Question 1

Which of the following terms is designated as a 100-year period of time?

Accepted Answer

century

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era

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millennium

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decade

Question 2

What is the earliest date on the timeline?

Accepted Answer

3500 BC

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3200 BC

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800 BC

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1700 BC

Question 3

Which of the following is an not an example of a primary source?

Accepted Answer

magazine

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artifact

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photograph

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something that is old and made in a different time period

Question 4

Which source should the student use as a primary source?

Accepted Answer

a diary

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a biography

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a textbook chapter

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a movie about the life of Caesar

Question 5

What is one of the first works of literature written in cuneiform?

Accepted Answer

Epic of Gilgamesh

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Primary Source

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Clay tablet

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Secondary Source

Question 6

Paleolithic people are nomads. What is a nomad?

Accepted Answer

a person that travels from place to place without a permanent home

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a person who lives in a community.

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The settlers were nomadic.

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The hunter-gatherers relied on farming.

Question 7

How did people get their food in the Paleolithic age?

Accepted Answer

hunted and gathered

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domesticated animals

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farmed and grew crops

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went to the grocery store

Question 8

How did the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers compare with those of settlers of early agricultural communities?

Accepted Answer

Both groups hunted animals but one group was nomadic.

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Both groups lived in permanent villages and hunted.

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Both groups used metal tools, but one group farmed.

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Both groups lived in permanent villages and domesticated animals.

Question 9

As civilizations developed, there were many new changes to the way people lived. One example of a change to the way people lived was a division of labor. Which of the following BEST explains the cause of civilizations being able to develop a division of labor?

Accepted Answer

Improved agricultural techniques led to food surpluses.

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Development of written languages led to better education.

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Populations grew in size, and new jobs had to be created.

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Development of written languages led to better education.

Question 10

Which conclusion is BEST supported by the similarities between many  civilizations living by rivers?

Accepted Answer

A reliable water source is crucial to growing the crops needed to sustain a population.

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Religious beliefs were made possible through cultural diffusion.

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Trade routes are needed for the spread of new ideas.

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An accurate lunar calendar is needed for water navigation.

Question 11

How did people get their food in the Neolithic Era?

Accepted Answer

in farming communities

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they traveled from place to place

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they were nomadic

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mainly hunting and gathering

Question 12

What is the line of latitude that measures 0 degrees?

Accepted Answer

equator

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prime meridian

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tropic of Capricorn

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tropic of cancer

Question 13

Which grid line on the map has a longitude of 0 degrees?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

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Tropic of Cancer

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Equator

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Tropic of Capricorn

Question 14

Ancient Mesopotamia developed in 3600 BCE, while Ancient India originated in 2800 BCE. Which unit of time would be BEST to describe the amount of time that passed between the emergence of the civilizations?

Accepted Answer

centuries

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decades

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millenniums

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eras

Question 15

How did people differ in the Paleolithic and Neolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

People were nomads during the Paleolithic Age and began living in farming communities during the Neolithic Age.

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People were living in communities during the Paleolithic Age and hunters and gatherers during the Neolithic Age.

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People were hunters and gatherers in the Paleolithic Age and nomads in the Neolithic Age.

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People began domesticating animals during the Paleolithic Age and living in farming communities during the Neolithic Age.

Question 16

What allowed the people of early agricultural societies to increase their populations at faster rates than the hunter-gatherer societies?

Accepted Answer

more stable food supplies

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better shelter near mountains

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dividing labor among many

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increased security in deep deserts

Question 17

Which important contribution to the development of agriculture was made by Mesopotamian civilization that led to food surpluses?

Accepted Answer

irrigation

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cuneiform

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horse collar

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crop rotation

Question 18

Why was metallurgy important to the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

It allowed people to create tools and weapons.

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People were able to create jewelry and figurines.

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It enabled people to build walls and fortresses.

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Trade was expanding and it was used to build ships.

Question 19

What is an example of a secondary source?

Accepted Answer

National Geographic because its a magazine.

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An old photograph from over a hundred years ago.

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On original tape from the 1970's.

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An artifact from Ancient times.

Question 20

Which Mesopotamian king wrote down laws?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

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Ur

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Sargon

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Babylon

Question 21

What is a scribe?

Accepted Answer

A person who is skilled at recording history.

Answer

A wedge-shaped reed.

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A book with cuneiform inscribed on it.

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A priest who belongs at the top of the social hierarchy.

Question 22

What is measured first when plotting coordinates?

Accepted Answer

latitude with N or S

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longitude with N or S

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latitude with E or W

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longitude with E or W

Question 23

Metallurgy created stronger tools and weapons what did this lead to?

Accepted Answer

led to trade with other nations

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