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Chapter 2 - Beginning Of Civilization
Test Description: Beginning of Civilization
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following was true of hunters and gatherers?
A
They domesticated animals for use as a source of food.
B
They settled in one place for long periods of time.
C
They traded with other tribes that they encountered.
D
They owned only what they could carry.
2) Which of the following is the best explanation for how plants became domesticated?
A
Climate change brought about better growing conditions.
B
People harvested fruits and berries from plants that grew in their environment.
C
Domesticated animals led the people to areas suited for farming.
D
Certain seeds were selected for replanting.
3) When early people first began to farm, what materials did they use to build their dwellings?
A
rocks from caves
B
mud and straw
C
logs cut from trees
D
sticks and animal hides
4) With the development of farming, people could spend most of their time doing one job, or
A
specializing
B
economizing
C
domesticating
D
cultivating
5) Why did the earliest civilizations appear in areas like Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley?
A
Because theses areas had the largest number of domesticated animals.
B
Because these areas were far away from oceans.
C
Because these areas were near rivers and fertile soil.
D
Because these areas were isolated from other regions.
6) People were first able to start living in settled communities when
A
they perfected a system of writing.
B
they grew tired of hunting and gathering.
C
they began to trade with nearby villages.
D
they domesticated plants and animals.
7) Early cities needed more government than farming villages did because
A
people had not yet developed many specialized skills.
B
growing populations needed more management.
C
farming villages had more resources than larger cities.
D
cities needed people to help domesticate their animals.
8) Which of the following is an example of how people benefited from the domestication of animals?
A
Catching fish from a stream in handmade nets
B
Raising sheep in order to use their wool to make clothing
C
Chasing a herd of buffalo to the edge of a cliff
D
Using the hide of a deer to make a tent
9) The end of the Ice Age changed life for people in all of the following ways except
A
Ocean levels rose as glaciers melted.
B
Rivers became new sources of food for people living near them.
C
Animal species that could not adapt to warmer climates died out.
D
Certain animals became extinct from over-hunting.
10) Which of the following statements could explain why wheat farming spread from southwestern Asia to North Africa?
A
Domestication replaced wheat farming as the main industry in Asia.
B
The people who farmed wheat may have migrated from Asia to Africa.
C
Prices for Asian wheat fell while African wheat was worth more.
D
People stopped eating wheat in Asia, but continued to do so in Africa.
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