Question 1

How did women's work change as a result of settled agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were responsible for working the fields while their husbands hunted. 
B)  Women became merchants because they now had time to produce things to sell. 
C)  Women continued to be quite mobile and continued to add to family diet through foraging. 
D)  Women likely began to spend more time tending to household needs. 
A)  Women were responsible for working the fields while their husbands hunted. 
B)  Women became merchants because they now had time to produce things to sell. 
C)  Women continued to be quite mobile and continued to add to family diet through foraging. 
D)  Women likely began to spend more time tending to household needs.

Question 2

What characteristics did the gods of polytheistic Neolithic societies develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  They took on social hierarchies and had specific labor responsibilities. 
B)  They were originally believed to resemble people but later were depicted as animals. 
C)  They were always depicted as strong animals. 
D)  They were seen as heavenly creatures with wings. 
A)  They took on social hierarchies and had specific labor responsibilities. 
B)  They were originally believed to resemble people but later were depicted as animals. 
C)  They were always depicted as strong animals. 
D)  They were seen as heavenly creatures with wings.

Question 3

What kinds of animals were lost in the megafaunal extinctions at the end of the last Ice Age, and what role did humans play in those extinctions?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Most of th

Question 4

How did Homo erectus migrate from China about 1.5 million years ago to settle on Java?

Accepted Answer

A)  By sailing woven grass boats 
B)  By walking over land 
C)  By floating on planks 
D)  By paddling canoes 
A)  By sailing woven grass boats 
B)  By walking over land 
C)  By floating on planks 
D)  By paddling canoes

Question 5

The Neanderthals of Europe were a branch of what hominid group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo sapiens 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Australopithecus 
D)  Homo erectus 
A)  Homo sapiens 
B)  Homo habilis 
C)  Australopithecus 
D)  Homo erectus

Question 6

Although the date varies by location, when did the shift to agriculture first occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  3000 B.C.E. 
B)  15,000 B.C.E. 
C)  9000 B.C.E. 
D)  1000 B.C.E. 
A)  3000 B.C.E. 
B)  15,000 B.C.E. 
C)  9000 B.C.E. 
D)  1000 B.C.E.

Question 7

What are some of the problems in using evidence from contemporary gatherer societies to study early humans?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Because th

Question 8

Which of the following allowed Homo sapiens to migrate to Australia and New Guinea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simple rafts 
B)  Land bridges 
C)  Large boats 
D)  Swimming 
A)  Simple rafts 
B)  Land bridges 
C)  Large boats 
D)  Swimming

Question 9

Beginning in the sixth millennium B.C.E., people attached wooden sticks to frames and pack animals to use as a simple version of what developing technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weapons 
B)  Fences to mark boundaries of territory 
C)  Early threshers 
D)  Plows 
A)  Weapons 
B)  Fences to mark boundaries of territory 
C)  Early threshers 
D)  Plows

