Quest ion 1 History is A.) not important. B.) the study of the past C.) a lot of made-up stories. D.) about the future. LF

Quest ion 2 Historians use clues from various (different) sources A.) because primary sources are available. B.) because they are lazy. C.) to learn about the past D.) to get different answers. LF

Quest ion 3 People moved out of Africa because A.) they were tired of living there. B.) they wanted new neighbors. C.) they liked cold climates. D.) the earth’s climate changed LF

Quest ion 4 People adapted to new environments by A.) making clothes and new types of tools B.) going to sleep. C.) starting wars.D.) doing nothing. LF

Quest ion 5 The rise of agriculture A.) kept hunter-gatherers busy. B.) allowed people to settle in villages C.) was bad for people.D.) began on the Nile River. LF

Quest ion 6 Civilization means A.) destroying crops. B.) being nice to people. C.) staying the same. D.) an advanced form of culture. LF.

Quest ion 7 People who do jobs requiring a special skill are called A.) kings. B.) monarchs. C.) specialized workers.D.) priests. LF

Quest ion 8 The Mesopotamians developed writing A.) because they were bored. B.) because they needed to keep track of things they could sell. C.) as a form of art.D.) so they had a secret code. LF

Quest ion 9 People learning a better way to do something through inventing or creating is A.) called technology. B.) art. C.) social hierarchy.D.) empires. LF

Quest ion 10 In Sumer, the type of government was A.) none B.) kingdom. C.) monarchy.D.) city-state LF

Quest ion 11 The center of the city in Sumer A.) was the ziggurat. B.) was controlled by priests. C.) involved irrigation.D.) all of the above. LF

Quest ion 12 Kings, priests, slaves, landowners, farmers and government officials made up what was called A.) monarchy. B.) kingdom. C.) social heirarchy.D.) rural. LF

Quest ion 13 What did Sumerians do to improve their lives? A.) They developed special knowledge. B.) They invented tools. C.) They developed cuneiform writing. D.) All of the above. LF

Quest ion 14 What did the Sumerians NOT invent? A.) the plow B.)the wheel C.) the weather vaneD.) the calendar LF

Quest ion 15 What does “Mesopotamia” mean in Greek? A.) the land between rivers B.) the fertile crescent C.) the middle landD.) none of the above LF

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