the above map in _________ Mesopotamia. If you cannot see the map in the image, it is in your eText (Brooks 2019:27). | Sumer, Southern |
| Mesopotamia was the cradle of human civilization | True |
| Mesopotamia is the region between three rivers. The three rivers are (check all that apply): | Nile Tigris Euphrates |
| Mesopotamians invented the first writing system, called: | cuneiform |
| Arrange the rulers of Mesopotamian empires in sequential order: Sargon the Great 1 King Ur-Namuu 2 King Hammurabi 3 | Sargon the Great 1 King Ur-Namuu 2 King Hammurabi 3 |
| 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 |
| Mesopotamia was uniquely suited for agriculture because it had a (select all that apply): | temperate climate naturally rich habitat an abundant supply of water |
| 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: 1) the Fertile Crescent 2) The Nile | True |
| Civilization is primarily Greek in origin. | False |
| Homo erectus survived over 10 times longer than modern humans (us) have. | True |
| In the documentary, "Ancient Mesopotamia-The Sumerians" you learned that Sumerians: | Invented the wheel built reed houses almost identical to the ones used today in the region tar has been collected for thousands of years y rolling hands in the sand The region is much drier today |
| Mesopotamians believed that Gods were: | cruel and easily offended |
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