Recitation 2 Quiz

What is the earliest way humans stored all of their information?

• Tablets

• Brain

• Heart

• Paper

Which of these is a downfall of using the brain for information storage?

• Limited Capacity

• Death/Not being able to pass on information

• Storing less information over time

• All of the Above

Who were the people who created the first 'writing' form?

• Sumerians

• Mayans

• Americans

• Aztecs

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Where were the Sumerians located?

• Mesopotamia

• Africa

• Syria

• Iran

What two symbols does binary code use?

• 2 and 3

• 0 and 1

• 4 and 0

• 5 and 7

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.1

What problems did humans face when it came to information?

• Hard Retrieval

• Easy Access

• Hard to Understand

• Hard Retrieval and Hard to Understand

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

When were more symbols added to the Sumerian System?

• 2500 BC - 60 BC

• 3000 BC - 2500 BC

• 400 BC - 300 BC

• 10 BC - 5 BC

What is the name of the full script?

• Moive

• Play

• Sumerian System

• Cuneiform

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What makes the quipu system unique compared to other written scripts?

• It used symbols carved in stone

• It was a spoken-only language

• It used knotted strings to record info

• It was written on animal hides

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What was one of the main uses of the Sumerian number system?

• Astronomy calculations

• Bookkeeping and tracking goods

• Military strategy

• Entertainment and games

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.A.2