2.06 Practice Quiz

How did the development of irrigation systems improve living conditions?

• It allowed people to move out of town onto farms

• It made people less dependent on trade

• It gave people a surplus of food

• It made people switch from hunting to herding

What happened once people had a surplus of food

• They irrigated crops and stopped eating meat

• They began to divide up the labor and do other tasks

• They no longer needed to trade with other societies

• They could be considered a civilization

Is this statement true or false?

For a society to be considered a civilization, it just needs to divide up the labor and produce a surplus of food.

• true

• false

Is this statement true or false?

People who lived in groups that developed their own customs, hunted and gathered, and produced cave art can be considered a civilization.

• true

• false

Is this statement true or false?

All agricultural and herding societies eventually become civilizations.

• true

• false

What was the earliest known civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Sumer

• Civitas