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Which of the following represents a synonym for the word domesticate?
a) natural
b) a. wild
c) pursue
d) tame

Which of the following words closely resembles an artisan?
a) a fisherman
b) a hunter-gatherer
c) a principal
d) a potter or a painter

Which of the following represents an example of the word oral tradition?
a) a written record of a battle fought in 2458 B.C.
b) a grandfather telling family stories to his grandchildren
c) your textbook
d) a letter written from a son to his moth

What are benefits of domesticated animals?
a) You can hunt them for food
b) You have to follow them to hunt them.
c) They can make our lives easier by helping with work and as a food source.
d) They make life more difficult because we have

Which of the following is NOT a basic feature of most early civilizations?
a) Organized government
b) Tropical climate
c) Job specialization
d) Complex religions

Early cities needed more government than farming villages did because
a) people had not yet developed many specialized skills
b) farming villages had more resources than larger cities
c) cities needed people to help domesticate their animals
d) growing populations needed more management

How does trade help a city grow?
a) It attracts people to move there.
b) People trade with other cities and get new goods and resources.
c) It provides a source of wealth.
d) All of these options.

Which is a benefit of a central government?
a) One ruler can take over the entire civilization.
b) Public works projects can be done to benefit the city.
c) The king gets to keep all the taxes for himself.
d) The government can oppress the people.

Which was not a benefit of farming?
a) People learned to hunt in groups.
b) People began to do new jobs.
c) Towns and villages started to grow.
d) People began to build permanent shelters.

In the ancient world, who would have been most likely to help spread new ideas and tools from one civilization to another?
a) a farmer
b) a trader
c) an artisan
d) an irrigation specialist

How did trade help Neolithic people make stronger tools?
a) They built thick stone walls around their communities
b) They developed sturdy muscles by walking long distances.
c) They got special materials such as obsidian and flint from other areas.
d) They learned from nearby villages how to work with metal

Why did Neolithic people trade?
a) To learn other languages.
b) To explore the world around them.
c) To get resources they lacked.
d) To show off their good crafts.

How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
a) Everybody did the same job.
b) Most people enjoyed working alone.
c) Villagers learned to make stone tools.
d) They organized themselves more efficiently

Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?
a) People lived in smaller family groups.
b) New ways of protection with iron swords
c) New ways of making clothing from animal fur.
d) People formed larger communities.

Almost all of human prehistory took place during the
a) Old Stone Age
b) New Stone Age
c) Copper Age
d) Bronze Age

The Paleolithic age ended with the invention of
a) copper
b) metal
c) farming
d) Bronze

The Neolithic Revolution is also known as
a) The New Stone Age
b) The Old Stone Age
c) The Stone Age
d) The Bronze Age

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
a) encyclopedia
b) a letter
c) textbook
d) a novel

One animal that was domesticated most for meat and milk was the ________.
a) goat.
b) chicken
c) camel.
d) mule.

Why did people in Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times
a) They were nomads who moved faster in large groups.
b) They made special goods like baskets and pottery.
c) They needed more people for hunting and gathering.
d) They grew enough food to feed more people.

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