Era 3 Overview Quiz

Between which years did societies grow bigger and more complex according to the Era 3 Overview?

• 3000 BCE to 300 CE

• 6000 BCE to 600 CE

• 4000 BCE to 400 CE

• 5000 BCE to 500 CE

What did families do to create villages according to the text?

• They fought with each other

• They joined with each other

• They traded with each other

• They ignored each other

As foragers became pastoralists and farmers, what else did they become according to the text?

• City planners

• Village dwellers and city-builders

• Nomads

• Traders

What did people living in these societies construct to manage the problems of bigger populations and more complex lifestyles?

• Entertainment centers

• Government and systems of religion

• Trade routes

• Schools and universities

What was NOT a principal driver of change in human history according to the text?

• Innovation within a society

• Sharing ideas with other societies

• Copying or adapting ideas from other societies

• The emergence of complex political and economic systems

What significant change occurred in many parts of the world during the era described in the text?

• Decrease in population density

• Families separating and living in isolation

• Communities joining together to make villages and cities

• People moving back to a nomadic lifestyle

What pattern of governance emerged early in Mesopotamia, according to the text?

• A single government ruling over a city with many villages connected to it

• Each village operating independently without any central government

• Multiple governments sharing equal power over a single city

• Nomadic tribes ruling over cities and villages

What is the relationship between cities and empires as described in the text?

• Cities were always independent of empires

• Empires consisted of several groups of different communities ruled by one government

• Empires were smaller than cities and had less influence

• Cities never came together to form empires

According to the text, what was a feature of the new cities and states that emerged?

• They were always clean and well-organized

• They were characterized by equality and fairness

• They featured inequality and brought new problems

• They provided a peaceful life for all residents

How long did it take for the world's population to double from about 60,000,000 to 120,000,000 people during Era 3?

• A) 1000 years

• B) 1600 years

• C) 2600 years

• D) 500 years