Question 1

What role did metals play in Prehistoric times? Why has iron been called one of history's "key metals"? Furthermore, are these metals still useful today?

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Answers would include the evolution of m

Question 2

Explain why the Neolithic Revolution, sometimes called the Agricultural Revolution, was one of man's greatest changes.

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Answers would include a discussion on se

Question 3

The physical change with the most significant impact on humans during the Paleolithic was their ____________________.

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The answer of The physical change with the most significant...

Question 4

What was the focus of Neolithic religions?

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A) Natural phenomena that they could not control. 
B) Rituals and sacrifices. 
C) Spiritual leaders to communicate with supernatural forces. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) Natural phenomena that they could not control. 
B) Rituals and sacrifices. 
C) Spiritual leaders to communicate with supernatural forces. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 5

Which of the following artifacts appears to be evidence of a female centered religion in Neolithic society?

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A) Venus figurines 
B) Clay pots 
C) Cave art 
D) Law scrolls 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) Venus figurines 
B) Clay pots 
C) Cave art 
D) Law scrolls 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 6

Term for identification: Historiography

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Historiography refers to the study of hi

Question 7

The study of past cultures and civilizations through an examination of their artifacts, or anything made by humans, is known as ____________________.

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The answer of The study of past cultures and civilizations...

Question 8

Agrarian civilizations believed time to be ____________________.

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The answer of Agrarian civilizations believed time to be ____________________....

Question 9

Rivers were a prominent geographical feature in the early development of civilizations and these rivers tended to have very different characteristics. Which of the following civilizations had a river that was usually peaceful and predictable?

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A) Egypt 
B) Central America 
C) Mesopotamia 
D) China 
E) Both B and C. 
A) Egypt 
B) Central America 
C) Mesopotamia 
D) China 
E) Both B and C.

Question 10

Of the changes listed below, which would be associated with physical changes in Homo sapiens during the Paleolithic Age?

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A) sharper eyesight. 
B) shorter arms. 
C) larger hips. 
D) larger skulls. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) sharper eyesight. 
B) shorter arms. 
C) larger hips. 
D) larger skulls. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 11

The term prehistory refers to the period before which of the following?

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A) the last Ice Age. 
B) the development of writing. 
C) the use of fire. 
D) the appearance of hominids. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) the last Ice Age. 
B) the development of writing. 
C) the use of fire. 
D) the appearance of hominids. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 12

Term for identification: Primary sources

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Primary sources are original materials t

Question 13

Term for identification: Agrarian Civilization

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An agrarian civilization refers to a soc

Question 14

Term for identification: Bronze Age

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The term "Bronze Age" refers to a period

Question 15

What does the intentional use of fire indicate?

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A) a manipulation of the environment. 
B) a change in the food that was eaten. 
C) a reliance on agriculture. 
D) a social organization. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) a manipulation of the environment. 
B) a change in the food that was eaten. 
C) a reliance on agriculture. 
D) a social organization. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 16

Describe life in Paleolithic society. Then di scuss some of the many aspects and challenges that a member of a modern society would face in reverting to a hunter/gatherer lifestyle.

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Answers would include a discus

Exam 1: The Earliest Human Societies

What role did metals play in Prehistoric times? Why has iron been called one of history's "key metals"? Furthermore, are these metals still useful today?

Explain why the Neolithic Revolution, sometimes called the Agricultural Revolution, was one of man's greatest changes.

The physical change with the most significant impact on humans during the Paleolithic was their ____________________.

What was the focus of Neolithic religions?

Which of the following artifacts appears to be evidence of a female centered religion in Neolithic society?

Term for identification: Historiography

The study of past cultures and civilizations through an examination of their artifacts, or anything made by humans, is known as ____________________.

Agrarian civilizations believed time to be ____________________.

Rivers were a prominent geographical feature in the early development of civilizations and these rivers tended to have very different characteristics. Which of the following civilizations had a river that was usually peaceful and predictable?

Of the changes listed below, which would be associated with physical changes in Homo sapiens during the Paleolithic Age?

The term prehistory refers to the period before which of the following?

Term for identification: Primary sources

Term for identification: Agrarian Civilization

Term for identification: Bronze Age

What does the intentional use of fire indicate?

Describe life in Paleolithic society. Then di scuss some of the many aspects and challenges that a member of a modern society would face in reverting to a hunter/gatherer lifestyle.

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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