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Unit #1 Beginnings of Human Civilization Study Guide Quiz
Unit #1 Beginnings of Human Civilization Study Guide Quiz
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A ______ is an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.
Historian
archaeologist
Geographer
Drive thru employee
2
Where did Neolithic people use their houses to store and cook food?
In the corner of their home
In a pit dug right into the floor
In an outdoor kitchen
In a nearby cave
3
Did you like this Quiz? (The puppy wants you to say yes)
YES!
No, not really
4
How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
Villagers learned to make stone tools
Individuals developed a variety of skills
Most people enjoyed working alone
Everybody did the same job
5
In Paleolithic times, people lived in
Communities
Homes
Trees
Caves
6
Why did most civilizations develop near a large supply of fresh water?
No reason, they just felt like it.
Awesome scenery
The need for water for drinking and irrigation
Wonderful waterpark opportunity
7
A ______ is an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features.
Archaeologist
Historian
Geographer
Plumber
8
What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France, in 1940?
A wooden stick used for a throwing spear
The stone wall of an ancient storage shed
Clay sculptures of an army of soldiers
A cave filled with paintings of animals
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Neolithic homes were made out of.....
Concrete
Cement
Rocks
mud bricks
10
Why did cave artists create cave paintings?
Decorations
Painted real events
All of the above
Hunting ritual asking for a successful hunt
11
When archaeologists excavate (dig up) an ancient mound, they usually find the oldest objects.....
All mixed together
In the middle
On top
At the bottom
12
What advantage over previous hominin groups did the invention of the spear thrower give to early modern humans?
To injure animals with knives
To cook animals for food
To kill animals from a distance
To hunt animals in organized groups
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How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
By trading over land and sea
By herding goats and cattle
By planting and harvesting
By hunting and gathering
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What was the time period for the Neolithic Age?
1000 B.C to 800 B.C
2800 B.C to 2300 B.C
800 B.C to 300 B.C
8000 B.C to 3000 B.C
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Scientists believe that cave paintings may have been created to.....
Worship and in ceremonies
Capture the magical powers of certain animals
Honor their gods
All of the above
16
Why was the fertile crescent the site of many early settlements?
The soil was good for crops
The hills were rich in gold
The caves were deep and warm
The forest was full of animals
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Define domesticate:
To learn how to speak
To learn how to build communities
To learn how to grow corn.
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans
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Why were communities small during Paleolithic times?
Wild animals ate and killed most of the population
People did not accept outsiders into their tribes
People often died from disease
They had to travel from place to place
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Define nomad:
One who is settled in one place
One who moves from place to place
One who farms the land
One who makes tools
20
Social scientists are scholars who study......
astronomy
animal behavior
dinosaur skeletons
human society
21
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
They kept pets for company
They shared most of the work
They had a stable food supply
They could travel more easily
22
Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
What animals lived in the area?
What did geometric shapes mean?
What language did the people speak?
What did the people look like?
23
Where was the fertile crescent located?
Central Africa
Southwest Asia
East Asia
Northern Europe
24
A ______ is an expert who studies and records the past
Historian
Grocery bagger
Geographer
Archaeologist
25
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
study earth's features
make maps
examine objects
read old newspapers
