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Chapter 2 - The Neolithic Era Quiz

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8 questions
Note from the author:
Follow up quiz to classwork.
Check Your Knowledge! Complete the quiz questions below using your chapter 2 notes and Neolithic knowledge!
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Which of the following is NOT a reason people abandoned their nomadic lifestyle in favor of a sedentary lifestyle?

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Sort the following items into the appropriate category.

  • Killing animals that are aggressive and feeding animals that are passive.
  • Planting plants in rows giving their roots a good space apart.
  • Controlling the flow of water using ditches or canals.
  • Picking and choosing the seeds from the biggest and best plants to grow.
  • Domestication
  • Irrigation System
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Division of labor means that society is split into groups and each group has a specialized role or job.
Drag and drop the different jobs into the correct role.
Farmers - ________________________
Merchants - ________________________________
Artisans - ________________________________________
Priests/Scribes - __________________________________________
Warriors - _____________________
Other Answer Choices:
Harvesting Crops
Smithing Tools, Weapons, & Armor
Recording and Teaching Information
Buying and Selling Goods
Fighting Wars
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Separate into two categories the advantages and disadvantages of bartering.
Click the circle to put an idea into a category.

Advantages
Disadvantages
Transportation of goods can be hard if they are large, heavy, or in bulk.
Can trade services and skills, not just physical goods.
It is time-consuming to arrange trades.
It can be difficult to find someone who wants what you have and has what you want.
Promotes community interaction and cooperation.
No need to worry about money or how much money is worth.
It can be hard to determine fair trade values between different items
Environmentally friendly as it encourages reuse of goods. People don't throw away what could be traded.
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3

Check off every job a divine right monarch would perform (do).

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Finish the sentence.
Early civilizations developed something hunter-gatherers never had, leisure time. This gave people time to ...

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Without a surplus of food people can't work specialized jobs.

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Check mark pictures of the first civilizations.