The Characteristics of Civilization Quiz

Put the list in order from smallest to largest.

• Civilization

• Village

• Group

• City

How did bartering lead to trade routes?

• exchanging goods between social group

• groups moving to be near each other and setting up market places to exchange goods

• merchants taking good from one place to another to trade them on trade routes

• all of the above

Which is not directly part of creating a stable food supply?

• domesticating animal for food

• building bridges over water

• building irrigation systems

• inventing the plow

Cause: People needed a way to keep track of trade deals. Effect: So they invented


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Check All That Apply Question:

Which are examples of infrastructure?

• roads and bridges

• writing systems

• clay pottery

• aqueducts

Highest classes

• shepherds; farmers

• rulers; leaders

• artisans; merchants

Middle classes

• shepherds; farmers

• rulers; leaders

  
  

• artisans; merchants

Lower classes

• shepherds; farmers

  
  

• rulers; leaders

  
  

• artisans; merchants

  
  

Define specialization.

• person developing a skill in a specific task (bakers, weavers, potters)

• people developing skills with their hands

• learning a skill for a specific task in the classroom or at home

• all of the above

Shared beliefs and forms of art are examples of which characteristic of civilization?

• stable food supply

• specialization

• government

• culture