6th Grade Unit 1 Test

How did early civilizations develop a stable food?

• Through gathering
• Through hunting
• Through a nomadic lifestyle
• Through agriculture

Which of the following characteristics did early civilizations develop? (Pick 3)

• Temporary shelters that could be moved from place to place
• Religious beliefs that helped explain the world
• New technologies such as a standard measurements and metal tools
• Writing systems to keep track of crops, trade, and government records
• Food supply shortages when animals could not be hunted.

How did early civilizations manage issues regarding resource use, irrigation, and trade?

• Their cultures eliminated these issues
• Their government resolved these issues
• Their Religion eliminated these issues
• Their social structures resolved these issues.

How did people meet their needs in early civilizations? (choose 2)

• They bartered for items they needed.
• They moved from place to place to hunt animals.
• They lived in small family groups that met their own needs.
• They settled in permanent villages and farmed.

What type of social structure was common in early civilizations?

• People were ranked into social classes based on their religion.
• People were ranked into socials classes based on their use of technology.
• People were ranked into social classes based on their culture.
• People were ranked into social classes based on the job they did.

At first, hunter-gathers killed large animals by using ____________ or forcing them off cliffs.

Later, they developed basic hunting weapons like ____________.

Which type of Shelters did hunter-gathers use? (Choose 2)

• Temporary shelters made of animals skins and plant materials.
• Permanent shelters like villages.
• Natural shelters like caves and rock overhangs.
• Temporary shelters made of mood and stone.
• Permanent shelters made of clay and plant materials.

When did early humans start building permanent settlements?

• When they started using fire
• When they started farming
• When they started using basic hunting weapons
• When they started using tools

Which factors contributed to the Agricultural Revolution (Choose 2)

• People discovered how to domesticate animals.
• People discovered how to use fire
• The earth warmed and plants grew more easily.
• The earth cooled and there were fewer animals.
• People discovered how to make tools.