Ancient Civilizations-Ch 1 Review

Question 1

Identify five features of a civilization.

Accepted Answer

cities, trade, social classes, government, special skills

Question 2

The oldest recorded civilizations were here.

Accepted Answer

Fertile Crescent

Question 3

What marked the end of the Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Question 4

A person who survives from producing handcrafted goods is known as

Accepted Answer

an artisan

Question 5

A discovery that allowed people to benefit from their relationships with animals.

Accepted Answer

domestication

Question 6

This marked the transition from the Middle Stone Age to the New Stone Age

Accepted Answer

Farming

Question 7

Stories passed down through generations by word of mouth.

Accepted Answer

oral tradition

Question 8

This is one way that ancient people were able to increase the fertility of their soil.

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 9

What three features could make a place attractive to new settlers?

Accepted Answer

rich soil, drinking water, materials for building shelter

Question 10

This person did not settle in any one place, but moved constantly in search of food.

Accepted Answer

nomad

Question 11

How do historians and archeologists learn about people in ancient times?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 12

Surpluses led directly to this.

Accepted Answer

population growth

Question 13

This marked the transition from the Old Stone Age to the Middle Stone Age.

Accepted Answer

use of more refined tools

Question 14

One of the main reasons Ancient Egypt's civilization flourished.

Accepted Answer

Nile

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