The Beginnings of Human Society

Kings, priests, military officers, merchants, artisans, and slave are all examples of people from different

• societies

• cultures

• traditions

• social classes

Ideas and information spread from city to city and culture to culture through

• universities

• people taken captive

• trade

• invasions by armies

Which of the following is true about oral traditions?

• They were never written down

• They tell about what was important in a society

• They are historically correct

• They no longer exist

Which of the statements is NOT true?

• Having a surplus food meant that families could be larger

• having a surplus food meant that some people could do work other than farming

• Having surplus food meant that food could be stored

• Having surplus food meant that crops did not need to be planted every year

An artisan is someone who

• paints portraits for a living

• is a good person

• makes things like baskets or pottery by hand

• is crafty in business dealings

Geography refers to the study of all the physical features of the Earth's surface, including its climate, plant, animal and

• human life

• population

• culture

• food supply

To understand societies that existed in the past, historians study

• cave paintings

• bones and tools

• written records

• fossils

Where were early cities MOST likely to develop?

• In the mountains

• near large rivers

• on open plains

• where the climate was the warmest

In some areas of the world, Old Stone Age societies existed

• into the first century

• until A.D. 1000

• until 2500 B.C.

• into the 1900s

Cities formed governments to

• keep order and provide services

• ensure that all people were treated equally

• develop occupations for people to keep people employed

• keep track of who was moving into the city