Chapter Assessment: Agriculture and Settlement

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Which event would most likely have caused early agricultural civilizations to interact with each other? Options: the expansion of a civilization’s territory, the conquest of one people by another, the migration of one people to another location, the outbreak of disease

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the migration of one people to another location

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Which statement best explains why early civilizations were located in large river valleys? Rivers contributed the resources needed for widespread agriculture to develop. River valleys provided the natural obstacles needed to protect against conquest. River valleys had the kind of temperate climate that humans are adapted to the best. Rivers made it easier for people to travel the long distances needed to trade with others.

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Rivers contributed the resources needed for widespread agriculture to develop.

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What factor was most important in determining the design of buildings in early agricultural civilizations?

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the climate and materials of the region

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Which phrase replaces the question mark in the diagram? Options: ethnic diversity, social hierarchy, advanced industry, polytheistic religion

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social hierarchy

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What developed most immediately after the rise of civilizations?

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religious leaders

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Which factor contributed most to the development of political leadership positions in early civilizations? Options: conflicts over land, the formation of religions, shortages of food and water, the need to organize projects

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the need to organize projects

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What were the main causes for the first interactions between ancient civilizations?

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trade and warfare

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Which factor contributed most to the development of the first cities? Options: the domestication of animals, trade between different civilizations, the creation of surplus food supplies

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the creation of surplus food supplies

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How did the domestication of goats and sheep affect the way the people of the Neolithic Era lived?

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It improved their lifestyle by providing them with access to more natural resources.

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Which advances helped sustain the growing human population during the Neolithic era? Options: increased scientific knowledge, improved hunting methods, new construction techniques, the development of agriculture

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the development of agriculture