History: Topic 1 Review

Question 1

What is a complex society?

Accepted Answer

A city that has well organized government and specialized job skills

Question 2

True or false: farming lead to surpluses by not having extra food

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Why were areas like Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley popular for people to move to?

Accepted Answer

the areas were near rivers and fertile soil

Question 4

The domestication of animals allowed people to move their groups to new places often.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

What do archaeologists do?

Accepted Answer

Archaeologists study the fossils and artifacts that people left behind

Question 6

Hunter-gatherers survived by hunting large animals.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

How did fire affect human migration?

Accepted Answer

People could use it to cook food and scare off dangerous animals

Question 8

What does the word specialization mean?

Accepted Answer

to work at a single job or craft

Question 9

Ancient civilizations adapted to changing climates by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

moving when they did not like an area

Question 10

How do archaeologists determine how old an artifact is?

Accepted Answer

The deeper it is in the ground, the older it is.

Question 11

Which geography answer most affected the development of the Mayan culture?

Accepted Answer

lowland rain forests plants and animal food

Question 12

A hieroglyphic is a

Accepted Answer

A symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound

Question 13

Two factors for villages developing into cities were building irrigation systems and clearing land

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

What was the main basis for the economy of early villages and cities?

Accepted Answer

farming

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