What is a civilization?

a society living in an organized way

A surplus amount of food means...

extra food for winter months and trading

What was the first event that caused nomads to settle?

Nomads learn how to plant seeds and grow food

What was a direct result of nomads learning to farm?

Steady food supply leads to an increase in population

Mountains were useful to live near because...

they provided protection from invaders

Why was common language created?

so records could be kept and people could trade

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Introduction to Ancient Civilizations

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1
True or False: All civilizations have a belief system/culture.
False
True
2
What is a civilization?
another word for the dust bowl
a society living in A.D. times only
a society living as nomads
a society living in an organized way
3
True or False: All civilizations must have science/technology
True
False
4
A surplus amount of food means...
just the right amount of food for each season
extra food for winter months and trading
too much food for trading
not enough food for winter months and trading
5
Select the river(s) in Mesopotamia
Yellow & Yangtze Rivers
Indus & Ganges Rivers
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Nile River
6
All early civilizations began...
near rivers
in the common era (C.E.)
in Europe
near deserts
7
Select the river(s) in India.
Indus & Ganges Rivers
Yellow & Yangtze Rivers
Nile River
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
8
True or False: Large cities today are often located near rivers.
False
True
9
What was the first event that caused nomads to settle?
Nomads learn how to plant seeds and grow food
Surplus food is used to feed animals
Steady food supply allows the population to grow
Civilizations develop a shared culture
10
All civilizations must have...
system of government
nomadic hunters
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a society
11
Select the river(s) in China.
Nile River
Indus & Ganges Rivers
Yellow & Yangtze River
Tigris & Euphrates River
12
True or False: In a civilization all people work as hunters and gatherers.
True
False
13
Why were rivers useful to live near?
Created fertile soil
All of the above
Provided transportation/made trade easier
Provided water source
14
What was a direct result of nomads learning to farm?
Steady food supply leads to an increase in population
A system of government is put in place
Shared culture within a civilization
Writing system is created
15
Select the river(s) in Egypt.
Indus & Ganges Rivers
Yellow & Yangtze Rivers
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Nile River
16
True or False: A communication system is not necessary for a civilization to exist
True
False
17
Mountains were useful to live near because...
they helped domesticate animals
they provided protection from invaders
they helped create a strong government
they made trading easier
18
True or False: Plant life/vegetation was an important environmental factor.
False
True
19
What is an example of an environmental factor that people wanted to live near?
surplus
government
body of water
trade
20
True or False: The climate did not affect where early people settled.
True
False
21
Why was common language created?
so animals could be domesticated
so records could be kept and people could trade
so the surplus food could be stored
so people could live near rivers

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