Question 1

Cultures feel ____________ is important information to pass on to future generations.

Accepted Answer

History

Answer

their DNA

Answer

past accomplishments

Answer

stories

Question 2

We can learn ________ about culture through art.

Accepted Answer

How people express themselves

Answer

What people look like

Answer

How to paint

Answer

Different opinions

Question 3

Paleolithic comes from the Greek words meaning

Accepted Answer

Old stone

Answer

Prehistoric

Answer

Old age

Answer

New age

Question 4

______ years ago early humans were foragers, hunting and gathering food.

Accepted Answer

15,000

Answer

1,500,000

Answer

5,000

Answer

150

Question 5

The best way to describe Paleolithic peoples and their way of life is by calling them

Accepted Answer

nomads

Answer

humans

Answer

artifacts

Answer

prehistoric

Question 6

Paleolithic peoples probably lived in small groups of 2-4.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 7

Paleolithic peoples who migrated from the tropics into colder regions began to use

Accepted Answer

fire

Answer

weapons

Answer

tools

Answer

horses

Question 8

Systematic agriculture developed between

Accepted Answer

8000- 5000 B.C.E

Answer

5000-1000 B.C.E

Answer

8000-5000 C.E

Answer

7000 C.E.

Question 9

Unlike lions, chimps or other species, humans are more like _______________ computers.

Accepted Answer

Networked

Answer

Stand alone

Answer

Modern

Answer

Apple

Question 10

Revolution is a sudden, radical, or complete change

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 11

Which of the following IS NOT one of the 8 aspects of culture

Accepted Answer

cities

Answer

religion

Answer

government

Answer

daily life

Question 12

Growing crops on a regular basis helped create

Accepted Answer

permanent settlements

Answer

nomadic camps

Answer

erosion

Answer

crime

Question 13

Nomadic people _________ animal migration patterns and vegetation cycles.

Accepted Answer

follow

Answer

drew

Answer

charted

Answer

settle near

Question 14

Specialization of labor began when

Accepted Answer

not all villagers needed to farm and surplus crops existed

Answer

nomads started using tools

Answer

domesticated animals did all of the work

Answer

man discovered metal

Question 15

Catalhuyuk and Jericho were early neolithic farming villages

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 16

The study of past societies through analysis of evidence that people have left behind?

Accepted Answer

archaeology

Answer

fossil analysis

Answer

radiocarbon dating

Answer

history

Question 17

Paleolithic technology included shaping tools, flint hand axes, and ______ carved out of bone.

Accepted Answer

All of these

Answer

Clothing fasteners

Answer

Sewing needles

Answer

Fish hooks

Question 18

Taming an animal for use by humans is called____________.

Accepted Answer

domestication

Answer

training

Answer

specialization

Answer

technology

Question 19

What was the major development of the Neolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

systematic agriculture

Answer

specialization of labor

Answer

beginning of trade

Answer

use of new stone tools

Question 20

During the Neolithic Age, the population was able to grow because ______.

Accepted Answer

people had a steady supply of food

Answer

hunters developed better techniques for hunting

Answer

humans learned which plants were safe to eat

Answer

many animals that were dangerous to humans died off

Question 21

During the Paleolithic Age, people developed written language.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 22

Early people used fire to cook food.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 23

Before the development of spoken language, people could not communicate with each other.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 24

The last Ice Age ended ______.

Accepted Answer

between about 9000 and 8000 b.c.e

Answer

around 4000 b.c.e

Answer

about 2.5 million years ago

Answer

around 100,000 b.c.e

Question 25

Which of the following is a way that early people adapted to living in a cold climate?

Accepted Answer

They made clothes from animal skins.

Answer

They built houses out of stone.

Answer

They lived close to water.

Answer

They stayed inside.

Question 26

Species with lots of information about its environment can ___ its environment more effectively

Accepted Answer

exploit

Answer

change

Answer

shape

Answer

alter

Question 27

Civilization is a ________ culture

Accepted Answer

complex

Answer

basic

Answer

old

Answer

new

Question 28

There are ____ characteristics of civilization

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

8

Question 29

The first civilizations developed in ______

Accepted Answer

River valleys

Answer

The ice age

Answer

North America

Answer

Mountain villages

Question 30

Governments in the first civilizations were usually led by

Accepted Answer

Monarchs

Answer

Presidents

Answer

Priests

Answer

A group of villagers

Question 31

Of the 6 characteristics of civilization the only one that is not an aspect of culture is

Accepted Answer

cities

Answer

religion

Answer

art

Answer

government

Question 32

How did people in the Fertile Crescent adapt to their environment?

Accepted Answer

by using irrigation and drainage

Answer

by hunting and gathering

Answer

by sifting through the silt

Answer

by abandoning the river valleys when necessary

Question 33

Ancient Mesopotamia lies in present-day __________

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Answer

Israel

Answer

Mesoamerica

Answer

India

Question 34

Which ancient site has been referred to as the "first civilization on earth"?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Answer

Jerusalem

Answer

Assyria

Answer

Babylon

Question 35

In Sumerian city-states, people worshiped their gods in a temple called a

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

Answer

cathedral

Answer

forum

Answer

shrine

Question 36

A monarchy is a type of government led by an elected president.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 37

What is one way that houses in Çatalhüyük were different from most modern houses?

Accepted Answer

Houses in Çatalhüyük did not have a front door

Answer

Houses in Çatalhüyük were bare inside.

Answer

Houses in Çatalhüyük were built close together

Answer

People in Çatalhüyük decorated the inside of their houses.

Question 38

Bronze is created by mixing copper and iron.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 39

Early civilizations often portrayed their gods and goddesses in their art.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 40

In Mesopotamia, a city-state relied on crops from other regions.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 41

Name the 2 rivers that run parallel to each other in what was known as Ancient Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

tigris+euphrates

Question 42

The formation of social classes was an important step in the development of civilizations.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 43

A Sumerian farmer was a member of what class?

Accepted Answer

Commoners

Answer

Slaves

Answer

Nobles

Question 44

List 1 thing that the Sumerians exported

Accepted Answer

metal goods.

Question 45

Sumerian religion would be classified as polytheistic, meaning they worshipped _________

Accepted Answer

Many gods

Answer

Their king

Answer

One god

Answer

No gods

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