Question 1

Which of these is the earliest concrete archaeological evidence of migration to Asia (found in Jwalapuram,India)?

Accepted Answer

A) Developed agriculture 
B) Human remains 
C) 215 stone tools 
D) Art in caves 
E) Jewelry. 
A) Developed agriculture 
B) Human remains 
C) 215 stone tools 
D) Art in caves 
E) Jewelry.

Question 2

The last place to be populated by humans was

Accepted Answer

A) Africa. 
B) America. 
C) Australia. 
D) Europe. 
E) Asia. 
A) Africa. 
B) America. 
C) Australia. 
D) Europe. 
E) Asia.

Question 3

What characteristic of mitochondrial Eve distinguishes her from all other females?

Accepted Answer

A) Her walking in a hand-knuckle manner. 
B) Her use of fire. 
C) Her living in walk-in caves. 
D) Her DNA. 
E) None of these choices. 
A) Her walking in a hand-knuckle manner. 
B) Her use of fire. 
C) Her living in walk-in caves. 
D) Her DNA. 
E) None of these choices.

Question 4

The most important event of the New Stone Age was the

Accepted Answer

A) Development of the wheel. 
B) Creation of the first kingdom. 
C) Production of food by farming and animal domestication. 
D) Discovery and control of fire. 
E) Hunting of large animals,like the elephants,to extinction. 
A) Development of the wheel. 
B) Creation of the first kingdom. 
C) Production of food by farming and animal domestication. 
D) Discovery and control of fire. 
E) Hunting of large animals,like the elephants,to extinction.

Question 5

What does John Noble Wilford's phrase "in this sense,we are all African" imply?

Accepted Answer

A) European peoples emerged from areas in Asia. 
B) All humans are related to groups that migrated from Africa to the Americas. 
C) All human species started in Africa but became extinct during the ice ages. 
D) Humans evolved in Asia and moved to the warmer African climate. 
E) All humans are descendants from African Homo sapiens sapiens. 
A) European peoples emerged from areas in Asia. 
B) All humans are related to groups that migrated from Africa to the Americas. 
C) All human species started in Africa but became extinct during the ice ages. 
D) Humans evolved in Asia and moved to the warmer African climate. 
E) All humans are descendants from African Homo sapiens sapiens.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Catalhoyuk

Accepted Answer

Catalhoyuk is an archaeological site loc

Question 7

The best evidence for the earliest migration across the Beringia land mass to the Americas is found in

Accepted Answer

A) the Arizona area of North America. 
B) the Canadian coast. 
C) Monte Verde,Chile. 
D) the western coastline of Mexico. 
E) the coastline of San Francisco. 
A) the Arizona area of North America. 
B) the Canadian coast. 
C) Monte Verde,Chile. 
D) the western coastline of Mexico. 
E) the coastline of San Francisco.

Question 8

Homo sapiens idaltu was found in

Accepted Answer

A) Ethiopia. 
B) Germany. 
C) Australia. 
D) France. 
E) Monte Verde 
A) Ethiopia. 
B) Germany. 
C) Australia. 
D) France. 
E) Monte Verde

Question 9

All scientists who study early humans agree on the basic concept that

Accepted Answer

A) Humans evolved from apes. 
B) Some of the earliest tools were made of metal. 
C) Humans originated in Africa. 
D) Humans evolved from the African Eve gene. 
E) Humans originated in Australia. 
A) Humans evolved from apes. 
B) Some of the earliest tools were made of metal. 
C) Humans originated in Africa. 
D) Humans evolved from the African Eve gene. 
E) Humans originated in Australia.

Question 10

Evidence of this characteristic was found in the Blombos Cave in South Africa

Accepted Answer

A) Walking on all four limbs. 
B) Boat making. 
C) Tool making. 
D) Symbolic thinking. 
E) None of these choices. 
A) Walking on all four limbs. 
B) Boat making. 
C) Tool making. 
D) Symbolic thinking. 
E) None of these choices.

