Question 1

Which of these areas relied least on livestock herding?

Accepted Answer

A)  West Asia 
B)  the Americas 
C)  Africa 
D)  Europe 
A)  West Asia 
B)  the Americas 
C)  Africa 
D)  Europe

Question 2

Why do pastoral nomads tend to have smaller families?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

What was the earliest and longest stage of cultural development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neolithic 
B)  Paleolithic 
C)  Ice Age 
D)  Pleistocene epoch 
A)  Neolithic 
B)  Paleolithic 
C)  Ice Age 
D)  Pleistocene epoch

Question 4

Which of these did NOT occur during the Paleolithic period?

Accepted Answer

A)  development of foraging 
B)  the Great Ice Age 
C)  the development of agriculture 
D)  migration throughout the world 
A)  development of foraging 
B)  the Great Ice Age 
C)  the development of agriculture 
D)  migration throughout the world

Question 5

How does the maturation process of humans differ from that of other mammals?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is shorter. 
B)  It is longer. 
C)  It occurs with relatively little nurturing. 
D)  The need for supervision is surprisingly low. 
A)  It is shorter. 
B)  It is longer. 
C)  It occurs with relatively little nurturing. 
D)  The need for supervision is surprisingly low.

Question 6

Paleolithic peoples formed foraging bands, traveling from place to place in search of food such as wild plants and animals. How many people usually traveled together as one group?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 to 60 
B)  150 to 200 
C)  75 to 100 
D)  10 to 15 
A)  30 to 60 
B)  150 to 200 
C)  75 to 100 
D)  10 to 15

Question 7

What was the defining characteristic of Neolithic culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  farming 
B)  writing 
C)  hunting 
D)  urbanization 
A)  farming 
B)  writing 
C)  hunting 
D)  urbanization

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately describes early humans living in northern regions of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had dark pigmentation. 
B)  They had a smaller stature, on average, than people living in warm climates. 
C)  They had lighter coloration and hairier bodies. 
D)  Their African origins ensured that they were adapted to northern climates. 
A)  They had dark pigmentation. 
B)  They had a smaller stature, on average, than people living in warm climates. 
C)  They had lighter coloration and hairier bodies. 
D)  Their African origins ensured that they were adapted to northern climates.

Question 9

Which of the following is another term for the Great Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neolithic period 
B)  Pleistocene epoch 
C)  New Stone Age 
D)  Old Stone Age 
A)  Neolithic period 
B)  Pleistocene epoch 
C)  New Stone Age 
D)  Old Stone Age

Question 10

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe hominids?

Accepted Answer

A)  They first emerged in Africa around 5 million years ago. 
B)  Scientists use this term to describe humans and their two-legged pre-human predecessors. 
C)  Most early hominid species survived, evolving over millions of years into modern humans. 
D)  Hominids initially survived by foraging among wild plants for food. 
A)  They first emerged in Africa around 5 million years ago. 
B)  Scientists use this term to describe humans and their two-legged pre-human predecessors. 
C)  Most early hominid species survived, evolving over millions of years into modern humans. 
D)  Hominids initially survived by foraging among wild plants for food.

Question 11

By the end of the Paleolithic period, there were human societies in almost every region of the world that was fit for human habitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the trigger that necessitated governments in early towns?

Accepted Answer

A)  larger communities 
B)  greater conflict among members of society 
C)  larger family size 
D)  crop failures 
A)  larger communities 
B)  greater conflict among members of society 
C)  larger family size 
D)  crop failures

Question 13

The concept of race is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  based on genetic mapping. 
B)  proven by substantial genetic variations. 
C)  without scientific foundation. 
D)  of no historical importance. 
A)  based on genetic mapping. 
B)  proven by substantial genetic variations. 
C)  without scientific foundation. 
D)  of no historical importance.

Question 14

What permitted the development of specialized occupations in towns?

