Chapter 2 Social Studies Test Review (6th Grade)

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What are two major building blocks of civilization?

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Practicing agriculture and having an organized religion

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What is a place called where new ideas and practices first begin?

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Cultural hearth

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What happened soon after settled groups started to thrive?

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Governments were organized.

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How could Catalhoyuk be described?

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It is one of the world's oldest known settlements.

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Why do archaeologists think that most people in Banpo society had the same status?

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Most graves had similar grave goods.

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How do archaeologists know that people in Faiyum were in touch with other cultures?

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The agricultural practices there were not native to the area.

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Which of the following best describes Gobekli Tepe? Options: An apartment house, A government building, A place of worship, A central market area

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A place of worship

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What important new crop did farmers in Oaxaca grow?

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Maize

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What are cities, complex institutions, specialized workers, record keeping, and improved technology all examples of?

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Traits of Civilization

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What trait of a complex civilization led to using metals to make tools?

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Improved technologies