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How many years separate 3100 BC and 1800 AD?. A. 490 B. 130 C. 4900 D, 1300. 4900. Events that occurred after the development of writing are called. A. Prehistoric B. Ancient C. Artifacts D. Historic. Historic.
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How many years separate 3100 BC and 1800 AD? • A. 490 • B. 130 • C. 4900 • D, 1300
Events that occurred after the development of writing are called • A. Prehistoric • B. Ancient • C. Artifacts • D. Historic
Events that occur before the development of writing are called • A. Prehistoric • B. Ancient • C. Artifacts • D. Historic
The epic poem that Homer wrote is entitled • A. Iliad • B. Moby Dick • C. Mahabharata • D. Ramayana
The code of laws during the Mesopotamian period was known as • A. Ten commandments • B. Five Pillars • C. Code of Hammurabi • D. Twelve Tablets
What artifact unlocked the key to the hieroglyphic language? • A. Hammurabi Code • B. King Tut’s tomb • C. Ice Man • D. Rosetta Stone
What event allowed man to gain control over his food supply? • A. Hunting • B. Wandering • C. Development of farming • D. fishing
Mesopotamia was the land between the Tigris and which other river? • A. Nile • B. Amazon • C. Mississippi • D. Euphrates
What factor made it especially difficult to farm in southern Mesopotamia? • Unskilled Laborers • Droughts and irregular floods • Not enough sunshine • Rocky, infertile soil
What invention has proven to be one of the most important inventions in human history? • Paper • Wheel • Plow • Pots
What person studies the ancient artifacts, tools and buildings of long ago? • Archeologists • Anthropologist • Geologist • Historians
What person studies the way people act and live? • Archeologists • Anthropologist • Geologist • Historians
What person studies rock, minerals, and other formations of the earth? • Archeologists • Anthropologist • Geologist • Historians
What was the first written laws called? • Four Pillars • Ten Commandments • Vedas • Code of Hammurabi
What cloth is found in a cocoon? • Cotton • Wool • Silk • Polyester
What cloth did the Chinese make? • Cotton • Wool • Silk • polyester
The tallest building in Sumer was • Zigguart • Tora • Pyramid • Cuneiform
A long period without rain is called • Plateau • Drought • Economy • Irrigation