
Early Humans & Mesopotamia
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- Q1Who invented the wheel?SumeriansEgyptHominidsChina30s
- Q2What group is known as Modern Humans?Homo ErectusAustralopithecusHomo HabilisHomo Sapiens30s
- Q3Which group is known as "Handy Man"?AustralopithecusHomo ErectusHomo SapiensHomo Habilis30s
- Q4What group is known as "Upright Man"?Homo HabilisAustralopithecusHomo ErectusHomo Sapiens30s
- Q5Which of these is NOT part of an irrigation system?Water TowersGatesFeeder CanalsBranch Canals30s
- Q6Why did the Fertile Crescent get its name?The shape of the land and it was easy to get toThe fertile soil and no one lived thereThe shape of the land & the fertile soil30s
- Q7What was the 1st written code of law?Hammi's CodeHammurabi's RulesHammurabi's Laws for LifeHammurabi's Code30s
- Q8Mesopotamia was located in what modern day country?JapanIraqIranAfrica30s
- Q9The Neolithic Revolution was defined by:a change from nomadic lifestyle to settled farminga change from hunting and gathering to becoming nomadsa change from farming to hunting and gathering30s
- Q10How did Mesopotamians solve the problem of not being able to get water to their crops?Building Water basinsMoving to the plainsBuilding WallsIrrigation Systems30s
- Q11Which source is defined as "pictures, diary entries, artifacts from a place, things that came DIRECTLY from the time period, interviews, autobiographies "Primary SourceIntermediate SourceSecondary Source30s
- Q12Which source is defined as "textbooks, websites, magazine articles, biographies, things that are written/created AFTER the time period happened"?Intermediate SourceSecondary SourcePrimary Source30s
- Q13Which option defines Domestication?FarmingNot needing animals anymore because you can farmtaming animals for human useHunting and eating animals30s
- Q14What does agriculture mean?Building irrigation systemscreating buildingsFarminghunting and gathering30s
- Q15Which Era created permanent settlements?PaleolithicNeolithic30s