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1-5 Rise of Civilizations

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the most important resources for early civilizations?

a)

Timber and Iron Ore

b)

Hunters and gathers

c)

Soil, water, seeds and workers

d)

Meat, furs, and skins

2.

Which feature of civilization is a set of shared spiritual beliefs?

a)

Religion

b)

The Arts

c)

Government

d)

Job Specialization

3.

Which shape could you use to describe the structure of social classes in early civilizations?

a)

Circle

b)

Square

c)

Hexagon

d)

Pyramid

4.

Where did the earliest civilization develop?

a)

Egypt

b)

India

c)

Sumer

d)

Greece

5.

Which best defines a civilization?

a)

A community ruled by customs and a council to settle disputes.

b)

A community built on farming instead of hunting and gathering.

c)

A community with cities, government, and specialized workers.

d)

A community that has many different social classes.

6.
How did agriculture affect how humans spent their time?
a)
They lived day to day.
b)
People can only grow certain crops
c)
People had time to do other things
7.
another word for farming
a)
agriculture
b)
technology
c)
specialization
d)
shrine
8.
when people focus working on a single job or activity
a)
surplus
b)
specialization
c)
technology
d)
practice
9.
having more than what is needed
a)
prehistory
b)
surplus
c)
Bronze Age
d)
agriculture
10.
What method did communities use that assured of more animal products to eat?
a)
surplus
b)
crop rotation
c)
specialization
d)
domestication
11.

A civilization is a complex society that cities, a well-organized government, and (a)   with specialized job skills.

12.

The rise of early civilizations depended on the creation of a food (a)   .

13.

Most early civilizations shared (a)   basic features: cities; governments; established religion; job specialization; social classes; public works; arts and architecture; and a system of writing. pg. 34

14.

One role of government is (a)   society's resources so that people get the things they need to survive.

15.

The highest social class in most early societies was made up of priests and (a)   .

16.

Who was the lowest social class in early society?

a)

Merchants

b)

Artisans

c)

Priests

d)

Peasants/slaves

17.

What development directly allowed for the keeping of records?

a)

Paper

b)

Written language

c)

Government

d)

Specialized Jobs

18.

What is a set of shared spiritual beliefs?

a)

Tradition

b)

Government

c)

Religion

d)

Community

19.

Why was the development of agriculture so important?

a)

It allowed for a food surplus

b)

People could settle in one place for longer periods of time

c)

People had new food to eat

d)

It didn't make much of a difference to the way of life

20.

All civilizations need this. It's leadership and laws.

a)

religion

b)

government

c)

social order

d)

art & architecture

21.

These are roads, buildings, temples, and walls etc.

a)

religion

b)

public works

c)

job specialization

d)

social order

22.

This is organized worship and beliefs.

a)

religion

b)

social order

c)

job specialization

d)

government

23.

This is done by scribes to make records and work for the King.

a)

public works

b)

art & architecture

c)

social order

d)

written language

24.

A place for people usually walled and protected.

a)

public works

b)

cities

c)

art & architecture

d)

job specialization

25.

How people are ranked in a civilization.

a)

social order

b)

job specialization

c)

public works

d)

government

26.

Every civilization have their own style and look.

a)

job specialization

b)

art & architecture

c)

religion

d)

government

27.

The many jobs done by people who were good at what they did.

a)

government

b)

social order

c)

job specialization

d)

religion

28.

The discovery that turned hunter-gatherers into advanced civilizations.

a)

electricity

b)

wifi

c)

agriculture

d)

steam power

29.

When civilizations traded, what was traded? (Choose 2.)

a)

ideas

b)

oil

c)

pottery

d)

goods

30.

In Ancient Civilization social order, who was the most important AFTER the King?

a)

soldiers

b)

religious/priests

c)

craftsmen

d)

farmers

31.

In Ancient civilizations, most religions were?

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

c)

Buddhist

d)

atheist

32.

In Ancient Civilizations, most governments were?

a)

republic-democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

theocracy

33.

