Development of Civilizations

In ancient Mesopotamia, deities were often based on

• ancestors

• spirits

• nature

• rulers

Civilizations were able to form after the invention of agriculture. These civilizations developed a division of labor. What caused this to occur?

• small populations

• written language

• large armies

• surplus of food

What is the technology of leading water from a river to farmlands so that crops can be watered?

• irrigation

• domestication

• flooding

• foraging

Early people in the Western Hemisphere hunted animals as a main source of food. Which of the following inventions made hunting easier?

• axes

• sickle

• plows

• spears

Why did many first people in the Western Hemisphere decide to settle around rivers or other sources of water?

• The water kept diseases away.

• The people only used fish for food.

• The people needed water for their crops.

• The water was a natural defense.

An early Native American who ate seal and used the skins for warm clothing probably lived in which region?

• Eastern Woodlands

• Arctic

• Great Plains

• Southwest

Ancient Egyptian communities were able to grow and become successful due in large part to

• the Tigris River.

• the Indus River Valley.

• the Nile River.

• the Mediterranean Sea

Inscriptions made on Mayan art, buildings, and monuments were similar to

• Sumerian cuneiform.

• Indus Valley script.

• Egyptian hieroglyphics.

• Phoenician alphabet.

A person who studies ancient cultures through discovering and analyzing artifacts from those cultures is called

• a historian.

• an archeologist.

• an anthropologist.

• a geologist.

Goats were an animal that people in other areas of the world domesticated. Raising animals gave people a more reliable source of food than hunting for their meat. What kind of animals did people in the Americas probably domesticate?

• sheep

• horses

• llamas

• camels