Download Review Guide Paleolithic Times to Empires

Review Guide Paleolithic Times to Empires
1. How did early man get from Asia to North America?
2. Which continent did humans first appear?
3. What is the most important development in the history of man?
4. Explain the agricultural revolution (Neolithic revolution) in detail. Know the impact of the revolution,
and what each change let to and the importance. Ei. Domestication of animals, and the planting and
harvesting of plants led to man having a steady food supply, thus allowing man to stay in one place and
no longer be nomadic hunter and gatherer. This in turn led to….
5. What is the writing called used by the Sumerians?
6. Complete the following: Paleolithic ( ____ stone) end when _________ begins. This begin the
________ times (_____ Stone) . The STONE AGE ends with the discovery and use of ______.
7. Taming of animals or plants to use for food or labor is called?
8. Explain specialization of jobs.
9. What two rivers are found in Mesopotamia?
10. Mesopotamia is in what present day country?
11. What does the word “Mesopotamia” mean?
12. Define a city-state , empire, and civilization.
13. What elements are required to make a civilization?
14. What are some inventions of the Sumerians?
15. What is the “Fertile Crescent?”
16. What do river civilizations have in common?
17. What is the importance of Hammurabi’s Code of Laws? What empire is Hammurabi from?
18. What is the importance of Sargon? What empire is Sargon from?
19. What is the importance of the Assyrian Empire? What are the Assyrians known for?
20. What is the importance of Nebuchadnezzar? What empire is Nebbi from?