City Life in the Early Civilizations Quiz

What is a new development in early civilizations?

• Farming

• Cities

• Pottery

• Weaving

How were the streets in early cities usually planned?

• Randomly

• In a grid pattern

• In a circular pattern

• Along the river

Which of these buildings were NOT typically found in early cities?

• Houses

• Schools

• Palaces

• Airports

What material did people in the Sumerian and Indus Valley civilizations use to build their houses?

• Wood

• Stone

• Mud bricks

• Metal

What did people in the Shang Dynasty civilization use to make the floor of their houses?

• Mud bricks

• Gravel, sand, and mud

• Wood

• Stone

What did the Shang Dynasty use for the roof of their houses?

• Wood frame with thatch roof

• Mud

• Stones

• None

What is 'thatch'?

• A type of brick

• A roof covering made of plant material

• A type of window

• A building material made of metal

What was the center of the house used for?

• To keep the rooms cool

• To keep the rooms hot

• To keep the rooms dark

• None

What was one way that the people in Sumerian kept the heat out of the house?

• Courtyard in the house

• Open fire for cooking

• Small, high windows

• Building walls

What were people called who could read and write in early civilizations?

• Labourers

• Scribes

• Farmers

• Craftpeople