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Big History Final Exam Review
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What is the term geologists propose as a new era in which humans have dominated the biosphere?
Pleistocene
Anthropocene
Holocene
Geocene
2
What does nomadic mean?
settling around river valleys
civilization
moving around to follow food
sedentary
3
What does the term Homo sapiens mean?
wise human
simple human
upright human
handy man human
4
Which of these is NOT a claim tester?
Authority
Inquiry
Logic
Intuition
5
What are Malthusian cycles?
Changes in the tilt and wobble of the Earth
Changes in economic systems
Rise and fall of populations
Change from foraging to farming
6
In what world zone did civilization first begin?
Afro-Eurasia
Australasia
Pacific Islands
Americas
7
Which of these items was introduced to the Old World from the New World?
Horses
Tea
Wheat
Potatoes
8
What types of goods were traded over the Silk Roads?
Fish
Spices
Llamas
Fruit
9
Where does nuclear fusion take place?
Planets
Comets
Stars
Fires
10
What are dead plants and animals that have been compressed over millions of years?
Fossil fuels
Generic power
Hydroelectric power
Solar energy
11
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
Beginning to use fossil fuels
Moving from urban to rural areas
Change from foraging to farming
Moving from rural to urban areas
12
Which of these is NOT a long-term cause of World War I?
Nationalism
Militarism
Communism
Imperialism
13
All of these are reasons why humans began to farm EXCEPT
Knowledge of environment
Overpopulation
Change in the course of rivers
Warmer climates after last ice age
14
What disease killed a large percentage of Native Americans after 1492?
small pox
influenza
genocide
malaria
15
Which of these is NOT one of David Christian's mini-thresholds of life?
Dinosaurs
Mammals
Eukaryotes
Animals with brains
