Homework 1 Marking Period 2 Neolithic Revolution/River Valley
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- Q1Base your answer to the question on the passage and your knowledge of social studies. “…The daily tasks of the women are to milk the cattle in the morning and evening, and to fetch water as required. By using their donkeys it is possible for them to bring back enough water to last two or three days. When the settlement moves, on average about once every five weeks, each woman is responsible for moving her hut and rebuilding it. All the necessary movables, including hides, wooden containers and important struts in the framework of the hut, can normally be carried by two donkeys. Older women rely on their daughters, their younger co-wives, and their sons’ wives for help in all these tasks….” – Source: Paul Spencer, The Samburu, University of California Press, 1965 from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam Based on this passage, the Samburu people would be classified asserfscommercial farmers(3) nomadsurban dwellers300s
- Q2Base your answer to the question on the passage and your knowledge of social studies. “…The daily tasks of the women are to milk the cattle in the morning and evening, and to fetch water as required. By using their donkeys it is possible for them to bring back enough water to last two or three days. When the settlement moves, on average about once every five weeks, each woman is responsible for moving her hut and rebuilding it. All the necessary movables, including hides, wooden containers and important struts in the framework of the hut, can normally be carried by two donkeys. Older women rely on their daughters, their younger co-wives, and their sons’ wives for help in all these tasks….” – Source: Paul Spencer, The Samburu, University of California Press, 1965 from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam Identify the audience for The Samburu by Paul SpencerNeolithic farmers1. The Samburu, a modern-day tribe in KenyaResearchers interested in comparing the lives of the Samburu with how Paleolithic people lived3. Researchers who want to learn about city life in modern-day Africa300s
- Q3A frieze is a decoration that hangs on a wall near the ceiling. This frieze was discovered in the region known as Mesopotamia and is believed to have been created between 6500 and 3800 BCE. Source: The Visual Dictionary of Ancient Civilizations, Dorling Kindersley (adapted) from NYS Global History and Geography Regents, January, 2010. The images depicted in this frieze reflect the effects of which of the following turning points?Neolithic Revolution300s
- Q4A frieze is a decoration that hangs on a wall near the ceiling. This frieze was discovered in the region known as Mesopotamia and is believed to have been created between 6500 and 3800 BCE. Source: The Visual Dictionary of Ancient Civilizations, Dorling Kindersley (adapted) from NYS Global History and Geography Regents, January, 2010. The images depicted in this frieze reflect the effects of which of the following turning points?Neolithic Revolution300s
