Midterm Review - Part 1
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- Q1Why have some historians decided to stop using BC and AD when measuring time and use BCE and CE instead?Because BC and AD refer to a particular religion and historians want to be politically correctBecause it's easier to readBecause they can't speak LatinBecause historians believe it more accurately reflects how people think about the past30s
- Q2Which of the following sets of years are in chronological order?456 BCE, 345 CE, 1 BCE, 2007 BCE345 BCE, 543 CE, 0, 1997 CE1456 BCE, 6BCE, 2CE, 456 CE2007 BCE, 478 BCE, 678 BCE, 978 Ce30s
- Q3How many years ago was 382 BCE?382 years ago1,633 years ago764 years ago2,399 years ago30s
- Q4There is evidence Neanderthal man participated in ritual burial. What does this suggest?Culture is old.Neanderthal man may have had religious beliefs.Homo sapiens participated in ritual burial.Neanderthal man had coffins.30s
- Q5What was significant about homo erectus?They were the first to create a system of writing.They were the first to control fire.They were hairier than homo habilis.They were the first to make tools.30s
- Q6What species was most like modern humans?Cro-magnonhomo habilishomo erectusNeanderthal30s
- Q7Which of the following events occurred first in human history?The birth of Jesus Christ.The Neolithic Revolution began.The birth of the prophet Mohammad.People were hunter-gatherers.30s
- Q8Which of the following can be considered technology?firethe wheelAll of the abovecomputer30s
- Q9The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to livein permanent dwellings (homes)in groupsin cold climateswithout a spoken language30s
- Q10Which of the following is NOT considered one of the 5 characteristics of civilization?Specialized workersAdvanced citiesSpecialized food dishesAdvanced technology30s
- Q11Why are food surpluses necessary for the development of specialized workers?Food surpluses are actually not necessary for the development of specialized workers.Extra food must be produced to complete animal sacrifices.Extra food must be used for the specialized workers to use as temple offerings.Extra food must be produced in order to free others from having to grow their own food, giving time for specialized work.30s
- Q12Sumerians organized their civilization into government structures called:city-statesrepresentative democraciesnationscountries30s
- Q13The Agricultural Revolution began between two rivers in a region more commonly known asThe Great PlainsThe Fertile CrescentThe LevantThe Watershed30s
- Q14The main result of the domestication (taming) of animals was that humanswere safer during a hunthad a ready supply of meat and animal productswere able to hunt more efficientlycould use animals to pull carts and wagons30s
- Q15Why did the development of agriculture (farming) lead to the establishment of villages?It didn't lead to the establishment of villages, agriculture destroyed villages.When people learned to plan food instead of gathering, they no longer needed meat.Planting food in the same place uses up the soil and people had to move.Having a more reliable source of food allowed people to stay in one place longer.30s