Early Societies Test - 1

Nabopolassar (625-605 BC) defeated the Assyrians and was crowned king of Babylon. He allied with the Medes of Persia and conquered Assyrian territory.

Agriculture began in the green, undulating plains in the north-east of Iraq between 7000 and 6000 BCE. These plains had enough rainfall to support crop cultivation, making them suitable for early agricultural practices.

Book of the Dead, ancient Egyptian collection of mortuary texts made up of spells or magic formulas, placed in tombs and believed to protect and aid the deceased in the hereafter. 

Hominids came to be divided into branches called genus, whose important types include Australopithecus and Homo.

War captives and local people were put to work for the temple, or directly for the ruler. This, rather than agricultural tax, was compulsory. Those who were put to work were paid rations.

China's ancient writing system, often referred to as oracle bone script or Jiaguwen developed during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BCE) and was later standardized during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BCE).

The earliest temples in Southern Mesopotamia, which is present-day Iraq, were built around c. 5000 BCE. These temples were constructed during the Uruk period, which marked a significant development in the history and culture of Mesopotamia.

Potter`s wheel was the technological landmark witnessed by the urban economy of the city of Uruk. Uruk grew rapidly around 3000 BCE.

The skull of the Neanderthal man, first discovered at Neander Valley in Germany, was initially rejected by scholars. Some of them, dismissing its antiquity, regarded it as 'brutish' or that of a 'pathological idiot'.

The word cuneiform is derived from Latin cuneus for wedge and forma, meaning shape.