Chapter 2

Question 1

How did people live upon first arrival

Answer 1

Small groups as hunters and gathers, they moved every few weeks to look for food

Question 2

As the population expanded what happened to our ancestors

Answer 2

Competition for food increased, settled in a fertile area free food and pursued other crafts

Question 3

As population expanded, they left to grow food and pursue other crafts

Answer 3

Agricultural revolution, which occurred 10,000 years ago

Question 4

Humans created permanent settlements to

Answer 4

Raise crops and domesticate animals

Question 5

A more complex division of labor

Answer 5

A hierarchical power structure and productive surplus

Question 6

Hierarchical power structure and a productive surplus

Answer 6

Contributed to the transformation of villages into towns and cities

Question 7

Jerichos settlement dates back to when

Answer 7

8000 BCE, approximately 10,000 years ago

Question 8

Thought to be the first city

Answer 8

Jericho

Question 9

Complex social structure, observed in the remains of houses and fortification

Answer 9

Define it as a city

Question 10

When did human beings appear

Answer 10

200,000 years ago

Question 11

Jericho changed hands several times

Answer 11

Experienced both progress and setbacks

Question 12

What happened as people moved to cities

Answer 12

Increased the demand for goods and services, the state emerged to manage the needs of the people

Question 13

City states conquered others and made alliances to form urban empires where

Answer 13

Mesopotamia Egypt China Central America

Question 14

When did the first urban revolution last

Answer 14

4000 BCE to 500 BCE

Question 15

The history of cities shows what

Answer 15

A combination of benefits and suffering

Question 16

Where was the first urban empire

Answer 16

Mesopotamia

Question 17

All the cities were ruled by

Answer 17

A priest King and organized by religious beliefs

Question 18

A surplus in the agriculture supported

Answer 18

The construction of public buildings school systems and the military elite

Question 19

By when did the cities organize as politically distinct city states often at war with each other

Answer 19

3500 BCE

Question 20

In the context of trading urban dominance cities experienced many changes including

Answer 20

Cultural and technological advancement

Question 21

Unlike Mesopotamian cities which cities were not well preserved

Answer 21

Egyptian

Question 22

What were the pharaohs were considered what

Answer 22

Gods and had control over the Nile region creating a peaceful environment for cities to develop