True or False?
OER PROJECT: WORLDHISTORY / LESSON 3.5OPENERTRUE ORFALSE?Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “True or False?,” OER Project, www.oerproject.com/PurposeDecide what’s true and what’s not as you preview the big ideas about the early agrarian societies you’ll learn more about.Process1.For each early agrarian society, cross out the characteristic that you think is nottrue.Mesopotamia•Responsible for namingthe five planets closest to the Earth, used geometry, and invented the 24-hour day. •Vulnerable to crop failures because of flooding.•Called the “Land of Firsts” because it was the first place people lived.Indus River Valley•Some cities had advanced plumbing and organized streets.•Located along the Yellow River in present-day China.•Archaeologists have found seals with animal images that were used for trade or religious purposes.The Olmec and Chavín•Chavín temples had bedrooms forpeople to live infull-time.•The Olmec carved giant stone heads oftheir kings.•Both used religion and rituals to help leaders maintain power.Askum•Was atradehubbetween the Roman Empire and India.•Was one of the first African empires to build pyramids like those in Egypt.•Used giant carved stone pillars to honor victories and leaders.Shang DynastyChina•Evidence of at least one woman leading her own army into battle.•Ruled all of Asia for over 1,000 years.•Builtwalled cities and used bronze tools and weapons.Nubia and Ancient Egypt•Developed along the Nile River, which had fertile soil and water.•Women had important roles in religion and farming.•People switched to farming quickly and all at once.2.Choose one of the societies above and explain your thinkingfor howyou decidedwhat was true and what was false?