Question 1

Which happened first, an event in 1000 BCE or an event in 1000 CE?

Accepted Answer

1000 BCE

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1000 CE

Question 2

Which happened first, an event in 1000 CE or 500 CE?

Accepted Answer

500 CE

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1000 CE

Question 3

The letters CE on a timeline stand for:

Accepted Answer

Common Era

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Communities Emerged

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Civilizations Era

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Christ Emerged

Question 4

The letters BCE on a timeline stand for:

Accepted Answer

Before Common Era

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Before Communities Emerged

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Between Civilizations Era

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Before Christ Emerged

Question 5

What does the term “Stone Age” describe?

Accepted Answer

A period of human evolution where stone was used as the hardest material for making tools

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A period where nothing existed but stones.

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A period where people lived in villages.

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A period where people threw stones at each other.

Question 6

What are the two parts of the Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

The Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age.

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The Dark Age and the Light Age.

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The Hunting / Industrial Age and the Farming Age.

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The Beginning Age and the Ending Age.

Question 7

What statement BEST describes why people living in foraging communities had a more balanced diet than those living in settled communities?

Accepted Answer

They lived with fewer people so they didn’t have to worry about disease.

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They ate only things that were good for them.

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They had access to a greater variety of food products.

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They grew the food they needed to keep them healthy.

Question 8

The Neolithic Era is the same as:

Accepted Answer

the Agrarian Era

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the Shang Dynasty

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the Industrial Era

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the Paleolithic Era

Question 9

What type of practice marks the beginning of the Neolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

agricultural

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environmental

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mechanical

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artistic

Question 10

How did tools and household items change during the Agrarian Age?

Accepted Answer

Tools for farming appeared and items became heavier making it more difficult to move them place to place.

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Tools were very sharp since people had to hunt and gather for most of their food.

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Catalhuyuk was a Paleolithic settlement so people there were nomadic and did not raise crops.

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There was no change from the Paleolithic to Neolithic Age.

Question 11

Archeologists who examine how much Carbon an object has are using ______________ dating to determine the age of the object.

Accepted Answer

Absolute

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Object

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Relative

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Digging

Question 12

Why was farming not an option for early pastoral nomads?

Accepted Answer

The land was not fertile, therefore growing crops would be difficult

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Hunting was plentiful so there was no need to farm

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They lacked the skill to cultivate and grow crops

Question 13

How did the Egyptian and Akkadian Empires gain control of large areas of land?

Accepted Answer

Through forceful, military campaigns

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Through diplomatic, peaceful means

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They purchased the land

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They married powerful women

Question 14

What is the most likely way that the knowledge of bronze spread across the region?

Accepted Answer

Communication between settlements while trading

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Proclamations made by leaders

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Sermons given by priests

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Communication among family members

Question 15

In the social hierarchy of the Roman Empire, this class of people ranked just below the emperor and provided the empire’s political, religious, and military leadership.

Accepted Answer

Patricians

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Emperor

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Slaves

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Plebeians

Question 16

In the social hierarchy of the Roman Empire, gladiators were a specialized group in this class of people.

Accepted Answer

Plebeians

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Emperor

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Patricians

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Slaves

Question 17

Qin Shi Huang used all of the following ways to control his people except:

Accepted Answer

A Spying system

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Conquering new lands

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Punishing citizens by making them work on the Great Wall

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Assigning peasants, the job of farmer or silk maker

Question 18

Which of the following provides the best example of a bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

Qin dividing his empire into many provinces with two, non-elected officials in charge of each province

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Citizens voting on their next leader

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Large groups of people being ruled by one person who claimed absolute power

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Qin forcing thousands of people to build the Great Wall

Question 19

Which of the following statements best describes the Silk Roads?

Accepted Answer

A large network of trade routes connecting the people and cultures of Afro Eurasia

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A paved highway through central China used by the Ancient Chinese emperors

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The road between the silk factories and the markets where you could buy the silk

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An established trade route between India and Europe

Question 20

Large, permanent armies emerged during Era 3 because…

Accepted Answer

The development of iron made it easier to produce enough weapons and caused enemies to form their own armies in defense

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Soldiers were well-respected on the social hierarchy

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They had enough time to prepare

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Emperors instituted a draft for young men

Question 21

What generalization can be made regarding the relationship between geographic characteristics and the development of early civilizations?

Accepted Answer

The majority of people settled in areas that had temperate climates and water sources.

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The majority of people settled in desert climates with access to nearby water sources.

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The majority of people settled in areas with temperate climates regardless of water sources.

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The majority of people settled near mountains and melted snow for water.

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