Topic 1 Review

Question 1

Which of the following are features of civilization

Accepted Answer

Public Works Projects, Social Classes

Question 2

Which of the following are a feature of civilization

Accepted Answer

Writing, Government

Question 3

Animism is the belief that...

Accepted Answer

The natural world was filled with spirits

Question 4

Why were governments important in early civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Someone needed to manage the resources

Question 5

Why were rivers so important to the start of early societies?

Accepted Answer

They provided areas with fertile soil

Question 6

Having a surplus means to need more of something

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

When did the first humans likely migrate to North America?

Accepted Answer

15,000 years ago

Question 8

An economy is the system that a community uses to make and distribute goods

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The largest number of people fit into which social class?

Accepted Answer

Bottom

Question 10

A revolution occurs when...

Accepted Answer

There is a complete change in ways of thinking and living

Question 11

When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects near the surface are:

Accepted Answer

Not as old as objects in deeper layers

Question 12

Why do scientists believe that Neanderthals were the first homonins to bury their dead?

Accepted Answer

They found flowers and artifacts near Neanderthal skeletons

Question 13

A popular theory of human migration is the "out of Africa" theory. If that is true...

Accepted Answer

The oldest fossil remains would be in Africa

Question 14

Prehistory was the time before...

Accepted Answer

Written history

Question 15

Job specialization is a sign of...

Accepted Answer

An advanced civilization

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