Question 1

When considering the many needs of advancing civilizations, which of the following geographical features would most likely help an early society develop?

Accepted Answer

A) mountains 
B) deserts 
C) rivers 
D) forest 
E) oceans 
A) mountains 
B) deserts 
C) rivers 
D) forest 
E) oceans

Question 2

Term for identification: Levantine Corridor

Accepted Answer

The Levantine Corridor, also known as th

Question 3

A good definition of history is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

a systemat

Question 4

Before the beginning of the historical period, which of the following had humans accomplished?

Accepted Answer

A) created art forms. 
B) mastered agriculture. 
C) developed religions. 
D) made tools. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) created art forms. 
B) mastered agriculture. 
C) developed religions. 
D) made tools. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 5

Which of the following is necessary for Neolithic populations to grow?

Accepted Answer

A) More women than men. 
B) Domesticated draft animals. 
C) Intensive dependable agriculture. 
D) Use of fire and stone tools. 
E) Both A and D. 
A) More women than men. 
B) Domesticated draft animals. 
C) Intensive dependable agriculture. 
D) Use of fire and stone tools. 
E) Both A and D.

Question 6

Agrarian civilizations had social values that emphasized

Accepted Answer

A) family and kin. 
B) profit and production. 
C) hunting and warfare. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) Both A and C. 
A) family and kin. 
B) profit and production. 
C) hunting and warfare. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) Both A and C.

Question 7

Term for identification:  Catal Hüyük

Accepted Answer

Catal Hüyük, also spelled as Çatalhöyük,

Question 8

Which animal was among the last domesticated?

Accepted Answer

A) horse 
B) pig 
C) dog 
D) sheep 
E) goat 
A) horse 
B) pig 
C) dog 
D) sheep 
E) goat

Question 9

Term for identification: Hominid

Accepted Answer

The term "hominid" refers to any member

Question 10

Some groups of people tended to embrace technological advances and make changes that led to increased population, food supplies, increased longevity, and more complex social orders. Some societies did not and are still living in an essentially Neolithic Age existence.  What might cause one society to change and another to avoid change?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include observat

Question 11

What was the most crucial factor in the success of the Paleolithic family?

Accepted Answer

A) the bravery of a few individuals. 
B) relations with outside groups. 
C) skill in hunting and child bearing. 
D) skill in warfare. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) the bravery of a few individuals. 
B) relations with outside groups. 
C) skill in hunting and child bearing. 
D) skill in warfare. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT considered a new development of the Neolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

A) privately owned property. 
B) specialization of labor. 
C) enlarged public roles for women. 
D) the family unit. 
E) settlement of people in permanent locations. 
A) privately owned property. 
B) specialization of labor. 
C) enlarged public roles for women. 
D) the family unit. 
E) settlement of people in permanent locations.

Question 13

The basic social unit during the Paleolithic Age was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The basic social unit during the Paleolithic...

Question 14

Term for identification: Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia is an ancient term used to d

Question 15

Which of the following specialists is essential to understanding ancient writing?

Accepted Answer

A) paleoanthropologists 
B) paleoenvironmentalists 
C) paleographers 
D) None of the options are correct. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) paleoanthropologists 
B) paleoenvironmentalists 
C) paleographers 
D) None of the options are correct. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following marks the beginning of the Paleolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

A) cave art 
B) stone tools 
C) Cro-Magnon man 
D) Venus figurines 
E) iron production 
A) cave art 
B) stone tools 
C) Cro-Magnon man 
D) Venus figurines 
E) iron production

Question 17

Significant changes in the human population, such as expanding populations, permanent settlements, private property and systematized regulation for the protection of private rights, as well as specialization of labor came about during the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Agricultur

Question 18

It is thought that women played a significant role in Neolithic societies based on farming; those societies developed into a ____________________, or a society characterized by female social and political dominance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of It is thought that women played a...

Question 19

How did society change with agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include diversification an

Question 20

Which metal is referred to as the key metal of history?

Accepted Answer

A) copper. 
B) bronze. 
C) gold. 
D) silver. 
E) iron. 
A) copper. 
B) bronze. 
C) gold. 
D) silver. 
E) iron.

Exam 1: The Earliest Human Societies

When considering the many needs of advancing civilizations, which of the following geographical features would most likely help an early society develop?

Term for identification: Levantine Corridor

A good definition of history is ____________________.

Before the beginning of the historical period, which of the following had humans accomplished?

Which of the following is necessary for Neolithic populations to grow?

Agrarian civilizations had social values that emphasized

Term for identification: Catal Hüyük

Which animal was among the last domesticated?

Term for identification: Hominid

What was the most crucial factor in the success of the Paleolithic family?

Which of the following is NOT considered a new development of the Neolithic Age?

The basic social unit during the Paleolithic Age was the ____________________.

Term for identification: Mesopotamia

Which of the following specialists is essential to understanding ancient writing?

Which of the following marks the beginning of the Paleolithic Age?

Significant changes in the human population, such as expanding populations, permanent settlements, private property and systematized regulation for the protection of private rights, as well as specialization of labor came about during the ____________________.

It is thought that women played a significant role in Neolithic societies based on farming; those societies developed into a ____________________, or a society characterized by female social and political dominance.

How did society change with agriculture?

Which metal is referred to as the key metal of history?

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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