Characteristics of Civilizations Quiz

Which of the following are characteristics of civilizations? Select the three correct answers.

• organized government

• infrastructure

• tools

• nomadic lifestyle

• division of labor

What conclusion can be made about the people of Mesopotamia from this image?

• They sang many songs as part of their harvest celebrations.

• They had complex architecture.

• They had a shared language.

• They followed the same laws.

Why do civilizations need a form of communication?

• People need communication to eat.

• Communication helps people play games.

• Communication allows for leaders to rule over civilizations.

• Communication allows people to work with one another and solve problems.

What conclusion can be made about the Mesopotamian civilization?

• There were distinct social classes.

• They bartered for what they needed.

• There was a common language.

• They had a specialized civilization.

Why was it important for humans to domesticate plants?

• Domesticating plants allowed humans to develop new architecture.

• Domesticating plants allowed humans to develop reliable sources of food.

• Domesticating plants allowed humans to control poisonous plants to use as weapons.

• Domesticating plants helped humans control natural disasters like extreme weather.

What geographical feature was common to the earliest civilizations?

• wood or oil for fuel

• level ground for buildings

• nearby rivers and floodplains

• nearby mountains with caves

What makes early civilizations unique compared to those that followed later?

• Early civilizations were all similar.

• Early civilizations did not have a model to follow.

• Everyone grew their own food and had enough to eat.

• People came together from many different backgrounds.

How did early civilizations control floodwaters?

• waterfalls

• rainforests

• dams and canals

• seasonal migration

What advancement in technology allowed farmers to practice larger-scale agriculture?

• public transportation

• pottery wheel

• irrigation

• writing

What were early forms of writing like this used for?

• land and other property records

• fiction stories

• report cards

• recipes