Farming and Early Civilizations Quiz

Where did small farming villages develop?

• In the mountains

• Near the sea

• Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• In the desert

What did small villages eventually begin producing?

• Surpluses of food

• New languages

• New animals

• New buildings

What material is typically associated with cuneiform writing?

• Paper

• Clay tablets

• Metal sheets

• Wooden planks

What did early settlements eventually include?

• Large buildings that were complicated to plan and construct

• Only small huts

• Only open fields

• Only underground tunnels

What were the ancient cities of Uruk and Mari known for?

• Being the first cities in Egypt

• Existing in Mesopotamia about five thousand years ago

• Having the largest armies

• Being located in South America

What emerged in settlements when rules and laws developed?

• A new language

• A political structure

• A new religion

• A new form of art

What is a social structure?

• A way of building houses

• A way of classifying levels of a civilization

• A type of government

• A form of writing

What is the oldest written language on record?

• Egyptian

• Sumerian

• Greek

• Latin