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Module 1: The Beginnings of World History
Module 1: The Beginnings of World History
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Review for the chapter 1 test
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1
Evidence shows that hunter-gatherers were healthier than those who practiced agriculture
False
True
2
Raising plants and animals in a controlled way that makes them best suited to human use
Hunting and gathering
Animism
Training
Domestication
3
Which of these describes
homo habilis
?
lived mostly in Europe and western Asia
means "handy man"
named so as they were fully upright walkers
identified as the earliest group of hominids
4
The best definition for Cro-Magnon is:
Man with Ability
Fully Erect Man
Cave Man
Thinking Man
5
Which of these accurately describes Neanderthals?
identified as the earliest group of hominids
means "handy man"
named so as they were fully upright walkers
Lived mostly in Europe and western Asia
6
The Paleolithic age....
Means "old stone age"
Started about 2.5 million years ago
All of the above
Contained mostly hunter-gatherers
7
Which of the following was the first to develop technology?
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Neanderthal
Cro-Magnon
8
Mary and Louis Leakey discovered ancient footprints in a gorge in which country?
Iraq
Kenya
Tanzania
Egypt
9
Which of these features is
not
a feature of civilizations?
Cities
Social classes
Governments
A military
10
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
When people worship more than one god
A rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people
A change from hunting and gathering to farming
movement of migrating people to North America
11
Who were the Leakeys?
Famous anthropologists who made major discoveries in Africa
American tourists who accidently discovered a new type of dinosaur
None of these
Famous authors who wrote articles discrediting the field of archeology
12
The Neolithic Revolution was ___________________________.
The creation of aqueducts
An Agricultural Revolution
Stone Tool Revolution
The discovery of weapons
13
Paleontologists have to excavate fossils from the ground.
True
False
14
Which of these describes
Homo erectus
?
named so as they were fully upright walkers
lived mostly in Europe and western Asia
identified as the earliest group of hominids
means "handy man"
15
The period of time before writing was invented
BCE
Neolitihic Revoution
Prehistory
History
16
They study past people through artifacts
Archeologists
Historians
Anthropologists
Geographers
17
The change in human societies from hunting and gathering to agriculture
Pastorialism
Industrial Revolution
History
Neolithic Revolution
18
Experts in the study of how people lived in the historical past are called
Anthropologists
Historians
Geologists
Archeologists
19
Which of these accurately describes Australopithecines?
named so as they were fully upright walkers
means "handy man"
identified as the earliest group of hominids
Lived mostly in Europe and western Asia
20
Which of these items in an example of an artifact?
fossil
coin
ancient footprint
skeleton
21
Which objects provided anthropologists with the first clues about prehistoric life?
jewelry, architecture, and weapons
pottery, weavings, and artwork
coins, tombstones, and tax records
footprints, bones, and tools
22
They study the culture of humans, past and present
Geographers
Anthropologists
Archeologists
Historians
23
Which of these is true of Neanderthals?
They had thick bones
They had strong muscles
All of these
They lived in caves and shelters made of wood and animal skins
24
Why did early systems of writing develop?
people needed ways to keep complex records
people needed to keep their children busy
none of these
people wanted a way to express themselves
25
What is technology?
the study of people and their societies
the skills and tools used to meet basic needs and wants
A method used for dating material remains
the study of past people and cultures
26
Which of these is true about Cro-Magnons?
They migrated from North Africa to Europe and Asia
All of these
They hunted in groups
They replaced Neanderthals
27
How did the Cro-Magnon replace the Neanderthal?
bigger population
better technolgy
won a war
28
Refers to a person specially trained to read, write, and keep records in ancient civilizations
scribe
artisan
steppe
nomad
29
As of now, where have the oldest human remains been found?
Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
30
The hominid group that humans today belong to is called
Australopithecines
Neanderthals
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapiens
