True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false. |
| | 1. | In
the first civilizations, governments were usually led by a council of elders. |
| | 2. | Domestication refers to the adaptation of animals and crops for human
use. |
| | 3. | Metal
can be made by heating metal-bearing rocks into a liquid. |
| | 4. | In
the new civilizations, a social structure based on economic power developed. |
| | 5. | The
Bronze Age lasted from 4,000 B.C. to A.D. 500. |
Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 6. | The earliest
humanlike creatures that lived in Africa three to four million years ago were a. | australopithecines or
“southern apes.” | b. | Homo sapiens. | c. | Homo
erectus. | d. | Neanderthals. | | |
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| | 7. | Paleolithic
peoples moved from place to place following animal migrations and vegetation cycles. This pattern of
living is called a. | Old Stone
Age. | b. | hominid. | c. | nomadic. | d. | prehistoric. | | |
|
| | 8. | The study of
past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind is a. | history. | b. | radiocarbon dating. | c. | fossil
analysis. | d. | archaeology. | | |
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| | 9. | By 30,000
B.C., Neanderthals had been replaced by a. | Homo sapiens. | b. | Homo sapiens
sapiens. | c. | Homo erectus. | d. | Homo
Paleolithic. | | |
|
| | 10. | The movement
by early hominids from the tropics into colder regions was aided by the use of a. | weapons. | b. | fire. | c. | horses. | d. | tools. | | |
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| | 11. | Early urban
civilizations all developed religions primarily a. | to make laws and regulate lives. | b. | to explain the working
of the forces of nature and the fact of existence. | c. | to keep accurate
records. | d. | to portray gods and goddesses or natural
forces. | | |
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| | 12. | Because
trade brought new civilizations into contact with one another, a. | early river valley
civilizations developed independently. | b. | painting and sculpture were developed. | c. | it often led to the
transfer of new technology. | d. | rulers claimed that their power was based on divine
approval. | | |
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| | 13. | The most
complete definition of a civilization is a. | any culture that uses written records and practices art and
religion. | b. | the gathering of humans in farms, settlements, and
villages. | c. | a social structure based on economic power. | d. | a complex culture in
which a large number of humans share several common elements. | | |
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| | 14. | The
emergence of civilization is marked by all of the following characteristics except a. | the use of metal in
making tools. | b. | growth of government. | c. | significant artistic
activity. | d. | new social structure based on economic
power. | | |
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| | 15. | The
revolutionary change of the Neolithic Revolution was the shift a. | from gathering food to
growing and raising food. | b. | from having no control over fire to using fire as a
tool. | c. | from using stone tools to manufacturing
bronze. | d. | from living in villages to living in walled
fortresses. | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement. |
| 16. | Scientists can calculate the age of an object by measuring the amount of
____________________, or C-14, left in it.
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| 17. | The
remains of ____________________ have been dated between 100,000 and 30,000 B.C. and have been found
in Europe and Southwest Asia.
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| 18. | The
word ____________________ refers to the ability of human beings to make things that sustain them and
give them control over their environment.
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| 19. | One
of the distinguishing features of the human species is the ability to make
____________________.
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| 20. | The
most recent ____________________ began about 100,000 B.C. and ended about 8,000 B.C.
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Matching |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | artifacts | b. | Paleolithic Age | c. | prehistory | d. | anthropology | e. | hominids | | |
|
| | 21. | period
before writing was developed |
| | 22. | humans and
other creatures that walk upright |
| | 23. | tools,
paintings, pottery, weapons |
| | 24. | study of
human life and culture |
| | 25. | early human
history, approximately 2,500,000 to 10,000 B.C. |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Mesoamericans | b. | copper | c. | cities | d. | neolithic | e. | systematic agriculture | | |
|
| | 26. | “new
stone” in Greek |
| | 27. | the keeping
of animals and the growing of food |
| | 28. | inhabitants
of what are now Mexico and Central America, between 7000 and 5000 B.C. |
| | 29. | first metal
to be used in making tools |
| | 30. | one of the
chief features of civilizations |