Download SOL Rolling Review: Pre-History and the Fertile Crescent

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SOL Rolling Review: Pre-History and the Fertile Crescent
Directions: Using your notes and your knowledge of Social Studies, please answer the following questions.
1.) _____ With the exception of the Hebrews, most ancient civilizations of the Middle East were… a. Monotheistic b. Polytheistic 2.) _____ On what continent do scientists believe that mankind began? a. Africa b. Europe c. Asia d. North America 3.) _____ What is the name of the first written language composed of lines and wedges and was developed by the Sumerians? a. Cuneiform b. Demotic c. Hieroglyphics d. Sanskrit 4.) _____ The discovery of ___________ is what shifted Paleolithic man into the Neolithic Age. a. Fire b. Clothing c. Pottery d. Agriculture 5.) _____ The first written law code, created by one of the kings of ancient Babylon. a. Cuneiform b. Hammurabi’s Code c. The Ten Commandments d. The Torah 6.) _____ The __________ of animals in the Neolithic period helped early man to stop being nomadic. a. Killing b. Domestication c. Hunting d. None of the above 7.) _____ This group from the ancient Middle East is responsible for spreading the alphabet around the Mediterranean region. a. Babylonians b. Egyptians c. Hebrews d. Phoenicians 8.) _____ Archaeologists use ___________ to test to determine the data/age of organic artifacts. a. Uranium Dating b. Silicon Dating c. Gold Dating d. Radiocarbon Dating 9.) _____ The arc of farmable land stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. a. Canaan b. Fertile Crescent c. Mesopotamia d. Phoenicia 10.) _____ Stonehenge’s construction began in the __________ and ended in the __________. a. Bronze Age; Iron Age b. Neolithic Age; Bronze Age c. Iron Age; Paleolithic Age d. Paleolithic Age; Neolithic Age