Characteristics of Civilization Pretest

This is a survey designed to assess your knowledge of the foundations of human civilization. This survey will be graded for completion only. There are no wrong answers.
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. In your opinion, what is the most important advancement humankind must have "mastered" in order to be called civilized? Explain your answer. Think of skills that people use, jobs they perform, tools that they use, etc. Be sure to support your opinion with at least one example or an explanation for why you believe what you believe.*


  1. Choosing from the list below, in your opinion, what is the most important advancement humankind must have "mastered" in order to be called civilized? Please select the one MOST important advancement, in your opinion.*
    Agriculture/Farming/Stable Food Supply
    System of Government
    Religion
    Technology (development of tools)
    Written Language
    The Arts (art, architecture, music, dance, etc.)
    Social Structure (a way of organizing human society, who plays what roles, etc.)
    Other


  1. On a scale of 1-8 with 1 being the least important and 8 being the most important, how important is agriculture/farming/stable food supply to humankind becoming "civilized?*
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
    1=least important  8=most important


  1. On a scale of 1-8 with 1 being the least important and 8 being the most important, how important is a system of government to humankind becoming "civilized?*
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
    1=least important  8=most important


  1. On a scale of 1-8 with 1 being the least important and 8 being the most important, how important is religion to humankind becoming "civilized?*
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
    1=least important  8=most important


  1. On a scale of 1-8 with 1 being the least important and 8 being the most important, how important is the development of tools/technology to humankind becoming "civilized?*
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
    1=least important  8=most important


  1. On a scale of 1-8 with 1 being the least important and 8 being the most important, how important is a written language to humankind becoming "civilized?*
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
    1=least important  8=most important


  1. On a scale of 1-8 with 1 being the least important and 8 being the most important, how important is The Arts (art, architecture, music, dance, etc.) to humankind becoming "civilized?*
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
    1=least important  8=most important


  1. On a scale of 1-8 with 1 being the least important and 8 being the most important, how important is Social Structure (a way of organizing people in society) to humankind becoming "civilized?*
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
    1=least important  8=most important


  1. On a scale of 1-8 with 1 being the least important and 8 being the most important, how important is something other than the choices given above to humankind becoming "civilized?*
     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
    1=least important  8=most important


  1. Please rank in order of importance from least important to most important, the following characteristics of civilization. Please think about what is most important and least important for a group of people to possess in order to be called "civilized."*
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Agriculture/Farming/Stable Food Supply  
    System of Government  
    Religion  
    Techonolgy (development of tools)  
    Written Language  
    The Arts (art, architecture, dance, music, etc)  
    Social Structure (a way of organizing people in society)  
    Other (something not listed above)  





Pete Helfers