Question 1

During the Paleolithic Age, humans made modifications that gave them the ability to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) adapt. 
B) manipulate the environment. 
C) communicate. 
D) organize. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) adapt. 
B) manipulate the environment. 
C) communicate. 
D) organize. 
E) All of the options are correct. E

Question 2

Elaborate on the multidisciplinary nature of the study of prehistory.  Also give examples of the types of artifacts that might be found in the local area.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion on the lack of sources, the field of anthropology, subfields within anthropology and archaeology and the nature of the study of prehistory.

Question 3

Which of the following changed in humans during the Paleolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

A) mental capacity 
B) family size 
C) art 
D) hunting tools 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) mental capacity 
B) family size 
C) art 
D) hunting tools 
E) All of the options are correct. A

Question 4

Which of the following problems could cause conflict with hunter and gatherer groups?

Accepted Answer

A) theft 
B) water scarcity 
C) territorial claims 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) theft 
B) water scarcity 
C) territorial claims 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 5

In which of the following ways was Paleolithic society different from today?

Accepted Answer

A) Urban development. 
B) Complex developed cultures. 
C) Particular metals and tools. 
D) The family unit was larger. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) Urban development. 
B) Complex developed cultures. 
C) Particular metals and tools. 
D) The family unit was larger. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 6

The idea that knowledge of new techniques spreads through human contact is termed the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The idea that knowledge of new techniques...

Question 7

Which of the following was true of the Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) The development of agriculture usually occurred over a 50-100 year period. 
B) Agriculture first emerged in the Near East and then gradually spread into Asia and Africa. 
C) Agriculture developed in at least seven separate areas at about the same time. 
D) People began to use agricultural practices in northern China much earlier than in West Africa. 
E) Every society of people in the world has now experienced a true agricultural revolution. 
A) The development of agriculture usually occurred over a 50-100 year period. 
B) Agriculture first emerged in the Near East and then gradually spread into Asia and Africa. 
C) Agriculture developed in at least seven separate areas at about the same time. 
D) People began to use agricultural practices in northern China much earlier than in West Africa. 
E) Every society of people in the world has now experienced a true agricultural revolution.

Question 8

Based on current evidence, where did Homo Sapiens originate?

Accepted Answer

A) Asia. 
B) Europe. 
C) North America. 
D) East Africa. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) Asia. 
B) Europe. 
C) North America. 
D) East Africa. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 9

Term for identification: Natural selection

Accepted Answer

Natural selection is a fundamental mecha

Question 10

What aspect about women explains the Neolithic emphasis on women in religion?

Accepted Answer

A) Their ability to have children. 
B) Their physical appeal. 
C) Their stronger body. 
D) Their larger brains. 
E) Their perceived moral superiority. 
A) Their ability to have children. 
B) Their physical appeal. 
C) Their stronger body. 
D) Their larger brains. 
E) Their perceived moral superiority.

Question 11

As the Paleolithic Age came to an end, what happened to the tendency for humans to move from place to place in a nomadic lifestyle?

Accepted Answer

A) it got stronger 
B) it got weaker 
C) it disappeared altogether 
D) it replaced all other lifestyles 
E) it took place seasonally 
A) it got stronger 
B) it got weaker 
C) it disappeared altogether 
D) it replaced all other lifestyles 
E) it took place seasonally

Question 12

An agrarian society would usually have which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) religious leaders. 
B) a city. 
C) artisans. 
D) tax collectors. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) religious leaders. 
B) a city. 
C) artisans. 
D) tax collectors. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 13

Term for identification: "The Sorrow of China"

Accepted Answer

The term "The Sorrow of China" refers to

Question 14

Which of the following would be associated with the Neolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

A) Hunting mammoth and gathering grasses. 
B) Living in caves and painting horses. 
C) Primarily scavenging for food. 
D) Choosing livestock specifically for breeding. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) Hunting mammoth and gathering grasses. 
B) Living in caves and painting horses. 
C) Primarily scavenging for food. 
D) Choosing livestock specifically for breeding. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 15

What was a disadvantage of bronze when compared to iron?

Accepted Answer

A) it was extremely hard to work with. 
B) it was not resistant to weathering. 
C) it was too easy to make. 
D) it was very light weight. 
E) it was difficult to obtain. 
A) it was extremely hard to work with. 
B) it was not resistant to weathering. 
C) it was too easy to make. 
D) it was very light weight. 
E) it was difficult to obtain.

Question 16

What might be reasons for past forms of humans to die out?

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of emphasis on fertility in the culture. 
B) an inability to adapt to environmental changes. 
C) a diminished ability to reason over time. 
D) natural disasters. 
E) almost no hierarchy in societal development. 
A) a lack of emphasis on fertility in the culture. 
B) an inability to adapt to environmental changes. 
C) a diminished ability to reason over time. 
D) natural disasters. 
E) almost no hierarchy in societal development.

Question 17

The first metal used by humans appears to have been copper, then bronze came into widespread use, but ____________________ is the key metal of history because it was more common, cheaper, lasted longer, and held an edge better than previous metals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first metal used by humans appears...

Question 18

How many people would usually be found in Paleolithic hunting and gathering groups?

Accepted Answer

A) 60 
B) 25 
C) 100 
D) 40 
E) 5 
A) 60 
B) 25 
C) 100 
D) 40 
E) 5

Question 19

In early agrarian and irrigation societies, religion used ____________________ and ____________________ as ways to control the deities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In early agrarian and irrigation societies, religion...

Question 20

The introduction of iron had which of the following effects?

Accepted Answer

A) changed warfare. 
B) brought new areas of land into cultivation. 
C) created more durable tools. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) changed warfare. 
B) brought new areas of land into cultivation. 
C) created more durable tools. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Exam 1: The Earliest Human Societies

During the Paleolithic Age, humans made modifications that gave them the ability to do which of the following?

Elaborate on the multidisciplinary nature of the study of prehistory. Also give examples of the types of artifacts that might be found in the local area.

Which of the following changed in humans during the Paleolithic Age?

Which of the following problems could cause conflict with hunter and gatherer groups?

In which of the following ways was Paleolithic society different from today?

The idea that knowledge of new techniques spreads through human contact is termed the ____________________.

Which of the following was true of the Agricultural Revolution?

Based on current evidence, where did Homo Sapiens originate?

Term for identification: Natural selection

What aspect about women explains the Neolithic emphasis on women in religion?

As the Paleolithic Age came to an end, what happened to the tendency for humans to move from place to place in a nomadic lifestyle?

An agrarian society would usually have which of the following?

Term for identification: "The Sorrow of China"

Which of the following would be associated with the Neolithic Age?

What was a disadvantage of bronze when compared to iron?

What might be reasons for past forms of humans to die out?

The first metal used by humans appears to have been copper, then bronze came into widespread use, but ____________________ is the key metal of history because it was more common, cheaper, lasted longer, and held an edge better than previous metals.

How many people would usually be found in Paleolithic hunting and gathering groups?

In early agrarian and irrigation societies, religion used ____________________ and ____________________ as ways to control the deities.

The introduction of iron had which of the following effects?

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

Central Asia and Indias Beginnings

New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome From City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE -800 CE

Iran, India, and Global Trade

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa From Axum to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages, C 800-1500

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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