WORLD CIVILIZATIONS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
pre-recorded history ranging around 3-4,000 B.C. to the Stone Age - Answers-what is
prehistory?
the stone ages and the metal ages - Answers-what two major cultural stages does man
develop in up to around 500 C.E. (A.D.)?
paleolithic, mesolithic, and neolithic - Answers-what sub-periods break down the stone
age?
the hittites and the persians - Answers-which indo-european civilizations lived in turkey
and iran?
the oldest civilization recorded in mesopotamia; they settled in southeastern iraq -
Answers-who were the sumerians? where was the land of sumer?
uruk, eridu, ur, etc - Answers-what were some city-states that they founded?
a writing system developed in mesopotamia; cuneiform was written on clay tablets -
Answers-what was cuneiform? how did one write in cuneiform?
it means wedge shaped - Answers-what does cuneiform mean in latin?
a sumerain epic written over king gilgamesh of uruk - Answers-what was the epic of
gilgamesh
a flood - Answers-what famous disaster is mentioned in it which is similar to the Genesis
story in the old testament?
composite bows, chariot, beer, sailboats, etc - Answers-what are some other
technologies/innovations the sumerians were famous for?
sumerian step pyramids made of mudbrick; tower of babel, hanging gardens of babylon,
etc. - Answers-what were ziggurats? give me examples of ziggurats that were built?
sir leonard woolley - Answers-what archaeologist discovered the great ziggurat of ur?
anu (sky god), enki (water and earth), enlil (air and wind) - Answers-what were the 3
main gods of the sumerians and what were they attributed to?
marduk - Answers-what god was popular with the babylonians?
, semetic people from central iraq; king sargon of akkad - Answers-who were the
akkadians? what famous king founded the akkadian empire
semetic people who inhabited south iraq - Answers-who were the babylonians?
hammurabi - Answers-which king founded the old babylonian empire around the 18th
century b.c.?
a babylonian legal code written on stone columns; written in cuneiform - Answers-what
was the code of hammurabi?
282; what you do to others will be done to you (not always fair though) - Answers-how
many laws were developed? what was the principle of retaliation or "eye for an eye"
hittites - Answers-what civilizations in ancient turkey sacked the babylonians
indo-european people that settled in turkey; eastern europe (ukraine) - Answers-what
was the origin of the hittites?
coppe, bronze, and iron - Answers-what sub-periods break down the metal ages?
the ice age - Answers-what type of climate declined during the mesolithic age as man
transgressed to farming?
agriculture - Answers-what was the neolithic revolution that occured during the new
stone age?
jericho in palestine, catal huyuk in turkey, a'in ghazal in jordan, etc. - Answers-what are
some ancient neolithic sites that show evidence of early farming and civilization? Where
are they located
mesopotamia (tigris-euphrates), india (indus-ganges), china (yellow river), egypt (nile) -
Answers-what are the four ancient river valley civilizations that developed first and their
important rivers?
it means "land between two rivers", those rivers being the tigris and euphrates -
Answers-what does the tern mesopotamia mean in greek? what 2 main rivers are
located in iraq?
because it was the birthplace of civilization - Answers-why are other terms used for iraq
such as "fertile crescent", "cradle of civilization"?
garden of eden, flood story, tower of babel, abraham, etc. - Answers-what biblical
stories are associated with the mesopotamian region?
pre-recorded history ranging around 3-4,000 B.C. to the Stone Age - Answers-what is
prehistory?
the stone ages and the metal ages - Answers-what two major cultural stages does man
develop in up to around 500 C.E. (A.D.)?
paleolithic, mesolithic, and neolithic - Answers-what sub-periods break down the stone
age?
the hittites and the persians - Answers-which indo-european civilizations lived in turkey
and iran?
the oldest civilization recorded in mesopotamia; they settled in southeastern iraq -
Answers-who were the sumerians? where was the land of sumer?
uruk, eridu, ur, etc - Answers-what were some city-states that they founded?
a writing system developed in mesopotamia; cuneiform was written on clay tablets -
Answers-what was cuneiform? how did one write in cuneiform?
it means wedge shaped - Answers-what does cuneiform mean in latin?
a sumerain epic written over king gilgamesh of uruk - Answers-what was the epic of
gilgamesh
a flood - Answers-what famous disaster is mentioned in it which is similar to the Genesis
story in the old testament?
composite bows, chariot, beer, sailboats, etc - Answers-what are some other
technologies/innovations the sumerians were famous for?
sumerian step pyramids made of mudbrick; tower of babel, hanging gardens of babylon,
etc. - Answers-what were ziggurats? give me examples of ziggurats that were built?
sir leonard woolley - Answers-what archaeologist discovered the great ziggurat of ur?
anu (sky god), enki (water and earth), enlil (air and wind) - Answers-what were the 3
main gods of the sumerians and what were they attributed to?
marduk - Answers-what god was popular with the babylonians?
, semetic people from central iraq; king sargon of akkad - Answers-who were the
akkadians? what famous king founded the akkadian empire
semetic people who inhabited south iraq - Answers-who were the babylonians?
hammurabi - Answers-which king founded the old babylonian empire around the 18th
century b.c.?
a babylonian legal code written on stone columns; written in cuneiform - Answers-what
was the code of hammurabi?
282; what you do to others will be done to you (not always fair though) - Answers-how
many laws were developed? what was the principle of retaliation or "eye for an eye"
hittites - Answers-what civilizations in ancient turkey sacked the babylonians
indo-european people that settled in turkey; eastern europe (ukraine) - Answers-what
was the origin of the hittites?
coppe, bronze, and iron - Answers-what sub-periods break down the metal ages?
the ice age - Answers-what type of climate declined during the mesolithic age as man
transgressed to farming?
agriculture - Answers-what was the neolithic revolution that occured during the new
stone age?
jericho in palestine, catal huyuk in turkey, a'in ghazal in jordan, etc. - Answers-what are
some ancient neolithic sites that show evidence of early farming and civilization? Where
are they located
mesopotamia (tigris-euphrates), india (indus-ganges), china (yellow river), egypt (nile) -
Answers-what are the four ancient river valley civilizations that developed first and their
important rivers?
it means "land between two rivers", those rivers being the tigris and euphrates -
Answers-what does the tern mesopotamia mean in greek? what 2 main rivers are
located in iraq?
because it was the birthplace of civilization - Answers-why are other terms used for iraq
such as "fertile crescent", "cradle of civilization"?
garden of eden, flood story, tower of babel, abraham, etc. - Answers-what biblical
stories are associated with the mesopotamian region?
