Human Legacy Course/Quiz 3

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1 In early farming villages, a(n) _______ economy was utilized.

	command
	traditional
	market
	mixed

2 A _______ is a complex culture that includes cities, government, religion, record keeping, specialized jobs, social classes, and arts and architecture.

	town
	society
	culture
	civilization

3 A division of _______ came from increased wealth.

	labor
	pottery
	artisans
	priests

4 Skilled craft workers, or _______, devoted their time to carpentry, metal work, basketry, weaving, or pottery.

	priests
	archaeologists
	artisans
	peasants

5 Over time, writing evolved from using picture symbols or pictographs to using more _______ symbols.

	civilized
	vivid
	great
	abstract

6 Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: The earliest civilizations grew up in dry, desolate valleys.

	False; The earliest civilizations grew up in fertile river valleys.
	True
	False; The earliest civilizations grew up in urban communities.
	False; The earliest civilizations had no food or water.

7 Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: Flooding enriched the soil and helped produce enough food.

	False; There were no floods.
	True
	False; The floods drug most of the food over to other communities.
	False; They built dams so that the floods could not get in.

8 Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: Early civilization developed formal religious institutions.

	False; These institutions were greatly informal.
	False; They did not know any religions at the time, so they had no formal religious institutions.
	False; These were formal government institutions, not religious.
	True.

9 Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: Priests rarely became powerful figures or leaders.

	True
	False; Artisans rarely became powerful figures or leaders.
	False; Priests were powerful figures, interpreting the will of the gods.
	None of the Above

10 Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: Cultural diffusion brought advances in farming, writing and art.

	True
	False; Nomads brought advances in farming, writing and art.
	False; Cultural diffusion weakened many areas of civilization including farming, writing and art.
	None of the Above