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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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What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France, in 1940?
A wooden stick used for a throwing spear
Clay sculptures of an army of soldiers
A cave filled with paintings of animals
The stone wall of an ancient storage shed
2
Did you like this Quiz? (The puppy wants you to say yes)
YES!
No, not really
3
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
By hunting and gathering
By herding goats and cattle
By planting and harvesting
By trading over land and sea
4
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
They kept pets for company
They had a stable food supply
They shared most of the work
They could travel more easily
5
Why was the fertile crescent the site of many early settlements?
The caves were deep and warm
The forest was full of animals
The soil was good for crops
The hills were rich in gold
6
Define domesticate:
To learn how to grow corn.
To learn how to speak
To learn how to build communities
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans
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Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
What animals lived in the area?
What language did the people speak?
What did geometric shapes mean?
What did the people look like?
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Social scientists are scholars who study......
astronomy
dinosaur skeletons
human society
animal behavior
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Scientists believe that cave paintings may have been created to.....
Worship and in ceremonies
All of the above
Capture the magical powers of certain animals
Honor their gods
10
Define nomad:
One who is settled in one place
One who makes tools
One who farms the land
One who moves from place to place
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Neolithic homes were made out of.....
Rocks
Concrete
mud bricks
Cement
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What advantage over previous hominin groups did the invention of the spear thrower give to early modern humans?
To hunt animals in organized groups
To kill animals from a distance
To injure animals with knives
To cook animals for food
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Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
read old newspapers
make maps
examine objects
study earth's features
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Why were communities small during Paleolithic times?
Wild animals ate and killed most of the population
They had to travel from place to place
People often died from disease
People did not accept outsiders into their tribes
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A ______ is an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.
Drive thru employee
archaeologist
Geographer
Historian
16
Where did Neolithic people use their houses to store and cook food?
In a pit dug right into the floor
In a nearby cave
In an outdoor kitchen
In the corner of their home
17
In Paleolithic times, people lived in
Trees
Communities
Homes
Caves
18
When archaeologists excavate (dig up) an ancient mound, they usually find the oldest objects.....
At the bottom
In the middle
All mixed together
On top
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A ______ is an expert who studies and records the past
Archaeologist
Historian
Grocery bagger
Geographer
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A ______ is an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features.
Historian
Geographer
Archaeologist
Plumber
21
How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
Villagers learned to make stone tools
Most people enjoyed working alone
Individuals developed a variety of skills
Everybody did the same job
22
Where was the fertile crescent located?
Central Africa
East Asia
Southwest Asia
Northern Europe
23
What was the time period for the Neolithic Age?
1000 B.C to 800 B.C
8000 B.C to 3000 B.C
800 B.C to 300 B.C
2800 B.C to 2300 B.C
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Why did most civilizations develop near a large supply of fresh water?
Wonderful waterpark opportunity
No reason, they just felt like it.
Awesome scenery
The need for water for drinking and irrigation
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Why did cave artists create cave paintings?
Hunting ritual asking for a successful hunt
Decorations
Painted real events
All of the above
