Early Civilizations

People formed _____ to establish order.

• Governments

• Rivers

• Pyramids

To organize and be responsible for a group of people, you ____

• Farm with them

• Teach them

• Manage them

Was Mesopotamia located between two rivers or one river?

• Two rivers

• One river

• I don’t know

Land that is good for growing crops is ____

• Healthy land

• Fertile land

• Dry land

What was the beginning of agriculture?

• Rain in the desert.

• People could now grow their own plants using seeds.

• The discovery of fire.

A large building with a pointed top is a ____

• Barn

• Castle

• Pyramid

What did Sumerians call their large cities?

• City-states

• Towns

• Neighborhoods

The act of putting words on a surface is called ____

• Drawing

• Writing

• Sketching

The Sumerians began to live differently from each other based on how much money they made and they soon divided into ____

• Governments

• Social classes

• Different houses

An advanced city with knowledge is called a ____

• Civilization

• Town

• Country