The First Civilizations & Empires, Prehistory - 500 AD

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The time before writing was developed

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Prehistory

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Where did Mary Leakey find the oldest known hominid at the time in 1959?

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Africa

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Which of the following is the translation of Homo sapiens? Options: Nearly human, Fully human, Wise human, Adult human

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Wise human

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Approximately when did the last Ice Age end?

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12,000 BC

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The organized and planned practice of farming that involves the consistent and controlled domestication of animals and the production of crops.

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Systematic Agriculture

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What is the first element in the creation of a civilization?

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An abundance of food

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Which of these created the first Mesopotamian civilization? Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Persians

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Sumerians

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What was the most important Sumerian invention? Options: Alphabet, Writing, Bronze, The number system

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The number system

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What god symbolized the new life brought to Egypt by the Nile?

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Osiris

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During whose reign was the Great Pyramid at Giza built?

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Khufu