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Ancient Civilizations Quarter 1 Study Guide
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This covers information from the Paleolithic Age through King Hammurabi of Babylon.
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Which geographic features determined the location of the early civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and India?
Fertile soils and plains
Rivers and valleys
Rainy seasons and forests
Oceans and coastlines
2
Which statement correctly describes early hunter-gatherer societies?
They usually lived together in large cities
They relied on farming for most of their food supply
They traveled with large surpluses of food
They often changed their physical location
3
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
Examine Objects
Study Earth's features
Read Old Newspapers
Make Maps
4
In the ancient world, who would have been most likely to help spread new ideas and tools from one place to another?
a trader
a farmer
an irrigation specialist
an artisan
5
How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
Most people enjoyed working alone
Individuals developed a variety of skills
Villagers learned to make stone tools
Everybody did the same job
6
Scientists studied the Iceman's clothing, tools, and body to learn
More about his life
How people lived in Africa
About geography of the Alps
How early people learned to farm
7
During the period of prehistory, people developed the ability to
make tools from iron
use fire
hunt alone
write
8
In the New Stone Age, for the first time, people began to
search for new lands
farm the land
trade with other countries
gather plants and seeds
9
One animal that was domesticated mainly for meat and mild was the
chicken
camel
mule
goat
10
The Neolithic Age ended about 3000 BCE, with the discovery of how to
weave linen cloth
build brick houses
make metal tools
tame wild animals
11
What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France, in 1940?
A cave filled with paintings of animals
Clay sculptures of an army of soldiers
A wooden stick used for throwing a spear
The stone wall of an ancient storage shed
12
Almost all of human prehistory took place during the
Old Stone Age
Bronze Age
New Stone Age
Copper Age
13
In the words prehistoric and prehistory, the word part
pre
means
before
toward
during
after
14
During the New Stone Age, what did farming settlements need in order to develop into cities?
a deposit of minerals
metal tools
a dependable source of water
different kinds of cloth
15
How did people hunt during the Old Stone Age?
Like a man
With a spear
By themselves
In groups
16
A series of canals which bring water from rivers to crops is ...
Water System
System of dams
Irrigation System
Canal System
17
What is one important difference between the hunter-gatherer and the agricultural societies?
Agricultural societies allowed for more stationary populations
Agricultural societies led directly to democratic communities
Hunter-gatherer societies allowed for greater population growth
Hunter-gatherer societies were early forms of capitalism
18
Artifacts are objects left behind by humans. Scientists and historians study artifacts to
learn about earlier people
make movies
create museum displays
predict the future
19
Which is the most likely reason that hunter-gatherers began farming?
a loss of technology
a decline in population
wars among groups
a scarcity of food
20
The major difference between the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age was
the exploration of the New World
the importance of oral stories
the beginning of farming
hunting in groups
21
Which was the long-term effect of ancient trade routes?
To guarantee contact between civilizations
To record the history of the places
To ensure that citizens would read and understand laws
The spread of religions throughout the trade routes
22
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
They could travel more easily
They kept pets for company
They had a stable food supply
They shared most of the work
23
What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 BCE?
hunting
building
trading
farming
24
What materials were used to make tools during the Old Stone Age?
Stone
Bones
Wood
All of the above
25
Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?
New ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits
New ways of living in smaller family groups
New ways of making clothing out of animal skins
New ways of protection with bows and arrows
26
Why did societies adapt to their surroundings through irrigation and building dams
to decrease the overcrowding of crops
to increase space for people to live
to decrease the numbers of animals on the land
to increase their farmland for growing crops
27
Which of the following resulted from having surplus food during the New Stone Age?
rapid population growth
fewer settlements
trade with other countries
more hunting
28
Where did most humans settle?
Near Rivers
In Deserts
In Valleys
Near Oceans
29
Why did people begin to settle?
They were tired of moving around
They built great structures/homes to live in
They began to produce food
They found resources
30
What does domesticate mean?
to farm
to train plants and animals for human use
person with no settled home
the raising of crops and animals
31
The people in the Old Stone Age got their food by hunting animals
and selling them as meat
and gathering wild plants
and domesticating them
and farming the land
32
Which feature was a necessity for early settlements?
a warm climate
nearby water sources
large, flat areas for constructing houses
access to metals such as iron
33
Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times?
They could grow enough food to support more people
They made special goods like baskets and pottery
They found better ways to get along with others
They needed most people for hunting and gathering
34
A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time
Before history was written
Before people lived in cities
Before humans hunted animals
Before electricity was discovered
35
How did the rivers contribute to the survival of these civilizations?
they provided a fresh water supply and rich soil
they were a power source for mechanical devices
they formed protective barriers around civilizations
they provided a route for transporting goods to other civilizations
36
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another is...
Trading
None of the Above
Cultural Diffusion
Interaction with people
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Why did Neolithic people trade?
to ride across the deserts
to learn other languages
to get resources they lacked
to show off their good crafts
