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1
One of the first domesticated crops in Asia was
Rice
Corn
Wheat
Barley
2
The Sumerians' written language, believed to be the first, is known as
Pictograms
Petroglyphs
Heiroglyphs
Cunieform
3
Which of the following locations is NOT known for being one of the oldest known sites of agriculture?
Modern-day Iraq
Modern-day China
Modern-day United States
Modern-day Mexico
4
The diets of Paleolithic peoples were more diverse than Neolithic peoples
False
True
5
Paleolithic peoples did all of the following to acquire food, EXCEPT
Fishing
Farming
Hunting
Gathering
6
Modern humans originated on which continent?
North America
Africa
Australia
Asia
7
The earliest domesticated crop in Mesopotamia was
Soy
Corn
Wheat
Rice
8
Early humans were believed to have practiced ANIMISM, which entailed worship of
Gods & goddesses
Ancestors
Nature
Animals
9
In the Sumerian social hierarchy, the priests were
elite class, just below the king
In the lower class, with the slaves & peasants
middle class, above the merchants & craftsmen
middle class, below the warriors
10
About when is the Neolithic Revolution believed to have begun?
13,000-10,000 BCE
3,500-3,000 BCE
7,500-5,700 BCE
20,000-16,000 BCE
11
What was the last continent to be populated by modern humans?
North America
South America
Africa
Australia
12
The first animal humans domesticated was
Wolf
Goat
Sheep
Ox
13
The region of Mesopotamia lies between
The Indus & Ganges Rivers
The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
The Tigris & Nile Rivers
The Euphrates & Nile Rivers
14
The "New Stone Age" is also known as
Anthropocene
Pleistocene
Paleolithic
Neolithic
15
The biggest factor in humans deciding to settle into permanent communities was
The end of the Ice Age
The discovery of fire
The arrival of humans into modern Europe
The discovery of wheat
16
The social structures of Neolithic peoples were more egalitarian than Paleolithic peoples
False
True
17
When do archaeologists believe Catal Huyuk began to be settled?
3,500 BCE
16,000 BCE
7,500 BCE
33 AD
18
Academics who study humankind, including both physical & cultural aspects, are known as
Archaeologists
Anthropologists
Ornithologists
Herpetologists
19
Paleolithic peoples left all the following types of artifacts EXCEPT
Jewelry
Tools
Cave art
Writing
20
Academics whose fieldwork includes carefully excavating artifacts for further study are known as
Herpetologists
Ornithologists
Anthropologists
Archaeologists
21
The Paleolithic is considered to have begun when humans began to
use written language
Build permanent settlements
Farm
Use tools
22
In Catal Huyuk, archaeologists noted the absence of
Dense population centers
Agriculture
Complex government
Art
23
The Neolithic Revolution was when human beings
developed written language
first began to use tools
discovered the use of fire
first began to farm in permanent settlements
24
Catal Huyuk, a neolithic farming settlement, was found in
Modern-day Afghanistan
Modern-day Iran
Modern-day Turkey
Modern-day Iraq
25
Paleolithic peoples' construction materials included timber & bricks
False
True
26
One of the first domesticated crops in the Americas was
Wheat
Soy
Rice
Corn
27
Which of the following was NOT found at all early cradles of civilization?
Fresh water
Fertile soil
Access to precious metals
Mild equatorial climate
28
Once human beings began settling in one place, they adopted a _____________ lifestyle
Sedentary
Nomadic
Pleistocenic
Paleolithic
29
The "Old Stone Age" is also known as the
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Pleistocene
Anthropocene
30
Once human beings became settled, they gave up which lifestyle?
Pleistocenic
Sedentary
Nomadic
Neolithic