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Morton Prehistory to Civilization
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1
What is the period of time before people invented writing systems?
Paleolithic Age
prehistory
Neolithic Age
posthistory
2
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Old Stone Age/Paleolithic Period?
organized government
written language
toolmaking
farming
3
What are drawings that represent words called?
letters
scribes
domesticate
pictograms
4
The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT
land boundaries.
the calendar.
rules of inheritance.
cooperative hunting groups.
5
Which was a key feature of early civilizations?
a system of exchanging goods for money
social equality
steelmaking
cities
6
Bronze became a favored material for tools and weapons because...
it could be given a sharp cutting edge an was easy to mold.
was much less expensive than copper or tin
flint supplies diminished during the Bronze Age
artisans found it difficult to shape liquid metals
7
Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government and art are
cultures
cooperatives
agricultural villages
civilizations
8
Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?
poor leaders
contact with other people through trade, warfare & migration
nomadic herders
lack of traditions
9
What is the earliest period of
human
history called?
Neolithic Age
prehistory
post-history
Paleolithic Age
10
What part of the world did the first hominids come from?
Africa
Asia and Australia
Europe
North and South America
11
Which of the following was another characteristic of the Paleolithic Age?
Hunting and Gathering
Domestication of Animals
Organized Government
Farming Villages
12
Which of the following is a neolithic advancement?
first use of fire
ritual burials
written language
creation of calendars
13
Historians are like archaeologists in that they both study how people lived by examining
regions.
longitude and latitude.
plants and animals.
artifacts.
14
Who first human like creatures, walked upright, traced back to 4.4 million years ago
neanderthals
hominids
ninjas
Cro-Magnon
15
Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
trade
new technology
poor leaders
farming
16
Who are people who move from place to place following game animals and ripening fruits?
nomads
slaves
neolithic humans
scribes
17
Process by which people become more proficient at earning a living by performing a single task?
the specialization of labor
the diffusion of culture
surplus agricultural production
domestication
18
Where did the first cities emerge?
along the Mediterranean coast
in the Americas
in river valleys
along trade routes
19
What is the taming of animals, in order to meet human wants or needs?
Social Exchange Theory
The Death Star
Nomads
Domesticate
20
What is the worship of many gods?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Buddhism
Animism
21
Which of the following statements does NOT describe life in the Old Stone Age?
They were dependent on their environment for survival.
Paleolithic people made their own crops & stayed in place.
Paleolithic people go from place to place following animals.
Paleolithic people lived in hunting & food-gathering groups
22
What is the term for the New Stone Age?
Paleolithic Age
Modern Age
Neolithic Age
Domesticate
23
People who specialized in jobs and became skilled craftworkers were known as...
artisans
peasant farmers
priests
nobles
