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