The Development of Human Societies - Chapter 1

Question 1

A person who moves from place to place.

Accepted Answer

Nomad

Question 2

Which source was actually at an event to tell about it?

Accepted Answer

Primary Source

Question 3

With the discovery of Otzi, what was studied to find out more about that time period?

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of a megafauna?

Accepted Answer

Rhinoceros

Question 5

An ancient human who hunted animals and gathered wild plants to eat.

Accepted Answer

Hunter- gatherer

Question 6

An object made by humans from a past culture.

Accepted Answer

Artifact

Question 7

Who is the Modern Stone Age family?

Accepted Answer

Flintstones

Question 8

Why is Beringia important?

Accepted Answer

It provided a land route to North America.

Question 9

A fertile place with water in a desert.

Accepted Answer

Oasis

Question 10

The movement of people from one place to another?

Accepted Answer

migration

Question 11

What technology was the most important for the Peleolithic Period?

Accepted Answer

Fire

Question 12

The practice of growing plants and raising animals for food.

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Question 13

The remains of organisms that lived long ago.

Accepted Answer

Fossils

Question 14

Why is the agricultural revolution important?

Accepted Answer

People became farmers.

Question 15

An artifact or piece of writing that was created by someone who witnessed or lived through a historical event.

Accepted Answer

Primary Source

Question 16

A strip of land connecting two landmasses.

Accepted Answer

Land Bridge

Question 17

A group’s way of life, including types of food, shelter, clothing, language, religion, behavior, and ideas.

Accepted Answer

Culture

Question 18

A scientist who studies past human life by analyzing fossils and artifacts?

Accepted Answer

Archaeologist

Question 19

A long period of dry, hot weather.

Accepted Answer

Drought

Question 20

A scientist who studies the cultural development of humans.

Accepted Answer

Anthropologist

Question 21

Why did Paleolithic people migrate out of Africa?

Accepted Answer

unstable climate

Question 22

What do the rock paintings of Australia's Kakadu National Park show?

Accepted Answer

the strong connection Aborigines had to the land and nature

Question 23

What is NOT a reason Paleolithic people made cave art?

Accepted Answer

To practice their painting skills for others

Question 24

The raising of plants and animals to make them useful to humans.

Accepted Answer

Domestication

Question 25

Encouraging the growth of crops and plants?

Accepted Answer

Fertile

Question 26

What were Paleolithic tools made of?

Accepted Answer

Stone

Question 27

Another name for the Paleolithic Age.

Accepted Answer

Old Stone Age

Question 28

The application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people’s needs.

Accepted Answer

Technology

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The Development of Human Societies - Chapter 1

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