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller family groups 
B)  the development of writing 
C)  increased food supplies from farming 
D)  cultural borrowing 
A)  smaller family groups 
B)  the development of writing 
C)  increased food supplies from farming 
D)  cultural borrowing

Question 15

What kinds of grain were first farmed?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Which of these was NOT an early town in West Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Çatal Hüyük 
B)  Ur 
C)  Naqada 
D)  Jericho 
A)  Çatal Hüyük 
B)  Ur 
C)  Naqada 
D)  Jericho

Question 17

Which of these best describe connections among Paleolithic cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no evidence of intercultural connections. 
B)  Intercultural connections were uncommon. 
C)  Some connections covered as much as thousands of miles. 
D)  Most of the evidence of cultural connections is contained in written records. 
A)  There is no evidence of intercultural connections. 
B)  Intercultural connections were uncommon. 
C)  Some connections covered as much as thousands of miles. 
D)  Most of the evidence of cultural connections is contained in written records.

Question 18

Hunting and gathering food required more work than raising crops and herds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately characterize the Neanderthals?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were first discovered in Germany. 
B)  They are ancestors to Homo sapiens. 
C)  They had larger brains than other hominids. 
D)  They are believed to have lived 200,000 to 30,000 years ago. 
A)  They were first discovered in Germany. 
B)  They are ancestors to Homo sapiens. 
C)  They had larger brains than other hominids. 
D)  They are believed to have lived 200,000 to 30,000 years ago.

Question 20

All of the earliest states arose near

Accepted Answer

A)  rivers. 
B)  mountains. 
C)  grasslands. 
D)  oceans. 
A)  rivers. 
B)  mountains. 
C)  grasslands. 
D)  oceans.

Exam 1: The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 Bce

Which of these areas relied least on livestock herding?

Why do pastoral nomads tend to have smaller families?

What was the earliest and longest stage of cultural development?

Which of these did NOT occur during the Paleolithic period?

How does the maturation process of humans differ from that of other mammals?

Paleolithic peoples formed foraging bands, traveling from place to place in search of food such as wild plants and animals. How many people usually traveled together as one group?

What was the defining characteristic of Neolithic culture?

Which of the following statements accurately describes early humans living in northern regions of the world?

Which of the following is another term for the Great Ice Age?

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe hominids?

By the end of the Paleolithic period, there were human societies in almost every region of the world that was fit for human habitation.

What was the trigger that necessitated governments in early towns?

The concept of race is best described as

What permitted the development of specialized occupations in towns?

What kinds of grain were first farmed?

Which of these was NOT an early town in West Asia?

Which of these best describe connections among Paleolithic cultures?

Hunting and gathering food required more work than raising crops and herds.

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately characterize the Neanderthals?

All of the earliest states arose near

Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 Bce

Societies and Beliefs of Early India, to 500 Ce

The Origins of the Chinese Empire, to 220 Ce

Early American Societies: Connection and Isolation, 20,000 Bce - 1500 Ce

The Persian Connection: Its Impact and Influences, 2000 Bce - 637 Ce

Classical Greece and Its Expansion Into Asia, 2000-30 Bce

The Romans Connect the Mediterranean World, 753 Bce - 284 Ce

Germanic Societies and the Emergence of the Christian West, 100-1100 Ce

The Byzantine World, 284-1240

The Origins and Expansion of Islam, 100-750

Religion and Diversity in the Transformation of Southern Asia, 711-1400

Early African Societies, 1500 Bce-1500 Ce

The Evolution and Expansion of East Asian Societies, 220-1240 Ce

Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000-1400

The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050-1530

Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic Empires, 1071-1707

The Aztec and Inca Empires, 1300-1550

Global Exploration and Global Empires, 1400-1700

The West in an Age of Religious Conflict and Global Expansion, 1500-1650

The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300-1800

Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500-1800

Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400-1800

Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe, 1600-1763

Russias Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300-1800

The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1830

Industry, Ideology, and Their Global Impact, 1700-1914

Nation Building in the Americas, 1789-1914

New Connections and Challenges in Eastern and Southern Asia, 1800-1912

New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800-1914

The Great War and the Russian Revolutions, 1890-1918

Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years, 1918-1939

World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1933-1945

East Versus West: Cold War and Its Global Impact, 1945-Present

Reform and Revolution in Latin America, 1914-Present

The Upheavals of Asia, 1945-Present

Post-Colonial Challenges in Africa and the Middle East, 1939-Present

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