Topic 1 Lesson 5 - Rise of Civilizations

What were the most important resources for early civilizations?

• Timber and Iron Ore

• Hunters and gathers

• Soil, water, seeds and workers

• Meat, furs, and skins

Which feature of civilization is a set of shared spiritual beliefs?

• Religion

• The Arts

• Government

• Job Specialization

Which shape could you use to describe the structure of social classes in early civilizations?

• Circle

• Square

• Hexagon

• Pyramid

Where did the earliest civilization develop?

• Egypt

• India

• Sumer

• Greece

Which best defines a civilization?

• A community ruled by customs and a council to settle disputes.

• A community built on farming instead of hunting and gathering.

• A community with cities, government, and specialized workers.

• A community that has many different social classes.

How did agriculture affect how humans spent their time?

• They lived day to day.
• People can only grow certain crops
• People had time to do other things

another word for farming

• agriculture
• technology
• specialization
• shrine

when people focus working on a single job or activity

• surplus
• specialization
• technology
• practice

having more than what is needed

• prehistory
• surplus
• Bronze Age
• agriculture

What method did communities use that assured of more animal products to eat?

• surplus
• crop rotation
• specialization
• domestication