Unit 2: Origins of Civilization

What is migration?

• when people leave their parents' house and move into their own place

• when people start a farm to make a better life

• when people leave their homeland to live somewhere else

• when people update their house to make it nicer

What command did God give to Noah?

• "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth."

• "Eat a lot of fruit and fill the earth with crops."

• "Increase your fruit on the earth."

• "Be still and know that I am God."

Why did God change the languages of the people at the tower of Babel?

• When people failed to spread out, the Lord decided to let them stay.

• When people failed to spread out, the Lord took action to ensure migration.

• The people would not get along with each other, so the Lord took action.

• God did not like the tower, because it was not beautiful enough to please Him.

What does modify mean?

• to move

• to look closely

• to do work

• to change or make better

Define environment.

• migration

• surroundings

• people in an area

• animals

How did people first modify their environment?

• They learned to change their environment so it would provide more entertainment.

• They learned to change their environment so it would provide more food.

• They learned to change their environment so it would provide more enjoyment.

• They learned to change their environment so it would provide more people.

What word means to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans?

• nomad

• migrate

• domesticate

• modify

Which plants and animals were domesticated?

• plants and animals that they used for food

• plants and animals that they liked best

• plants and animals that they wanted to bring with them

• plants and animals that they wanted to get rid of

What are nomads?

• farmers that live far outside the city

• farmers that build permanent structures

• people that move from place to place in search of skilled workers

• People that move from place to place in search of food and resources

How did nomads decide where to move next?

• based on the resources available for their herds of animals

• based on their parents' advice

• based on the amount of education provided to them

• based on the number of animals in their herd