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions :
-pastoralism

Accepted Answer

A) An economic system based on herding flocks of goats, sheep, cattle, or other animals. 
B) Group of Homo erectus with brains as large as those of modern humans that lived in Europe and western Asia between 200,000 and 30,000 years ago. 
C) Differentiation of tasks by gender, age, training, status, or other social distinction. 
D) Idea that people, animals, plants, natural occurrences, and other parts of the physical world have spirits. 
E) Divisions between rich and poor, elites and common people, that have been a central feature of human society since the Neolithic era.
F)Social system in which men have more power and access to resources than women and some men are dominant over other men.
G)Period during which humans used tools of stone, bone, and wood and obtained food by gathering and hunting. Roughly 250,000-9000 B.C.E.
H)Dramatic transformation in human history resulting from the change from foraging to raising crops and animals.
I)A style of life in which people gain food by gathering plant products, trapping or catching small animals and birds, and hunting larger prey.
J)Spiritually adept men and women who communicated with the unseen world.
K)Period beginning in 9000 B.C.E. during which humans obtained food by raising crops and animals and continued to use tools primarily of stone, bone, and wood.
L)Members of the family Hominidae that contains humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
M)Crop raising done with hand tools and human power.
N)Die-off of large animals in many parts of the world about 45,000-10,000 B.C.E., caused by climate change and most likely human hunting.
O)Plants and animals modified by selective breeding so as to serve human needs; these animals will behave in specific ways and breed in captivity.
P)The practice of marrying within a certain ethnic or social group. 
A) An economic system based on herding flocks of goats, sheep, cattle, or other animals. 
B) Group of Homo erectus with brains as large as those of modern humans that lived in Europe and western Asia between 200,000 and 30,000 years ago. 
C) Differentiation of tasks by gender, age, training, status, or other social distinction. 
D) Idea that people, animals, plants, natural occurrences, and other parts of the physical world have spirits. 
E) Divisions between rich and poor, elites and common people, that have been a central feature of human society since the Neolithic era.
F)Social system in which men have more power and access to resources than women and some men are dominant over other men.
G)Period during which humans used tools of stone, bone, and wood and obtained food by gathering and hunting. Roughly 250,000-9000 B.C.E.
H)Dramatic transformation in human history resulting from the change from foraging to raising crops and animals.
I)A style of life in which people gain food by gathering plant products, trapping or catching small animals and birds, and hunting larger prey.
J)Spiritually adept men and women who communicated with the unseen world.
K)Period beginning in 9000 B.C.E. during which humans obtained food by raising crops and animals and continued to use tools primarily of stone, bone, and wood.
L)Members of the family Hominidae that contains humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
M)Crop raising done with hand tools and human power.
N)Die-off of large animals in many parts of the world about 45,000-10,000 B.C.E., caused by climate change and most likely human hunting.
O)Plants and animals modified by selective breeding so as to serve human needs; these animals will behave in specific ways and breed in captivity.
P)The practice of marrying within a certain ethnic or social group.

Question 11

Potatoes and quinoa were domesticated by 3000 B.C.E. in what region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indus Valley 
B)  Western United States 
C)  Andes Mountains 
D)  Fertile Crescent 
A)  Indus Valley 
B)  Western United States 
C)  Andes Mountains 
D)  Fertile Crescent

Question 12

How many hours a week did early foragers generally spend gathering food?

Accepted Answer

A)  One to three hours 
B)  Forty hours 
C)  Fifty hours or more 
D)  Ten to twenty hours 
A)  One to three hours 
B)  Forty hours 
C)  Fifty hours or more 
D)  Ten to twenty hours

