Chapter 2 Agriculture and Settlement - Pre-Assessment

Which event would have most likely caused early agricultural civilizations to interact with each other

• The expansion of a civilization's territory

• The conquest of one people by another

• The migration of one people to another location

• The outbreak of disease

Which statement best describes why early civilizations were located in large river valleys?

• Rivers provided the resources needed for widespread agriculture to develop

• River valleys provided the natural obstacles needed to protect against conquest

• River valleys had the kind of climate that humans adapted to the best

• Rivers made it easier for people to travel the long distances needed to trade with others

What factor was most important in determining the design of building in early agricultural civilizations?

• The climate and materials of a region

• The wealth of the family for whom the building was constructed

• The type of language spoken by the people

• The size of the labor force that would be used for construction

According to the picture above, which phrase replaces the question mark in the diagram?

• ethnic diversity

• social hierarchy

• advanced industry

• polytheistic religion

What developed most immediately after the rise of civilizations?

• religious leaders

• specialized hunters

• cooperative schools

• grain storage facilities

Which factor contributed most to the development of political leadership positions of early civilizations?

• conflicts over land

• The formation of religion

• shortages of food and water

• the need the organize projects

What were the main causes of the first interactions between ancient civilizations?

• religion and the arts

• education and sports

• trade and warfare

• science and exploration

Which factor contributed most to the development of the first cities?

• the domestication of animals

• trade between different civilizations

• the creation of surplus food supplies

• change brought on by global warming

How did the domestication of goats and sheep affect the people in the Neolithic Era lived?

• It increased the food supply by enabling them to plow larger fields

• It expanded trade by increasing the size of the market for grain crops

• It slowed the growth of cities by introducing new diseases into large settlements

• It improved their lifestyle by providing them with access to more natural resources

Which advances did the most to sustain the growing human population during the Neolithic Era?

• Increased scientific knowledge

• Improved hunting methods

• New construction techniques

• The development of agriculture