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What is the primary reason that early civilizations developed near rivers?
Rivers gave invading armies easy access to early civilizations.
Rivers provided natural resources and trade routes.
Rivers were necessary for religious rituals in early civilizations.
Rivers kept the population low due to seasonal flooding.
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Culture is a people's way of life, and includes...?
food, music, religion
housing, technology, religion
holidays, school, and housing
holidays, government and religion
3
What did the rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China provide?
all are correct
Water for drinking
Rich, fertile soil for agriculture
Fish and other seafood to eat
4
Why was Mesopotamia called the "Land of Firsts?"
creating the world's first civilization and the world's first wheel.
They were not first at anything.
They were the first to believe in Daoism/Taoism.
They were the first to develop a form of money for trade.
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"Different levels of power and wealth" describe what feature of a civilization?
social hierarchy
organized government
religion or belief system
job specialization
6
Society in Mesopotamia , Irrigation systems, the wheel and made the first known writing system.
Hieroglyphics
Code of Hammurabi
summer
Sumerians
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To specialize in a job means to become...
a lazy and unmotivated worker.
a talented animal.
a worker of many skills.
an expert in one job.
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Why did crops grow well in Mesopotamia and the other River Valleys?
Food was scarce.
The land was mountainous and had plenty of trees.
The land was fertile and water was nearby.
The oceans provided sea water for the crops.
9
What single advantage had the greatest impact on having civilazations to form?
Agriculture
Prior knowledge
Climate
Geography
10
Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had a significant impact in the Middle East because
developments of early centers of civilizations
establishment of the first global empire
invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
formation of the state of Israel
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As farming communities experienced more specialization of labor, how did this affect their culture?
They used trade and bartering to get things they needed.
They became more isolated and refused to work together.
They moved away from using any form of written communication.
They stopped learning new skills and creating new products.
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Which ancient civilization is accredited with the invention of the wheel?
Sumerians
Assyrians
Hebrews
Egyptians
13
Which is NOT a characteristic of civilizations
Writing
Nomads
Record Keeping
Job Specialization
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To write, or to record keep, is the act of noting something down, on a material’s surface.
Social Classes
Writing and Record Keeping
Organized Government
Complex Religion
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Cultural Diffusion
A writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
a waterfall or stretch of rapids in a river
First written code of laws; 282 total
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What does fertile mean?
a desert
bad for growing food
a dessert
good for growing food
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What is a set of spirit beliefs, customs, and rituals?
Advanced Cities
Complex Religion
Record Keeping
Art & Architecture
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Government, Religion, Social Class, Jobs, Writing, Cities, Art/Architecture, & Public Works. These are what?
List of stuff
Attribute of a Village
Characteristics of a Civilization
Elements of a Society
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Which of the following happened when man began to farm?
There were communities where people could do jobs other than farming jobs
They had more meat in their diet
They were constantly attacked by animals
They had to move from place to place
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Technology
A people's unique way of life--all of its forms of creative expression
When a society has enough food so it can survive, plus some extra to trade.
All advances, inventions, and processes created to make life easier.
forms of worship such as holidays, prayer services, and rituals.
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What is a River Valley Civilization?
A agricultural nation by a river
large body of religious text
a trade network is a network of roads
an advanced state of human society
22
What does a government do?
Nothing good.
Provide for the people's spirituals needs.
Create writing systems.
Manage all of the working parts of a civilization.
23
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilization?
Nomadic
Social Classes
Advanced Cities
Written Language & Records
24
What invention led to the "start" of history?
The Wheel
Stone tools
The lightbulb
Writing
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Writing
Symbols and signs put together to make words.
A set of beliefs, usually in a god or gods
A system of levels in society.
A group of people who keep law and order and make laws.
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A civilization is a group of people who ______ and ______ together in an area.
walk and travel
live and work
skip and play
rob and kill
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Which is not one of 5 characteristics of a complex civilization?
Nomadic lifestyle
Record keeping
Advanced technology
Advanced cities
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Division of labor
A system in which different people complete different jobs.
