Rivers, Settlements, and the First Civilizations Answers

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The image shows a piece of art found at the Catal Huyuk site in Turkey.

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Only an artist with a lot of skill and advanced tools could create this statue from stone.
B
Artists in permanent settlements were limited in using only certain tools to create their art.
C
Only an artist with simple skills in representing the human form could produce this figure of stone.
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Artists in agricultural societies had limited access to resources other than stone for their works of art.
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How were the different stages of society organized over time?

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Nomadic clans grew into civilizations when they learned to form permanent villages.
B
Villages formed as a result of the advanced techniques of nomadic hunting by clans.
C
Complex civilizations included clans that followed the herds for food from place to place.
D
Complex villages were the most advanced form of people living together as they hunted from place to place.
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The dark shaded areas of the map show early agricultural sites and the light shaded band shows warmer climate areas.What do the dark shaded areas suggest about the agricultural revolution?

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People lived in cooler climates to hunt.
B
People lived in warm climates to grow food.
C
People lived mostly in Africa to farm and hunt for food.
D
People lived in all parts of the world regardless of climate.
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How did the use of the environment enable early human clans to develop advances in food production?

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Villagers learned to grow new food quickly when flooding occurred.
B
Villagers learned to use tools to create a food surplus throughout the year.
C
Villagers learned to harvest food for immediate consumption instead of storage.
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Villagers learned to compete for food through hunting and fishing methods in multiple locations.
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Which shows a change in trade from early villages to complex societies?

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Skilled villagers were able to trade their goods and services with other villages.
B
Clans focused on their own survival, using the environment to hunt and fish from place to place.
C
Early villages developed temporary shelters to follow herds, competing with other villages for food.
D
Villages were expected to meet the needs of their own people through farming and hunting in seasonal locations.
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What led to early villages evolving into complex societies?

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People specialized in tasks that helped with food production and hunting.
B
When bad weather caused flooding, people could build new structures in a new location.
C
When food was in short supply, farmers could go to special storage areas and distribute food to the most useful people.
D
The climate and reliable water supply resulted in food surpluses that were used for growth and trade with other villages.
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How did the environment enable agricultural societies to trade?

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Early societies learned to rely on other villages for food when their crops failed.
B
Early societies developed crops to trade with to take control of new trade routes.
C
Early societies that developed a food surplus could trade with neighboring villages.
D
Early societies created trading posts out of temporary shelters for hunting and fishing.
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How did the development of permanent settlements change the types of buildings that were needed?

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Settlements encouraged families to live separately to dominate the resources in a crowded village.
B
Settlements required buildings that could hold larger amounts of people for meetings and other gatherings.
C
Settlements were designed with materials that could be taken apart quickly to follow herds in other locations.
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Settlements were built with wide open spaces to provide ample room for religious and government buildings.

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