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Early Human Societies and The Agricultural Revolution
Characteristics of Civilizations
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A century is how many years?

100

100

How did hunter-gatherers make tools?

They hit flint on other stones to break off pieces and make them sharp

100

How did early civilizations develop a stable food supply?

A) through hunting

B) through gathering

C) through a nomadic lifestyle

D) through agriculture (farming)

D) through farming

100

The time period before history was written

Prehistory

100

The prehistoric transition from hunting and gathering to farming

Agricultural Revolution

200
decade is how many years?

10 years

200

Early humans started building permanent settlements when...

A) the ice started melting

B) they started using fire

C) they discovered farming

D) they started using tools

C) they discovered farming

200

Which word describes the way people live?

A) Tradition

B) Lifestyle

C) Culture

D) None of the above

C) Culture

200

To trade goods and services without using money

Barter

200

What does BCE stand for?

Before Common Era

300

What does circa mean in this sentence?

This event happened circa 1000 AD.

A) in the year of our Lord

B) Common Era

C) in

D) approximately or around

D) approximately or around

300

At first, hunter gatherers killed large animals by forcing them off cliffs or using what?

A) Slingshots

B) Clubs

C) spears and arrows

D) knives and swords

B) Clubs

300

What type of social structure was common in early civilizations?

A) People were ranked into social classes based on the job they did

B) People were ranked into social classes based on their culture

C) People were ranked into social classes based on their religion

D) People were ranked into social classes based on their use of technology

A) People were ranked into social classes based on the job they did

300

Nomadic

Moving from place to place to find food 

300

a time period of 100 years

Century

400

Which two dates describe the same year?

A) 1000 BCE and 1000 BC

B) 1000 AD and 1000 BCE

C) 1000 AD and 1000 BC

D) 1000 BCE and 1000 CE

A) 1000 BCE and 1000 BC

400

Number the events 1-3 in the order in which they occurred.

A) People began to specialize

B) A barter economy developed

C) Food surpluses developed

(c) food surpluses developed

(a) people began to specialize

(b) a barter economy developed

400

How did people meet their needs in early civilizations? (choose all that apply)

A) They moved from place to place to hunt animals

B) They settled in permanent villages and farmed

C) They bartered for items they needed

D) They lived in small family groups that met their own needs

B and C


They settled in permanent villages and farmed AND they bartered for items they needed.

400

An object made or used by humans long ago

Artifact

400

Choose the correct definition of Chronological?

A) the order in which places were listed

B) the order in which people moved

C) the order in which information was shared

D) the order in which events occurred

D) the order in which events occurred

500

What is implied by the date 1775?

" The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in 1775"

A) 1775 occurred before the Common Era

B) 1775 occurred in the Common Era

C) 1775 occurred after the Common Era

B) 1775 occurred IN the Common Era

500

Why are hunter-gatherers considered nomadic?

They moved from place to place in search of food

500

Ancient Israel, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome developed around the _____________ and used it to trade with surrounding civilizations.

A) Arabian Sea

B) Indian Ocean

C) Mediterranean Sea

D) Pacific Ocean

C) Mediterranean Sea

500

Existing thousands of years ago

Ancient

500

Order the numbers in Chronological Order:

A) 2000 BC

B) 1000 BC

C) 2000 AD

D) 1000 AD

A. 2000 BC

B. 1000 BC

D. 1000 AD

C. 2000 AD