Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) cave art 
B) stone tools 
C) Homo sapiens 
D) livestock breeding 
E) iron production 
A) cave art 
B) stone tools 
C) Homo sapiens 
D) livestock breeding 
E) iron production B

Question 2

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) changes in the global climate 
A) urban development 
B) complex developed cultures 
C) particular metals and tools 
D) the family unit was larger 
E) changes in the global climate D

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Egypt 
B) Central America 
C) Mesopotamia 
D) China 
E) Southwestern Steppes 
A) Egypt 
B) Central America 
C) Mesopotamia 
D) China 
E) Southwestern Steppes A

Question 4

What might be a reason 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 5

Term for identification: Primary sources

Accepted Answer

Primary sources are original materials t

Question 6

How did society change with the adoption of food production?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include diversification an

Question 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

Which of the following artifacts is considered to be the earliest human artwork?

Accepted Answer

A) rock and cave paintings 
B) clay pots 
C) bronze art forms 
D) law scrolls 
E) Çatal Hüyük 
A) rock and cave paintings 
B) clay pots 
C) bronze art forms 
D) law scrolls 
E) Çatal Hüyük

Question 11

____________________ lived a nomadic lifestyle that required frequent raiding and skills in mounted warfare to survive.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ lived a nomadic lifestyle that required...

Question 12

Term for identification: Pastoral civilization

Accepted Answer

Pastoral civilization refers to a societ

Question 13

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 14

A good definition of history is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

a systemat

Question 15

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) irrigation techniques 
A) mental capacity 
B) family size 
C) art 
D) hunting tools 
E) irrigation techniques

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the evolution of m

Question 17

Significant changes in human societies, 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

Neolithic

Question 18

During the Paleolithic Age, the change in the physical environment and the changes in human development gave humans the ability to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) create irrigation devices 
B) codify laws 
C) breed livestock 
D) smelt iron 
E) use semi-permanent shelters 
A) create irrigation devices 
B) codify laws 
C) breed livestock 
D) smelt iron 
E) use semi-permanent shelters

Question 19

Explain why the Neolithic (food-producing)Revolution was one of man's greatest changes.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion on se

Question 20

Term for identification: Historiography

Accepted Answer

Historiography refers to the study of hi

Exam 1: The Earliest Human Societies

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

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

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?

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

Term for identification: Primary sources

How did society change with the adoption of food production?

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

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

Which animal was among the last domesticated?

Which of the following artifacts is considered to be the earliest human artwork?

____________________ lived a nomadic lifestyle that required frequent raiding and skills in mounted warfare to survive.

Term for identification: Pastoral civilization

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.

A good definition of history is ____________________.

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

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

Significant changes in human societies, 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 ____________________.

During the Paleolithic Age, the change in the physical environment and the changes in human development gave humans the ability to do which of the following?

Explain why the Neolithic (food-producing)Revolution was one of man's greatest changes.

Term for identification: Historiography

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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