Traits of Civilization

What is a large population center that is the heart of government, trade, and Culture?

• Record Keeping

• Improved Technology

• Specialized Workers

• Cities

What two things are a part of Complex Institutions?

• Government and Religion

• Inventions and Technology

• Records and Architecture

• Jobs and Goods

Cuneiform is ancient writing used by Sumerians to write things down. Which trait does it belong under?

• Cities

• Record Keeping

• Specialized Workers

• Complex Institutions

Carpenters, Engineers, Teachers, Doctors, and Electricians are all examples of......

• Improved Technology

• Cities

• Specialized Workers

• Record Keeping

What are inventions that make life easier for people?

• Record Keeping

• Cities

• Improved Technology

• Complex Institutions

Trade, culture, and government are some things that can be found in a city.

• True

• False

What do scribes do?

• They farm.

• They trade.

• They govern.

• They write and keep written records.

Specialized workers were possible with the invention of agriculture because:

• people had more time on their hands instead of looking for food

• farming was super easy to do

• farming was done mostly by animals now anyway

• farming didn't lead to specialized workers in any way

A bronze weapon is an example of

• a great tool

• improved technology

• a nomad trait

• none of the above

Why did advanced technology develop in early civilizations?

• They were introduced to technology by pastoralist nomads.

• New problems arose in settled societies that needed technology to solve.

• All stone tools stopped working and had to be replaced.

• Settled people had to get new items of trade to negotiate with nomads.