Anthropologists study...

human societies and their development

What do archaelogists study?

They study artifacts to learn about the past.

Why did ancient civilizations begin in valleys of rivers such as the Nile, Indus, Tigris & Euph

The rivers provided a source of fresh water and farming.

Why was Egypt the gift of the Nile?

It flooded and gave their crops water

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

technological changes in organization;led to agriculture

Social process when culture is passed on society to another group

The time before written records.

Who are paleontologists?

People who study fossils from long ago

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Anthropologists study...
owl pellets
ancient mathematics
human societies and their development
the sun
2
Domestication led to?
farming and taming animals
hunting
landbridges disappering
3
The Yellow River takes its name from the
brightly colored fish in the river
deserts that surround the river
silt that flows in the river
pollution in the river
4
What do archaelogists study?
They study animals.
They study literature.
They study artifacts to learn about the past.
They study plants.
5
The Shang Dynasty founded the Mandate of Heaven.
True
False
6
What are the lost cities of the Indus?
Citadel and Harappa.
Phoenix and Citadel.
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Mohenjo-Daro and Citadel.
7
The Code of Hammurabi was designed to
create large armies
promote peaceful relations with other cultures
create a stable society
emphasize the importance of life after death
8
Who was the first hominid to walk upright?
Australopithecus
Homo Habilis
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Sapiens Neanderthalensis
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Why did ancient civilizations begin in valleys of rivers such as the Nile, Indus, Tigris & Euph
The rivers aided in the exploration of new territories.
The rivers provided a source of fresh water and farming.
The river valleys provided places for recreation.
The rivers provided power for industries
10
Where is the Fertile Crescent located?
Africa
Asia
America
Middle East
11
Why was Egypt the gift of the Nile?
They bathed in the lake
They used the water to make soup
It flooded and gave their crops water
They used the water in religious ceremonies
12
Ancient _____ was on the Indus and Ganges River.
India
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
13
Farmers set the trees in an area on fire and allow them to burn in order to make the land more fertile. What is this?
overgrazing
deforested farming
slash and burn farming
subsistence farming
14
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
technological changes in organization;led to agriculture
obtaining subsistence by humans before agriculture
period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred
use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering
15
A belief in MANY gods is called
polythesim
none of these
tritheism
monotheism
16
A term to describe and justify the dynastic cycle in China
Divine Right Theory
The Rule of Empire
feudalism
Mandate of Heaven
17
Cultural diffusion
Social process when culture is passed on society to another group
Remains of other affairs or interest
A law that restricts free choices
A person with great wisdom
18
What continent did the homo sapians first leave?
The Americas
Europe
Africa
Asia
19
When did the Shang dynasty begin?
c. 1046 BCE
c. 1650 CE
c. 1046 CE
c. 1650 BCE
20
What is a hominid?
Another name for fire
An early human
A cave man
A domesticated animal
21
Prehistory means
The univerese exploration
The time before written records.
A record of events from early to late.
A scientist who studies the past.
22
What did the Sumerians not invent?
Wheels
Plows
Agriculture
Potters
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Who are paleontologists?
People who study animals
People who study fossils from long ago
People who study plants
People who study weather

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