Early Humans

Which best defines a civilization?

• A community ruled by customs and a council to settle disputes
• A community with cities, government, and specialized workers
• A community built on agriculture instead of hunting and gathering
• A community that has many different social classes

What made the first villages possible?

• agriculture
• government
• warm clothing
• armies

When there is a surplus of food,

• people wait in line for food
• the food always spoils
• communities have extra food
• not enough rain falls for crops to grow

Specialization includes people who

• are very good at one skill
• grow all their own food
• can solve almost any problem
• speak one language very well

What can you do with domesticated animals?

• hunt them for food
• use them for work
• watch them hunt
• study their origins

Which of the following geographic features was the most important to the development of the first civilizations?

• deserts
• mountain ranges
• lakes
• river valleys

How do nomads live?

• in small towns
• in caves
• traveling with the migrations and seasons
• domesticating animals

Which technology had a major effect on early human development?

• The use of fire
• The building of large cities
• The gathering of plants
• The use of a written language

Which phrase defines the time called prehistory?

• before written records
• before computers
• before the year 2000
• before the year 0

The earliest tools were made from

• copper
• stone
• squirrels
• titanium