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How did early river valley civilizations influence the development of future civilizations?

• Due to the deforestation of the Amazon

• Due to geographic features of the early civilizations

• Due to causing climate change and pollution issues in the regions in which they settled

• Due to job specialization creating advancements in science, technology and mathematics

What were some of the challenges that early humans faced in terms of food supply during the Paleolithic age?

• Man settled in villages and created furniture.

• Man started hunting all day to have stocks of food.

• Man invented more hunting tools to be able to hunt faster.

• Man settled in permanent homes, domesticated animals, and planted his own food.

What was the most important effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people’s lives?

• People began eating wild grains

• New types of stone tools were made

• People completely stopped hunting and gathering

• The population grew at a faster rate, and people settles into communities

Which of these would complete the list of Advancements in the Neolithic Age?

• The use of the chariot

• The rise of permanent settlements

• The invention of the waterwheel

• The development of sanitation systems

Which was not an advancement made during the Neolithic Age?

• Bronze was developed

• Development and use of fire

• Spoken language was developed

• People settled in communities for long periods of time

Why did most early civilizations develop in river valleys?

• Because humans use river valleys for trade.

• Because humans use river valleys for travel .

• Because humans use river valleys for protection.

• Because river valleys provided favorable conditions for agriculture.

How did the Sumerian control their physical environment?

• They built levees to keep back the floored water

• They poked holes in levees during the summer to get more water

• They made channels larger until they became canals to irrigate crops

• All of the above

What important idea did Hammurabi’s code express in the Mesopotamian civilization?

• Hammurabi is a n example of a good leader.

• Harshness is the best way to establish a rule.

• It is the responsibility of the government to protect its society.

• The “eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” principle is the best punishment for a crime.

Why was Hammurabi's Code important?

• It helped decode cuneiform writing

• It showed archeologists why writing was important

• It helped everyone know the laws and punishments

• Soldiers used it to send secret messages during battle

Why did Cyrus the Great win the respect of his captured people?

• He maintained the army of all his subjects.

• He showed justice, generosity, tolerance, respect, and fair dealings to them.

• His aggressiveness and warlike actions made the people adhere to his laws.

• He brought taxes and tributes to the empire making the empire the richest in antiquity.