The Evolution of Human Settlements
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Which river(s) bathed the south of ancient Mesopotamia?

  • Tigris and Euphrates (correct)
  • Yangtze and Yellow
  • Nile and Amazon
  • Ganges and Brahmaputra

What breakthroughs were the Sumerians responsible for during the Bronze Age?

  • Invention of the wheel
  • Discovery of electricity
  • Development of writing system (correct)
  • Invention of the printing press

What led to the increase in population numbers around 4000 BC?

  • Invention of the plow
  • Domestication of animals (correct)
  • Discovery of fire
  • Introduction of currency

What type of lifestyle did people have at the end of the Neolithic period?

<p>Nomadic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is ancient Mesopotamia located?

<p>Iraq (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Sumerian civilization was responsible for most of the breakthroughs during the ______ Age

<p>Bronze</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Sumerians were pioneers in the drainage of ______

<p>swamps</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Sumerians possessed an intricate and properly developed ______

<p>language</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ancient Mesopotamia is located between Iraq, Iran, and ______

<p>Syria</p> Signup and view all the answers

Around 4000 BC, the increase in population numbers was due to the dominance of ______ and the domestication of animals

<p>agriculture</p> Signup and view all the answers

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