One of the 7 wonders of the Ancient World.
A farming tool the Sumerians invented
A system in which different people complete different jobs.
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Government is a group of people who have the power to make and enforce _________.
imitation
irrigation
specialization
laws
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What is the product of specialization?
new jobs and technologies
Nomadic
No need for more food
Farming
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What happens when a society has a surplus of food?
food is wasted
people eat more, become obese and die quicker
People become lazy
People are able to specialize in jobs other than farming
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What new technology helped farmers grow more crops by making watering easier in the Neolithic Age?
buckets
long hoses
sprinklers
irrigation canals
33
What makes and enforce laws, collect taxes, and protect its citizens.
Written Record
Complex Religion
Central Government
Common Language
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When looking at the geography of a civilization, which question would we ask?
What groups is society split up into?
What do the people of the civilization believe?
What crops could a civlization grow?
What did the civilization invent?
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Civilizations grew a SURPLUS, or ______ food.
little
basic
normal
extra
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In order for there to be agricultural production, there needs to be ____________________.
non fertile soil
fire
drought
fertile soil
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How were the people of Mesopotamia able to control water and grow crops away from the rivers
developed an irrigation system and canals that controlled water
created underground pipes that used electricity
prayed to the gods for it to rain
turned on the faucet and it came out
38
Which ancient civilization is accredited with the invention of the wheel?
Egyptians
Hebrews
Sumerians
Assyrians
39
the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had a significant impact in the Middle East due
formation of the state of Israel
establishment of the first global empire
invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
developments of early centers of civilizations
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First known civilization settled along the
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Tigris and Ganges Rivers
Euphrates and Nile Rivers
The Mediterranean and Red Seas
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Which civilization invented cuneiform?
China
Indus
Egypt
Sumer
42
People training in one job, trade or craft.
spheres
specimen
habitation
specialization
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The purpose of having a government in civilization is...?
keeping law and order
building canals
growing food
telling stories to children
44
People who specialize in writing
merchants
scribes
farmers
priests
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Where did most ancient civilization begin their settlements?
by rivers
in deserts
near oceans
on mountains
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merchant
highly developed culture that was believed to please the Gods
A person who makes money by selling goods
A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the Sumerians
beliefs and many people share
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culture
When a society has enough food so it can survive, plus some extra to trade
A group of people who keep law and order and make laws.
A set of beliefs, usually in a god or gods, together with forms of worship
A people's unique way of life--
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Government
...All advances, inventions, and processes created to make life easier.
A group of people who keep law and order and make laws.
Symbols and signs put together to make words.
A people's unique way of life--all of its forms of creative expression
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Cuneiform
The world's first civilization, founded in Mesopotamia.
Sumerian form of writing using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.
people who buy and sell goods for a living
farming system in the form of steps going up the mountain
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food surplus
Changing your food source
Moving to find more food
Growing less food than you need
Growing more food than you need.
51
Where did the first civilization begin?
Villages
Ancient River Valleys
Near Mesopotamia
City-States
52
Who were the first people to develop written language?
Egyptians
Sumarians
Flintstones
Indian
53
Society in Mesopotamia , Irrigation systems Example: a pace where they growing crops and vegetables; used irrigation
Monsoons
Nirvana
Cuneiform
Sumerians
54
The earlist known civilazations developed in Mesoppotamia, in which means?
"land between 2 rivers"
india
Sumeria
55
What could people do to get things they needed but didn't have a surplus of?
pray
love
trade
grow`
56
What is a civilization?
It has cities, a writings system and organized governments
As well as art, religion, class divisions
All of the above
A complex society
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Why were governments created during early civilization?
to control and organize a society.
to better manage agriculture
to show people who was boss.
to better manage cities
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What spread during early civilization?
Agruculture
Disease
Hunger
Water
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Religion
A people's unique way of life--
A set of beliefs, usually in a god or gods, together with forms of worship
A system of levels in society
All advances, inventions, and processes created to make life easier.
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What country is located today where Mesopotamia was located thousands of years ago?
Iraq
India
Iran
Afghanistan
