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Review of Prehistory: Paleolithic, Neolithic, beginnings of Civilization
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Where did the first cities emerge
in the America's
along the Mediterranean coast
in river valleys
along trade routes
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Worship of many gods
Christianity
Monotheistic
Animism
Polytheistic
3
Which of the following was another characteristic of the Paleolithic Age
farming villages
Domestication of animals
Organized government
Hunting and gathering
4
Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change
lack of traditions
contact with other people through trade, and migration.
nomadic herders
poor leaders
5
Drawings that represent words
Demotic
Alphabet
Pictograms
Calligraphy
6
Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government, and art are
agricultural villages
cooperatives
cultures
civilizations
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Why was the Neolithic Revolution important to history?
It contributed to the establishment of civilization
It caused the outbreak of epidemic diseases
It helped to establish nomadic tribes across the world
It brought about the outbreak of many wars
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Which of the following is a Neolithic advancement
first use of fire
use of stone tools
ritual burials
creation of calenders
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Which of the following statements does not describe life in the Old Stone Age
Paleolithic people followed game animals
Paleolithic people were dependent on the environment
Paleolithic people lived in small groups
Paleolithic people grew crops and lived in one place
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Bronze became a favored material for tools and weapons because
Flint supplies diminished
Artisans found it difficult to shape
It could be given a tough sharp edge
Less expensive than copper and tin
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New Stone Age
Geography
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Revolution
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First human like creatures, walked upright, traced back to 4.4 million years ago
Ninjas
Neanderthals
Hominids
Cro-Magnon
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People who specialized in jobs and became skilled craft workers were known as
priests
nobles
peasant farmers
artisans
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What part of the world did the first hominids come from?
North and South America
Asia and Australia
Europe
Africa
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The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following except
the calender
rules of inheritance
cooperative hunting groups
land boundaries
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Historians are like archaeologists in that they both study how people lived by examining
regions
longitude and latitude
artifacts
plants and animals
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People who are trained to read and write
Farmers
Laborers
Scribes
Nobles
18
The period of time before people invented writing is called
geography
technology
archaeology
prehistory
19
Which was a key feature of early civilizations
social equality
a system of exchanging goods for money
steelmaking
cities
20
Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient people?
trade
Farming
New technology
Poor leaders
21
People who move from place to place are called
Nobles
Nomads
Scribes
Warriors
22
Process by which people become more proficient at earning a living by performing a single task
diffusion of culture
specialization of labor
surplus agricultural production
domestication
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Taming animals for food and other needs
Spading
Neutering
Domesticating
House breaking
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Which is a characteristic of the old stone age?
toolmaking
written language
farming
organized government
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Earliest period of human history
Paleolithic Age
Jurassic Age
Space Age
Modern Age
