Chapter 2 - Early Societies

The idea of ________________ came about when early humans realized that grain sprouted from spilled seed, which could be planted to raise crops.

• agriculture
• technology
• artisans
• social classes

Early villages formed near rivers because people needed water for the ________________ of their crops.

• irrigation
• surplus
• domestication
• specialization

Early societies formed _______________ in order to create safer and more stable communities.

• governments
• social classes
• technology
• slash-and-burn

The ________________ of early humans probably included a belief that everything in nature had a spirit, including rocks, trees, and animals.

• religion
• migration
• nomads
• agriculture

Once surpluses of food began to be produced, people began to _______________ in other types of work.

• specialize
• artisan
• domesticate
• surplus

Specialization led to the development of groups of people with similar customs, training, and income, known as a ________________

• social class
• government
• technology
• nomad

New ________________ allowed early people to hunt and build shelters more efficiently.

• technology
• religion
• government
• irrigation

Potters, weavers, and craftspeople are examples of ________________

• artisans
• agriculture
• technology
• religion

When humans learned to ________________ plants and animals it provided them with a reliable source of food.

• domesticate
• irrigation
• agriculture
• slash-and-burn

Early farmers practiced ________________ agriculture in order to clear land for crops.

• slash-and-burn
• artisan
• specialized
• religion