Hunter-gatherer cave paintings were the earliest written language?

a)

true

b)

false

34.

when humans discovered agriculture what 3 things occurred? (Choose 3)

a)

more food

b)

more population

c)

more electricity

d)

more jobs

35.

This characteristic was the result of surplus food,

which drew more and more people to settle in one place.

a)

Writing

b)

Cities

c)

Public Works

d)

Religion

36.

This feature created laws, collected taxes, and

organized defense of the city.

a)

Cities

b)

Job Specialization

c)

Government

d)

Arts & Architecture

37.

Polytheistic, monotheistic, and atheistic people exist in civilizations. This characteristic often included prayers, ceremonies, dances, and sometimes sacrifices.

a)

Cities

b)

Arts & Architecture

c)

Government

d)

Religion

38.

This feature freed people from doing every task

and allowed them to do the work they were good at.

a)

Job Specialization

b)

Arts & Architecture

c)

Religion

d)

Public Works

39.

This characteristic included royalty, priests, merchants,

artisans, workers, and slaves. Status relates to importance or wealth.

a)

Writing

b)

Religion

c)

Social Classes

d)

Government

40.

This feature was needed to keep records of many things, like crops grown, laws, taxes paid, and trades made.

a)

Religion

b)

Cities

c)

Government

d)

Writing

41.

This feature included buildings, paintings, sculptures. Used to show power and wealth.

a)

Job Specialization

b)

Arts & Architecture

c)

Social Classes

d)

Public Works

42.

This characteristic produced projects that helped all citizens,

like defensive walls and irrigation systems.

a)

Writing

b)

Government

c)

Public Works

d)

Job Specialization

43.
Which of the following was NOT a result of surplus food?
a)
Population growth
b)
The use of technology
c)
People living in permanent settlements
d)
The Specialization of Labor
44.
Many different types of workers lived in the city of Ur, including brick makers, canal builders, potters and traders. This best represents which characteristic of a civilization?
a)
well organized government
b)
social classes
c)
public works
d)
specialization of labor
45.
What does surplus mean?
a)
Not enough
b)
more than enough
c)
just the right amount
d)
none are correct
46.
What was the most important factor that led to the rise of cities?
a)
specialization of labor
b)
civilizations
c)
public works
d)
surplus of food
47.
What does specialization mean?
a)
when people spend most of their time working at a single job or craft
b)
When all people farm
c)
something sparkly
d)
none are correct
48.

Which one of these is not a characteristic of a civilization?

a)

Government

b)

Cities

c)

Rivers

d)

Specialized jobs

49.

Which of these is not a characteristic of a civilization?

a)

Location

b)

Writing

c)

Art and Architecture

d)

Religion

e)

Technology and Public Works

50.

This characteristic was established to keep order and provide protection in society's.

a)

Cities

b)

Religion

c)

Specialized jobs

d)

Government and Laws

51.

When someone is trained in a job such a basket weaving or pottery this is showing what characteristic of a civilization?

a)

Religion

b)

Technology

c)

Specialized jobs

d)

Cities

52.

In ancient times cities were built mainly by highways.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

In ancient time written records were used for recording farming records, laws and religious documents.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What characteristic would include an irrigation system, plow and wheel?

a)

Technology and Public Works

b)

Religion

c)

Art

d)

Cities

55.

A complex society that has cities, a well-organized government and workers

a)

hunters and gatherers

b)

a civilization

c)

a village

56.

When people are put into different ranks or levels in society based on their job, amount of money or power.

a)

cities

b)

social classes

c)

job specialization

57.

When civilizations all have shared beliefs

a)

religion

b)

social classes

c)

writing

58.

This was used to keep track of laws, prayers and stories.

a)

religion

b)

social classes

c)

writing

59.

When workers build roads, water systems, city walls and granaries to store food

a)

organized government

b)

public works

c)

arts and architecture

60.

Civilizations creates beautiful temples tombs and palaces. They also created statues, paintings and jewelry

a)

organized government

b)

public works

c)

arts and architecture