World History I - Unit 1 Test Review

One of the distinguishing features of the human species is the ability to make __________

Anthropology is the study of

The tools, pottery, paintings, and weapons of early people that are left behind are called ____

God’s covenant with his people was known as the _______________

the study of human life and culture

keeping animals and growing food on a regular basis

a Persian governor

Radiocarbon dating determines an object’s age by

Modern historians have divided Egyptian history into three major periods, known as

first female pharaoh in Egypt

List and explain how five Sumerian inventions affect our lives today.

a government by divine authority

determines an object’s age by measuring the light given off by electrons

determines an objects age by measuring the amount of C-14

who came up with 22 signs representing the sounds of their speech

____________________ are people that move from place to place

List the 6 Characteristics of Civilization

The first metal to be used in making tools was ____________________.

The Neolithic Revolution can best be described as

____ are the preserved remnants of an organism from a past geologic age.

A complex culture in which large numbers of humans share a number of common elements is called a

The real change in the Neolithic Revolution was the

the religion of the Israelites

belief in many gods

the tools, pottery, paintings, and weapons of early people are called__________

Complex culture in which large numbers of humans share a number of common elements is called a

The Jews believed that God made a contract with them called a(n)

List ways people used the rivers in the development of the ancient river valley civilizations

The ________ Age is known as the “old stone” age where stone tools and weapons were used.

The term “Homo erectus” means what?