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Honors World History Test #2: Early humans, Neolithic Revolution, and Mesopotamia Name: _____________________________ FILL IN THE BLANK (3 pts. each) 1. The world’s first written language is called ___. 2. The region of Mesopotamia is in what country today? 3. ____ was the world’s first written law and was developed by the Neo-Babylonians. 4. The worship of many gods is called ___. 5. Ur was an example of a __, which is a city that acts as a country unto itself. 6. The world’s oldest work of literature is the ___ 7. The literal translation for the word “Mesopotamia” is ____. 8. What are the two rivers located in Mesopotamia? 9. The term homo habilis means “man with _____.” 10. The beginning of human history is marked from what important human achievement? 11. The most nearly complete skeleton of any Australopithecus ever found is nicknamed ____ after a Beatles song. 12. The Neolithic Revolution was also known as the _____Revolution. 13. The world’s oldest work of literature is the ___ 14. The literal translation for the word “Mesopotamia” is ____. 15. What are the two rivers located in Mesopotamia? 16. This hominid was physically identical to modern humans. 17. Homo sapiens is Latin for ____. 18. The first hominids to practice rudimentary medicine and basic religious burials were the ___. 19. The first hominid to make tools was ____. 20. Our planet is approximately how many years old? 1. ______________________________ 8. _____________________________ 15. ________________________________ 2. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________ 16. ________________________________ 3. _____________________________ 10. _____________________________ 17. ________________________________ 4. _____________________________ 11. _____________________________ 18. ________________________________ 5. ______________________________ 12. _____________________________ 19. ________________________________ 6. ______________________________ 13. ______________________________ 20. _________________________________ 7. ______________________________ 14. ______________________________ SHORT ANSWER (10 points each) ANSWER ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET 1. List the hominids in chronological order, and describe the appearance, tools, language status and culture of each. (Chart form is okay) 2. Explain how each of the following 3 items/skills helped the early humans to survive: TOOLS, FIRE, LANGUAGE Essay(20 points) Use what you know about ancient Mesopotamian society and culture to disprove the following statement: “Although they accomplished much, the ancient Mesopotamians did not have a civilization.” (Make sure to discuss all 5 aspects of a civilization.)