Ancient Civilizations Quiz

What tools did farmers develop that helped them grow more food?

• Hoes, sickles, and plow sticks

• Axes, hammers, and saws

• Shovels, rakes, and spades

• Picks, drills, and chisels

What did people in some villages begin to do to bring water to new areas?

• Build aqueducts

• Irrigate the land

• Dig wells

• Construct dams

What inventions made it easier to travel between distant villages and to trade?

• The wheel for carts and the sail for boats

• The compass and the map

• The steam engine and the telegraph

• The bicycle and the airplane

How did life become more complex as villages began to grow?

• People began to live in isolation

• People were divided into social classes

• People stopped farming

• People abandoned their villages

What did people begin to worship to protect their crops and make their harvests large?

• Animals

• Trees

• Gods and goddesses

• Stars and planets

What are the five features of a civilization?

• Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, improved technology

• Advanced cities, agriculture, complex institutions, record keeping, improved technology

• Advanced cities, specialized workers, simple institutions, record keeping, improved technology

• Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, basic technology

What is specialization in the context of a civilization?

• The development of skills needed for one specific kind of work

• The development of skills needed for multiple kinds of work

• The development of skills needed for agricultural work

• The development of skills needed for artistic work

What was the form of writing invented in Sumer called?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

• Pictographs

What is the term "Bronze Age" referring to?

• The time when people began using bronze to make tools and weapons

• The time when people began using iron to make tools and weapons

• The time when people began using gold to make tools and weapons

• The time when people began using silver to make tools and weapons

What was the most important building in Ur?

• The palace

• The ziggurat

• The market

• The city walls