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions :
-division of labor

Accepted Answer

A) An economic system based on herding flocks of goats, sheep, cattle, or other animals. 
B) Group of Homo erectus with brains as large as those of modern humans that lived in Europe and western Asia between 200,000 and 30,000 years ago. 
C) Differentiation of tasks by gender, age, training, status, or other social distinction. 
D) Idea that people, animals, plants, natural occurrences, and other parts of the physical world have spirits. 
E) Divisions between rich and poor, elites and common people, that have been a central feature of human society since the Neolithic era.
F)Social system in which men have more power and access to resources than women and some men are dominant over other men.
G)Period during which humans used tools of stone, bone, and wood and obtained food by gathering and hunting. Roughly 250,000-9000 B.C.E.
H)Dramatic transformation in human history resulting from the change from foraging to raising crops and animals.
I)A style of life in which people gain food by gathering plant products, trapping or catching small animals and birds, and hunting larger prey.
J)Spiritually adept men and women who communicated with the unseen world.
K)Period beginning in 9000 B.C.E. during which humans obtained food by raising crops and animals and continued to use tools primarily of stone, bone, and wood.
L)Members of the family Hominidae that contains humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
M)Crop raising done with hand tools and human power.
N)Die-off of large animals in many parts of the world about 45,000-10,000 B.C.E., caused by climate change and most likely human hunting.
O)Plants and animals modified by selective breeding so as to serve human needs; these animals will behave in specific ways and breed in captivity.
P)The practice of marrying within a certain ethnic or social group. 
A) An economic system based on herding flocks of goats, sheep, cattle, or other animals. 
B) Group of Homo erectus with brains as large as those of modern humans that lived in Europe and western Asia between 200,000 and 30,000 years ago. 
C) Differentiation of tasks by gender, age, training, status, or other social distinction. 
D) Idea that people, animals, plants, natural occurrences, and other parts of the physical world have spirits. 
E) Divisions between rich and poor, elites and common people, that have been a central feature of human society since the Neolithic era.
F)Social system in which men have more power and access to resources than women and some men are dominant over other men.
G)Period during which humans used tools of stone, bone, and wood and obtained food by gathering and hunting. Roughly 250,000-9000 B.C.E.
H)Dramatic transformation in human history resulting from the change from foraging to raising crops and animals.
I)A style of life in which people gain food by gathering plant products, trapping or catching small animals and birds, and hunting larger prey.
J)Spiritually adept men and women who communicated with the unseen world.
K)Period beginning in 9000 B.C.E. during which humans obtained food by raising crops and animals and continued to use tools primarily of stone, bone, and wood.
L)Members of the family Hominidae that contains humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
M)Crop raising done with hand tools and human power.
N)Die-off of large animals in many parts of the world about 45,000-10,000 B.C.E., caused by climate change and most likely human hunting.
O)Plants and animals modified by selective breeding so as to serve human needs; these animals will behave in specific ways and breed in captivity.
P)The practice of marrying within a certain ethnic or social group.

Question 14

Which of these was primarily "women's work" during the Neolithic period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herding sheep and goats 
B)  Hunting 
C)  Plowing fields 
D)  Weaving cloth 
A)  Herding sheep and goats 
B)  Hunting 
C)  Plowing fields 
D)  Weaving cloth

Question 15

Which of the following was a consequence of humans living in close proximity with animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans had an easier time domesticating animals. 
B)  Humans spread disease to animals, leading to the extinction of some species. 
C)  Humans were exposed to more pathogens. 
D)  Humans began to consider animals as property. 
A)  Humans had an easier time domesticating animals. 
B)  Humans spread disease to animals, leading to the extinction of some species. 
C)  Humans were exposed to more pathogens. 
D)  Humans began to consider animals as property.

Question 16

Scientists used which of the following to label the first periods of human history?

Accepted Answer

A)  The material used for tools 
B)  The height of the human form 
C)  Language ability and skill level 
D)  The location of human settlements 
A)  The material used for tools 
B)  The height of the human form 
C)  Language ability and skill level 
D)  The location of human settlements

Question 17

What did the use of plows allow Neolithic people to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Produce a significant amount of surplus food 
B)  Spend less time working 
C)  Develop the first religions 
D)  Develop less specialized economies 
A)  Produce a significant amount of surplus food 
B)  Spend less time working 
C)  Develop the first religions 
D)  Develop less specialized economies

Question 18

What advantages did the domestication of dogs provide to both dogs and humans?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Dogs gaine

Question 19

Which of the following foods dominated the diet of Paleolithic foragers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trapped animals 
B)  Fish 
C)  Hunted animals 
D)  Plants 
A)  Trapped animals 
B)  Fish 
C)  Hunted animals 
D)  Plants

