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Prehistory to Civilization
Prehistory to Civilization
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1
Which of the following statements does NOT describe life in the Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic people go from place to place following animals.
Paleolithic people lived in hunting & food-gathering groups
Paleolithic people made their own crops & stayed in place.
They were dependent on their environment for survival.
2
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Old Stone Age/Paleolithic Period?
farming
toolmaking
written language
organized government
3
Process by which people become more proficient at earning a living by performing a single task?
domestication
surplus agricultural production
the specialization of labor
the diffusion of culture
4
Who first human like creatures, walked upright, traced back to 4.4 million years ago
neanderthals
ninjas
hominids
Cro-Magnon
5
Historians are like archaeologists in that they both study how people lived by examining
plants and animals.
longitude and latitude.
regions.
artifacts.
6
Which was a key feature of early civilizations?
a system of exchanging goods for money
cities
social equality
steelmaking
7
What is the period of time before people invented writing systems?
prehistory
posthistory
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
8
Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government and art are
cultures
agricultural villages
civilizations
cooperatives
9
The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT
the calendar.
land boundaries.
cooperative hunting groups.
rules of inheritance.
10
Where did the first cities emerge?
in the Americas
in river valleys
along the Mediterranean coast
along trade routes
11
What are drawings that represent words called?
pictograms
scribes
domesticate
letters
12
Which of the following is a neolithic advancement?
creation of calendars
written language
first use of fire
ritual burials
13
People who specialized in jobs and became skilled craftworkers were known as...
peasant farmers
artisans
priests
nobles
14
What is the term for the New Stone Age?
Modern Age
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Domesticate
15
Who are people who move from place to place following game animals and ripening fruits?
scribes
slaves
nomads
neolithic humans
16
What is the worship of many gods?
Buddhism
Animism
Monotheism
Polytheism
17
Bronze became a favored material for tools and weapons because...
artisans found it difficult to shape liquid metals
was much less expensive than copper or tin
it could be given a sharp cutting edge an was easy to mold.
flint supplies diminished during the Bronze Age
18
What is the earliest period of
human
history called?
post-history
Neolithic Age
prehistory
Paleolithic Age
19
What part of the world did the first hominids come from?
Europe
North and South America
Asia and Australia
Africa
20
Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?
lack of traditions
nomadic herders
contact with other people through trade, warfare & migration
poor leaders
21
Which of the following was another characteristic of the Paleolithic Age?
Organized Government
Hunting and Gathering
Domestication of Animals
Farming Villages
22
Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
new technology
trade
poor leaders
farming
23
What is the taming of animals, in order to meet human wants or needs?
Domesticate
Social Exchange Theory
Nomads
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