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Early Humans & Mesopotamia

Quiz by Brittney Riffle

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  • Q1
    Who invented the wheel?
    Sumerians
    Egypt
    Hominids
    China
    30s
  • Q2
    What group is known as Modern Humans?
    Homo Erectus
    Australopithecus
    Homo Habilis
    Homo Sapiens
    30s
  • Q3
    Which group is known as "Handy Man"?
    Australopithecus
    Homo Erectus
    Homo Sapiens
    Homo Habilis
    30s
  • Q4
    What group is known as "Upright Man"?
    Homo Habilis
    Australopithecus
    Homo Erectus
    Homo Sapiens
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of these is NOT part of an irrigation system?
    Water Towers
    Gates
    Feeder Canals
    Branch Canals
    30s
  • Q6
    Why did the Fertile Crescent get its name?
    The shape of the land and it was easy to get to
    The fertile soil and no one lived there
    The shape of the land & the fertile soil
    30s
  • Q7
    What was the 1st written code of law?
    Hammi's Code
    Hammurabi's Rules
    Hammurabi's Laws for Life
    Hammurabi's Code
    30s
  • Q8
    Mesopotamia was located in what modern day country?
    Japan
    Iraq
    Iran
    Africa
    30s
  • Q9
    The Neolithic Revolution was defined by:
    a change from nomadic lifestyle to settled farming
    a change from hunting and gathering to becoming nomads
    a change from farming to hunting and gathering
    30s
  • Q10
    How did Mesopotamians solve the problem of not being able to get water to their crops?
    Building Water basins
    Moving to the plains
    Building Walls
    Irrigation Systems
    30s
  • Q11
    Which source is defined as "pictures, diary entries, artifacts from a place, things that came DIRECTLY from the time period, interviews, autobiographies "
    Primary Source
    Intermediate Source
    Secondary Source
    30s
  • Q12
    Which source is defined as "textbooks, websites, magazine articles, biographies, things that are written/created AFTER the time period happened"?
    Intermediate Source
    Secondary Source
    Primary Source
    30s
  • Q13
    Which option defines Domestication?
    Farming
    Not needing animals anymore because you can farm
    taming animals for human use
    Hunting and eating animals
    30s
  • Q14
    What does agriculture mean?
    Building irrigation systems
    creating buildings
    Farming
    hunting and gathering
    30s
  • Q15
    Which Era created permanent settlements?
    Paleolithic
    Neolithic
    30s

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