Benchmark Review

the word Neolithic means?

• New Stone Age

• Old Stone Age

• Farming

• move from place to place in search of food.

How did geography most directly influence human settlement patterns in Mesopotamia?

• High altitude led to shorter growing season and more nomadic tribes in the region

• severe weather forced humans to live only along the coast of the Mediterranean and Caspian Seas

• Regular flooding near the rivers led to especially fertile land for farming

• Mountain ranges in the area gave citizens extra protection against outside invaders.

Select 3 correct answers. Describe how settling near a large body of water was beneficial in the development of early civilizations.

• provided a natural boundary to prevent invasion

• prevented trade with nearby lands

• provided a food supply through fishing

• Provided a method of traveling to other lands to trade

• Provided a place for people to swim

Paleolithic man most likely lived in which of the following groups?

• herds

• small clans

• packs

• gangs

The population increase that followed the Neolithic Revolution (as shown on the chart) was most likely the result of-

• a continued reliance on stone weapons

• an increasingly nomadic lifestyle of most tribes

• growing surplus of available foods

• the increase in the number of conflicts between civilizations

what aspect of early human history is depicted in the map above?

• the beginning of Ancient Roman civilization

• Humans crossing a land bridge to North America while following game.

• Human settling in the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia

• Ancient peoples domesticating mammoths

The type of government that best describes early Mesopotamia was that of-

• Independent city-states

• a solitary empire

• populated provinces

• several satraps

What did early people need the most

• the ability to grow crops

• the skills to conquer large areas

• the technology to hunt large game

• the knowledge to find trade routes

using the image which statement best describes why the development of spoken language was important to prehistoric hunter-gatherers?

• They could teach each other about crops and how to successfully farm the land.

• They could better organize their attacks on prey

• They could more easily trade with each other

• they could discuss laws

choose 3 physical features that would have been helpful in the development of a successful civilization

• fertile soil

• rocky soil

• located near a river

• land completely covered by a desert

• a land that is easily defended against invasion