Unit I-IV SOL Review, part II

Question 1

Homo Sapiens first appeared on the continent of __________ between 100,000 & 400,000 years ago

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 2

what natural feature(s) isolated the Indian subcontinent rom the rest of Asia?

Accepted Answer

Himalayas and Hindu Kush

Question 3

What was revolutionary (new) about the Neolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

humans began to farm

Question 4

Which belief is most closely associated with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?

Accepted Answer

you can overcome their desires by following the 8 fold path

Question 5

The Neolithic Era may also be called the:

Accepted Answer

New Stone Age

Question 6

Which civilizations gave the world the alphabet that uses letters to represent sounds?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians

Question 7

The ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the _____________

Accepted Answer

Nile in Africa

Question 8

When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings allow archaeologists to-

Accepted Answer

speculate about daily lives

Question 9

Taming and caring for animals would be found during which age?

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Age

Question 10

the discovery of irrigation allowed ancient civilizations to-

Accepted Answer

improve crop yields/ farm further from rivers

Question 11

what reformed emperor was responsible for uniting northern India and expanding buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Asoka

Question 12

The early writings of Egyptians using pictograms to stand for letters was called-

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Questions 12