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1
What do all civilizations need to survive and grow?
food
water
Resources
money
2
Which is not one of five key elements of civilization?
writing
organized religion
organized government
nice houses
3
How did the first farmers cope with challenges posed by rivers?
They learned to control flooding and use irrigation systems
farmers only planted rice
farmers used boats
farmers moved to the mountains when rivers flooded
4
What was the first civilization of the ancient world?
Memphis
Sumer
Mesopotamia
Jericho
5
Why did the first civilizations develop in river valleys?
the river was good for travel
the water was nice
the people only had fish to eat
Because flooding left silt on land which enriched the soil
6
The first civilizations developed near these two rivers
the Tigris and the Euphrates
the Mississippi and the White
the Nile and the lesser Nile
The Amazon and the Jordan
7
What was the name of the area that gave birth to the first civilizations?
Egypt
Tigris and Euphrates
Memphis
Mesopotamia
8
Before the rise of civilization people were nomadic. What does this mean?
People said no a lot when they were mad.
People traveled on vacation.
People lived in houses in neighborhoods
They traveled from place to place hunting and gathering food
9
How was the behavior of nomadic people regulated?
police officers
Through unwritten customs
The 10 Commandments
the men took turns patrolling
10
How did ancient people progress in their social organization?
Nomadic clans to villages to city-states to empires
gangs were formed
from tribes to republics
elections were held every four years