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1
What Neolithic settlement, under excavation today, is located on this peninsula?
Jericho
Nubia
Çatalhöyük
Aleppo
2
Neolithic people —
used domesticated animals
lived in small clans
created fire
were nomadic
3
Which event occurred last?
Control of fire
Hunting and gathering
Invention of the wheel
Development of oral language
4
Carbon dating is used by —
geographers
historians
cartographers
archaeologists
5
The Paleolithic people migrated from Asia to North America when —
the Red Sea was flooded
the ocean levels rose as the glaciers melted
a land bridge emerged between the two continents
the deserts began to disappear in northern Asia
6
Which item is NOT usually considered a primary source of world history before 1500 AD?
cuneiform tabletD
The Rosetta Stone
Egyptian hieroglyphics
textbook
7
According to the map, early man first migrated from —
Europe
Africa
Northeast Asia
Australia
8
Any object shaped by human hands is referred to as —
an artifact
a fossil
a bone
a clan
9
Which statement about the Neolithic period is NOT true?
Domesticated animals were a part of village life
It began with the Agricultural Revolution
It was the longest period of Prehistory
Man became food producers rather than food gatherers
10
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
A change from hunting and gathering to farming
When people worship more than one god
A rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people
movement of migrating people to North America
11
Located in England and begun in the Neolithic era and finished in the Bronze Age?
A
B
D
C
12
What period is also referred to as the "Agricultural Revolution"?
Dark Age
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Age of Revolutions
13
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic period?
Small clans
Hunting -gathering
Spoken language
Villages
14
According to the timeline, when did the first civilization begin?
3500 BC
7000 BC
28,000 BC
2,000,000 BC
15
Which map shows the location of the ancient cities Aleppo and Jericho?
B
A
C
D
16
What era of man is being described?
Neolithic
Early River Valley Civilization
Paleolithic
Mesopotamia
17
The illustration above is an example of art from which time period?
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Ancient Roman period
Ancient Egyptian period
18
The period of history before events were recorded is known as —
Renaissance
civilization
feudalism
prehistory
19
The objects identified in the picture would most likely come from which period of time?
Paleolithic period
Iron Age
Bronze Age
Neolithic period
20
What era of history is being described in the above passage?
Ice Age
Medieval Age
Neolithic
Paleolithic
21
People who move from place to place in search of food are called —
vegetarian
farmers
nomads
environmentalists
22
Which factor had the greatest effect on the movement of early nomadic societies?
Mineral deposits
Survival needs
Religious beliefs
Tribal treaties
23
Homo sapiens would most likely settle at which location?
A
B
D
C
24
Neolithic societies led to the development of civilizations by —
mastering fire and using oral language
creating cave art
changing early farmers to hunters and gatherers
creating settled communities
25
Which environmental factor has the biggest impact on the human need for shelter?
Altitude
Water resources
Climate
Landforms
