Beginning of Civilization

Which of these were costs of farming?

• Stable food source

• Food could be destroyed by disease

• Build permanent settlements

• No longer needed to hunt

What are benefits of domesticated animals?

• You can hunt them for food. 

• You have to follow them to hunt them. 

• They can make our lives easier by helping with work and as a food source. 

• They make life more difficult because we have to take care of them. 

What allowed early villages to develop into cities?

• Population growth

• All of these options

• Increased trade

• Greater wealth

What was one reason farming became an option?

• The Ice Age ended and the weather became warmer. 

• The frozen ground was ideal for growing crops. 

• People got tired of moving around and looking for food. 

• Cows domesticated themselves and began hanging out with us. 

What is a civilization?

• A place where people act civilized. 

• A complex society that has many things including cities and organized governments.

• A simple village with no organized government

• A hunter-gather tribe

What are the most important resources for an early civilization?

• God, Glory, Gold

• Fertile Soil, Water, Seeds

• Salt Water, Ships, Fish

• Religion, Government, Roads

Which of these is an example of a public work?

• Roads

• Water system

• City Walls

• All of these

Review: Modern humans first appeared on what continent?

• Europe

• Australia

• Africa

• South America

Review: The earliest period of human history is the ________ Age

• Bronze

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

When early farmers grew more food than they needed to feed themselves, they had a 

• market

• party

• surplus

• famine