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Early Civiliz. test

Early Civilization test

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If you had more of something than you needed, you might say that you had a... Surplus
If you described a large area of different groups of people controlled by one ruler or governement, you would be describing... Empire
If you described a method by which water is brought into dry areas, you would be describing a system of... irrigation
If you referred to people who spend most of their time doing one kind of a job, you would be referring to people who... specialize
If you wanted to describe a culture that has developed complex systems of government, education, and religion, you might call it a... civilization
If you met a scientist who looks for and studies evidence from long ago, you would have met an... archaeologist
If your payment to a leader took the form of valuable goods, you would be paying a... tribute
If you wanted to describe a long period with very little rain, you might use the word... drought
If you found an object left behind by people who lived long ago, you would have found an... artifact
If you described the practice of people owning other people and forcing them to work, you would be describing... slavery
Most early civilizations first began to develop when... farmers grew a surplus of food
The Aztec planned their capital city to honor... the sun and their gods
Which part of the United States was once populated by the Mound Builders? along the Mississippi
The first piles of earth built by the Mound Builders were made to... bury the dead
Archaeologists have discovered many Anasazi artifacts because the arid climate helped preserve their objects
Who invented the idea of the number zero? Maya
Who built high rise apartment style villages beneath cliffs and on mesas? Anasazi
In 1100, who moved to what is now Mexico Aztec
Their cities were abandoned in 909 Maya
Who built floating gardens at Tenochtitlan Anasazi
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