01
True or false
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True or false: Foraging communities that moved seasonally or as resources changed were isolated from other groups.
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02
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Which description best explains domestication?
- A
A single event in which people first planted crops
- B
A long-term process in which human management changes plants or animals across generations
- C
The seasonal movement of people to follow wild resources
- D
The exchange of food between neighboring settlements
03
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Jericho's wall, ditch, and show that early communities could organize major building projects.
04
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Which description best fits Çatalhöyük based on its settlement pattern and political status?
- A
A temporary camp used only during seasonal migrations
- B
A unified state governing many surrounding territories
- C
A large, dense settlement that should not automatically be treated as a later political city
- D
A trading post built by officials from Uruk
05
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What political term describes an organization that governs a territory and population through institutions such as rulers, officials, laws, or taxation systems?
06
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Which description best fits a city as defined in the material?
- A
A large, densely populated settlement with specialized occupations and shared institutions
- B
Any settlement where people cultivate plants
- C
A political organization that must govern several cities
- D
A village whose residents have stopped exchanging goods
07
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Which outcomes could result from food production in some communities? Select all correct answers.
- A
Populations could grow
- B
Stored food could support specialists
- C
Foraging disappeared everywhere as soon as cultivation began
- D
Differences in wealth or authority could increase
08
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What objects were used in Uruk as part of accounting practices before the earliest known writing appeared there?
09
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Early proto-cuneiform signs on clay tablets often recorded .
10
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Which functions did temples and other institutions carry out in growing Mesopotamian cities? Select all correct answers.
- A
Organizing labor
- B
Supplying all food directly from the city center
- C
Storing goods
- D
Distributing resources
11
True or false
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True or false: When writing first appeared in Uruk, it immediately became a tool used by everyone.
- A
True
- B
False
12
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What role did nearby villages play in supporting growing cities such as Uruk?
- A
They replaced the city's institutions with village councils.
- B
They supplied food and materials to the growing urban centers.
- C
They prevented skilled workers from developing specialized roles.
- D
They made regional exchange unnecessary.
13
True or false
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True or false: Writing developed in other ancient societies as well, so its history cannot be explained simply as a consequence of one civilization's expansion.
- A
True
- B
False
14
Open ended
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Explain how some communities' gradual shift toward food production could contribute to the development of cities and early writing. Include at least one qualification about how this process varied or what it did not automatically cause.
15
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How did people often enter houses at Çatalhöyük?
- A
Through underground passages
- B
From a shared central courtyard
- C
From the roof
- D
Through elevated bridges connecting separate towers
16
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Using the material's rounded figure, about how many years ago did Homo sapiens evolve in Africa?
17
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Which interpretation best fits the evidence about Çatalhöyük?
- A
It was a city-state that governed a large territory.
- B
It was a large, dense settlement, but should not automatically be classified as a later-style political city.
- C
It was a temporary camp used only by mobile foragers.
- D
It was a unified state that controlled all of central Anatolia.
18
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Jericho had a wall, ditch, and tower while settled life was developing. What conclusion is best supported by these structures?
- A
The settlement depended on writing to coordinate every household.
- B
Its inhabitants had already formed a single state ruling all of the Levant.
- C
Its community could organize labor for major construction projects.
- D
The settlement had abandoned food storage in favor of hunting alone.
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Which scenario best reflects how the shift toward food production occurred?
- A
Communities adopted cultivation and animal management at different rates, sometimes alongside foraging.
- B
All communities stopped foraging as soon as farming was invented.
- C
Farming began everywhere with the same crops and animals.
- D
Animal management developed only after cities and states had formed.
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What term describes the long-term process in which human management changes plants or animals across generations?