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions :
-animism

Accepted Answer

A) An economic system based on herding flocks of goats, sheep, cattle, or other animals. 
B) Group of Homo erectus with brains as large as those of modern humans that lived in Europe and western Asia between 200,000 and 30,000 years ago. 
C) Differentiation of tasks by gender, age, training, status, or other social distinction. 
D) Idea that people, animals, plants, natural occurrences, and other parts of the physical world have spirits. 
E) Divisions between rich and poor, elites and common people, that have been a central feature of human society since the Neolithic era.
F)Social system in which men have more power and access to resources than women and some men are dominant over other men.
G)Period during which humans used tools of stone, bone, and wood and obtained food by gathering and hunting. Roughly 250,000-9000 B.C.E.
H)Dramatic transformation in human history resulting from the change from foraging to raising crops and animals.
I)A style of life in which people gain food by gathering plant products, trapping or catching small animals and birds, and hunting larger prey.
J)Spiritually adept men and women who communicated with the unseen world.
K)Period beginning in 9000 B.C.E. during which humans obtained food by raising crops and animals and continued to use tools primarily of stone, bone, and wood.
L)Members of the family Hominidae that contains humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
M)Crop raising done with hand tools and human power.
N)Die-off of large animals in many parts of the world about 45,000-10,000 B.C.E., caused by climate change and most likely human hunting.
O)Plants and animals modified by selective breeding so as to serve human needs; these animals will behave in specific ways and breed in captivity.
P)The practice of marrying within a certain ethnic or social group. 
A) An economic system based on herding flocks of goats, sheep, cattle, or other animals. 
B) Group of Homo erectus with brains as large as those of modern humans that lived in Europe and western Asia between 200,000 and 30,000 years ago. 
C) Differentiation of tasks by gender, age, training, status, or other social distinction. 
D) Idea that people, animals, plants, natural occurrences, and other parts of the physical world have spirits. 
E) Divisions between rich and poor, elites and common people, that have been a central feature of human society since the Neolithic era.
F)Social system in which men have more power and access to resources than women and some men are dominant over other men.
G)Period during which humans used tools of stone, bone, and wood and obtained food by gathering and hunting. Roughly 250,000-9000 B.C.E.
H)Dramatic transformation in human history resulting from the change from foraging to raising crops and animals.
I)A style of life in which people gain food by gathering plant products, trapping or catching small animals and birds, and hunting larger prey.
J)Spiritually adept men and women who communicated with the unseen world.
K)Period beginning in 9000 B.C.E. during which humans obtained food by raising crops and animals and continued to use tools primarily of stone, bone, and wood.
L)Members of the family Hominidae that contains humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
M)Crop raising done with hand tools and human power.
N)Die-off of large animals in many parts of the world about 45,000-10,000 B.C.E., caused by climate change and most likely human hunting.
O)Plants and animals modified by selective breeding so as to serve human needs; these animals will behave in specific ways and breed in captivity.
P)The practice of marrying within a certain ethnic or social group.

Exam 1: The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 Bce

How did women's work change as a result of settled agriculture?

What characteristics did the gods of polytheistic Neolithic societies develop?

What kinds of animals were lost in the megafaunal extinctions at the end of the last Ice Age, and what role did humans play in those extinctions?

How did Homo erectus migrate from China about 1.5 million years ago to settle on Java?

The Neanderthals of Europe were a branch of what hominid group?

Although the date varies by location, when did the shift to agriculture first occur?

What are some of the problems in using evidence from contemporary gatherer societies to study early humans?

Which of the following allowed Homo sapiens to migrate to Australia and New Guinea?

Beginning in the sixth millennium B.C.E., people attached wooden sticks to frames and pack animals to use as a simple version of what developing technology?

Use the following to answer questions : -pastoralism

Potatoes and quinoa were domesticated by 3000 B.C.E. in what region?

How many hours a week did early foragers generally spend gathering food?

Use the following to answer questions : -division of labor

Which of these was primarily "women's work" during the Neolithic period?

Which of the following was a consequence of humans living in close proximity with animals?

Scientists used which of the following to label the first periods of human history?

What did the use of plows allow Neolithic people to do?

What advantages did the domestication of dogs provide to both dogs and humans?

Which of the following foods dominated the diet of Paleolithic foragers?

Use the following to answer questions : -animism

Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914

Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

The Great Depression and World War Ii, 1929-1945

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Liberalization, 1968-2000s

The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective

20th Century Global Issues and Developments

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