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answer below. One point each.

According to Terry Jones and the "Ancient lnventions" film, all of the following were problems

that early cities faced a. Water

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what:

b. c. @ e,
2.

Toilets
Housing

ent"rtuinment
Food

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the main reason for p"c:- ai cn gror.vth was because of:

a. Towns developed b. Trade develoPed c. The use of fire develoPed Qj food surpluses e. None ofthe above
3.

ln early civilizations, new tools and ideas frorn ore S.ffir spreod::

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a. Oraltraditions b. Archaeologists V lrade d. None of the above (a - c) e. All of the above (a - c)

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According to the reading packet, the first dornei,ca:e:

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a. b. c.
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Horse Cows
Dogs

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5.

Sheep Silly roosters

people began: According to the reading packet, the'New Stone Age" was called such because

a. Using animals for transportation. b. Started to use new stones for tools' A Growing their own foodd. To write using an alPhabet' e. Throwing stones at each other's heads.
6.

About 1L,000 years ago, people from what area started to farm:

a. b. c. j/ e.

Americas Europe

Middle East
Southwest Asia
China

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lt means grown together or hardened A civilization is a society that has:

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a. b. c. d.
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Art and architecture Central government

jobs Workers who specialize in various Socialclasses all ofthe above
by: more gentle animals than their wild ancestors

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Careful breeding Beating the animals into submission Using food as a reward for better behavior want to live with humans Petting the animals gently so they would None ofthe above'

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