Quiz Section 2: Cities and Civilizations

What happens in a community's economy? (Page 185)

• Services produce goods and store them for later use.

• Goods and services are produced and distributed.

• Hunter, gathers, and farmers produce everything.

• Enough goods are produced for a small number of people to survive.

Which best defines a civilization? (Page 187)

• a community ruled by customs and a council to settle disputed

• a community built on farming instead of hunting and gathering

• a community with cities, well- organized government, and workers with specialized skills

• a community that has many different social classes

What were the most important resources for early civilization? (Page 187)

• workers and their skills

• hunter and gathers

• fresh soil, fresh water, and seeds

• meats, furs, and skins

Which feature of civilization is a set of shared beliefs about supernatural powers that created and rule the world? (Page 188)

• religion

• the arts

• government

• job specilaization

Which term could you use to describe the structure of social classes in early civilizations? (Page 189)

• circle

• square

• triangle

• pyramid

Why is Uruk important? (Page 184)

• Historians believe that this place had magical powers

• It had a powerful king.

• Many historians consider it to be the world's first city.

• It was a small farming community with very few people.

Why did people want to move to Uruk? (Page 185)

• It had a powerful king that was rich who invested his money into the city.

• The city was wealthy and filled with goods that people might want to buy.

• It had a massive army to protect it.

• There were many fancy houses for people to live in.

Which of the four civilizations emerged first? (Page 186)

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• China

• Sumer

How are all the world's early civilizations the same? (Page 187)

• They all share the 8 basic features of civilization.

• They all have the same governments.

• They all have the same beliefs and religious practices.

• They all have one person in power.

What was the lowest social class in most societies? (Page 189)

• slaves

• farmers

• priests

• skilled workers