Question 11

The Natufians,who were the first to domesticate animals and cultivate crops approximately 12,500 B.C.E. ,lived in

Accepted Answer

A) West Africa. 
B) Egypt. 
C) The Mediterranean areas. 
D) Palestine and southern. 
E) China. 
A) West Africa. 
B) Egypt. 
C) The Mediterranean areas. 
D) Palestine and southern. 
E) China.

Question 12

The preserving medium that saved much of the ancient evidence at Monte Verde was

Accepted Answer

A) Ice. 
B) Rock slab. 
C) Sand. 
D) Peat. 
E) Saline swamp water. 
A) Ice. 
B) Rock slab. 
C) Sand. 
D) Peat. 
E) Saline swamp water.

Question 13

The New Stone Age is also known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Paleolithic Age. 
B) Metal Age. 
C) Neolithic Age. 
D) Age of Migration. 
E) Sedentary Life Age. 
A) Paleolithic Age. 
B) Metal Age. 
C) Neolithic Age. 
D) Age of Migration. 
E) Sedentary Life Age.

Question 14

Natufians discovered that tall plants had kernels with thinner husks and were easier to

Accepted Answer

A) Plant. 
B) Eat. 
C) Find. 
D) Grow. 
E) Harvest. 
A) Plant. 
B) Eat. 
C) Find. 
D) Grow. 
E) Harvest.

Question 15

Why is the Monte Verde site so important for the study of early humans in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

In this essay, students should discuss t

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
- Clovis technological complex

Accepted Answer

The Clovis technological complex, also k

Question 17

Settlement of Australia suggests that early humans knew how to

Accepted Answer

A) Make rafts. 
B) Ride horses or camels. 
C) Make wheels. 
D) Travel in large groups. 
E) Walk across a land bridge. 
A) Make rafts. 
B) Ride horses or camels. 
C) Make wheels. 
D) Travel in large groups. 
E) Walk across a land bridge.

Question 18

Two major evolutionary differences between hominids and other primates are larger brains and the ability to

Accepted Answer

A) Think aesthetically. 
B) Walk upright. 
C) Live in groups. 
D) Remember past events. 
E) Feel emotions. 
A) Think aesthetically. 
B) Walk upright. 
C) Live in groups. 
D) Remember past events. 
E) Feel emotions.

Question 19

Cave art found in Chauvet,France,included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Images of animals. 
B) Handprints. 
C) Patterns of dots. 
D) Family scenes. 
E) Hunting patterns. 
A) Images of animals. 
B) Handprints. 
C) Patterns of dots. 
D) Family scenes. 
E) Hunting patterns.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
- Hominin

Accepted Answer

A hominin refers to any member of the bi

Exam 1: The Peopling of the World, to 4000 BCE

Which of these is the earliest concrete archaeological evidence of migration to Asia (found in Jwalapuram,India)?

The last place to be populated by humans was

What characteristic of mitochondrial Eve distinguishes her from all other females?

The most important event of the New Stone Age was the

What does John Noble Wilford's phrase "in this sense,we are all African" imply?

Please define the following key terms. - Catalhoyuk

The best evidence for the earliest migration across the Beringia land mass to the Americas is found in

Homo sapiens idaltu was found in

All scientists who study early humans agree on the basic concept that

Evidence of this characteristic was found in the Blombos Cave in South Africa

The Natufians,who were the first to domesticate animals and cultivate crops approximately 12,500 B.C.E. ,lived in

The preserving medium that saved much of the ancient evidence at Monte Verde was

The New Stone Age is also known as the

Natufians discovered that tall plants had kernels with thinner husks and were easier to

Why is the Monte Verde site so important for the study of early humans in the Americas?

Please define the following key terms. - Clovis technological complex

Settlement of Australia suggests that early humans knew how to

Two major evolutionary differences between hominids and other primates are larger brains and the ability to

Cave art found in Chauvet,France,included all of the following except

Please define the following key terms. - Hominin

The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

War, revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 - 1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

The Cold War and Decolonization 1949 - 1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975 - 2000

Voyage Into the Twenty-First Century

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