Ancient Civilizations Review 1

Which people created the world's first coin money?

• Lydian's

• Phoenicians

• Israelites

Early hunters and gatherers had to cooperate to

• better meet the band's needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

• find ways for each member to survive on his or her own.

• make survival difficult for each other.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

The movement of early people in search of food resulted in

• the melting of glaciers.

• the spread of people to almost every part of Earth.

• specialization.

How did the domestication of plants change the way people lived?

• People began to trade for goods.

• People began to settle in one place.

• People began to live in smaller groups.

Why was specialization of tasks important in larger bands?

• It allowed women to hunt with the men.

• It allowed band members to work more efficiently.

• It allowed all band members to produce food.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

A city-state is-

• A city and the land around it, with its own government and leaders

• A group of 6000 people

• A village located on a large area of land

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which of these locations was the most favorable to growing crops and raising animals?

• a river valley

• a forest

• a desert

Which of the following was a disadvantage of the development of agriculture?

• greater varieties of food were produced

• people united in clans

• people fought over farmland

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Farmers in Sumer used canals as irrigation to...

• prevent invasions by outsiders

• take their crops to the cities

• drain floodwater off the land and to bring water to the crops

Why did the Phoenician alphabet spread so quickly to other areas and people?

• It taught people how to build ziggurats

• It was useful in trade

• It spread new ideas about farming

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D