Question 1

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 2

The most crucial factor in the success of the Paleolithic family was

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 3

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 4

The gradual adoption of agriculture required more settled,or ____________________ ways of life.

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The answer of The gradual adoption of agriculture required more...

Question 5

Which of the following problems could cause conflict with hunter and gatherer groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  theft 
B)  water scarcity 
C)  territorial claims 
D)  All of the options are correct. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  theft 
B)  water scarcity 
C)  territorial claims 
D)  All of the options are correct. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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 7

The idea that knowledge of new techniques spreads through human contact is termed the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The idea that knowledge of new techniques...

Question 8

In early agrarian and irrigation societies,religion used ____________________ and ____________________ as ways to control the deities.

Accepted Answer

ritual,sac

Question 9

Explain why the Agricultural Revolution was one of man's greatest changes.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion on se

Question 10

Homo Sapiens originated in

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  North America. 
D)  East Africa. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Asia. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  North America. 
D)  East Africa. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 11

Which of these early agricultural areas had a river that was peaceful and predictable?

Accepted Answer

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 12

The study of history as a field by an individual is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The study of history as a field...

Question 13

Describe life in Paleolithic society.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The modifications humans made in the Paleolithic indicate an ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  adapt. 
B)  manipulate the environment. 
C)  communicate. 
D)  organize. 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  adapt. 
B)  manipulate the environment. 
C)  communicate. 
D)  organize. 
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 16

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 17

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)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  mental capacity 
B)  family size 
C)  art 
D)  hunting tools 
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 18

Elaborate on the multidisciplinary nature of the study of prehistory.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 19

Prehistory refers to the period before

Accepted Answer

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 20

Agrarian civilizations believed time to be ____________________.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 1: The Earliest Human Societies

Agrarian civilizations had social values that emphasized

The most crucial factor in the success of the Paleolithic family was

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

The gradual adoption of agriculture required more settled,or ____________________ ways of life.

Which of the following problems could cause conflict with hunter and gatherer groups?

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

The idea that knowledge of new techniques spreads through human contact is termed the ____________________.

In early agrarian and irrigation societies,religion used ____________________ and ____________________ as ways to control the deities.

Explain why the Agricultural Revolution was one of man's greatest changes.

Homo Sapiens originated in

Which of these early agricultural areas had a river that was peaceful and predictable?

The study of history as a field by an individual is known as ____________________.

Describe life in Paleolithic society.

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

The modifications humans made in the Paleolithic indicate an ability to

Which of the following specialists is essential to understanding ancient writing

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

Elaborate on the multidisciplinary nature of the study of prehistory.

Prehistory refers to the period before

Agrarian civilizations believed time to be ____________________.

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

India's Beginnings

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

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-600 CE

Classical India

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

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan 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 French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

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

Africa's 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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