Chapter 2 Vocab Quiz

At Catalhoyuk, archaeologists found evidence of copper and tin at the site, evidence that the residents there practiced what?

• cultural diffusion
• religion
• metallurgy
• record keeping

Extra food cities stored for later use was called what?

• surplus
• trade
• metallurgy
• staple

Archaeologists and historians argue about whether Gobekli Tepe was a religious site, or the world's first example of a what?

• staple
• temple
• civilization
• city

A type of specialized worker whose job was to record important transactions was a

• farmer
• tax collector
• metal worker
• scribe

Early cities were

• large population centers for political, economic, and cultural activity
• not one of the traits of a civilization
• not found in Mesopotamia
• a place farmers grew their staples, such as maize

Often involving a specialized worker called a merchant, this included the exchange of goods

• trade
• surplus
• record keeping
• government

A belief in gods or goddesses that usually includes rituals

• civilization
• religion
• government
• metallurgy

This term's five traits include cities, complex institutions, record keeping, improved technology, and specialized workers

• surplus
• religion
• government
• civilization

This practice included keeping track of calendars, writing laws and customs, and even complex writing for abstract ideas

• trade
• cultural diffusion
• record keeping
• metallurgy

Though not as complex as today's versions, this was a system of laws and rules and people who made decisions in a civilization

• cities
• government
• temple
• trade