Topic 1 Lesson 4 - New Ways of Life

Where was the first center of agriculture?

• • South America

  
  

• • Southwest Asia

  
  

• Africa

• Europe

Specialization includes people who

• • are very good at one skill.

  
  

• • grow all their own food.

  
  

• • speak one language very well.

  
  

• can solve almost any problem.

When there is a surplus of food,

• • extra food spoils.

  
  

• • people wait in line for food.

  
  

• • families have extra food.

  
  

• not enough rain falls to grow food.

What made the first villages possible?

• • warm clothing

  
  

• • government

  
  

• armies

• farming

What happens in a community’s economy?

• • Services produce goods and store them for later use.

  
  

• • Goods and services are produced and distributed.

  
  

• • Hunters, gatherers, and farmers produce everything.

  
  

• Enough goods are produced for a small number of people to survive.

Which word means a gain or favorable result?

• surplus

• specialization

• economy

• benefit

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

Which word means to collect or attain a large amount of something?

• benefit

• specialize

• accumulate

• surplus

What is considered to be the world's first city?

• New York

• Catalhoyuk

• Uruk

• London

How did a surplus of food affect the size of the population?

• It caused the population to decrease.

• It caused the population to stay the same (NO EFFECT).

• It helped the population grow.

What was a sign that Uruk was a wealthy city worth protecting?

• Its army

• Its gold statues

• Its government

• The wall around the city