World History Ch. 1
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- Metal mixtures used to create improved tools and weapons is_____.
- Alloys
- Inhabited the Tigris-Euphrates valley.
- Sumerians
- Period of time before the development of writing.
- Prehistory
- About 8,000 B.C. to 5,000 B.C. is called the______.
- Neolithic Period
- Earliest homo sapiens are called_____.
- Neanderthals
- The oldest hominids known to manufacture tools.
- Homo Habilis
- Exchange of goods and ideas between people is called_____.
- Cultural Diffusion
- Earliest homo sapiens in Europe were_____.
- Cro-Magnons
- Studies fossil remains to learn about prehistory.
- Paleontologist
- The Old Stone Age is called the _____.
- Paleolithic Period
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Archaeologists would classify all of the following objects as artifacts EXCEPT...
A. Stone bed
B. Antelope skull
C. Metal blade
D. Remains of cooking pot - B. Antalope Skull
- many archaeologists believe that writing developed from the record keeping of urban_____.
- Priests
- Many scientists dade the existence of humanlike creatures to about_____.
- 4.4 Million years ago
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Homo erectus developed all of the following EXCEPT...
A. Ability to hunt w/ weapons
B. Ability to make barbed points
C. Ability to make clothing
D. Ability to make fire - B. The ability to make barbed points
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The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT...
A. The Calendar
B. Rules of Inheritance
C. Land Boundries
D. Cooperative Hunting Groups - D. Cooperative Hunting Groups
- The process by which people becom more proficient at earning a living by performing a single task is referred to as_____.
- The specialization of labor
- The loom and textile weaving were invented in the______.
- Neolithic Period
- The disappearance of Neanderthals was probably caused by______.
- Intermarriage with homo sapiens
- The Paleolithic Period is characterized by the use of______.
- Stone Tools
- Social standing in ancient cities can be measured by proximity to the______.
- City Center
- Cultural and lifestyle changes of the Neolithic Revolution were mostly caused by_____.
- New agricutlural methods
- The discovery of Cro-Magnons buried with daggers, proviedes evidence of______.
- The existance of leaders
- Astralopithecus, the earliest hominids, probably survived by____.
- moving constantly in search of food
- Creation myths have been found____.
- in every civilization
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The development of dikes, dams, and irrigation systems did all of the following EXCEPT...
A. provide a steadier flow of water
B. increase farmers' reliance on rainfall
C. ease destructive flooding
D. increase grain production - B. Increase farmers' reliance on rainfall
- Lived from 1.6 million to 250,000 years ago.
- Homo Erectus
- Includes all humans and humanlike creatures.
- Hominids
- Wanderers were called_____.
- Nomads
- People living today are called____.
- Homo Sapiens Sapiens
- Marks and pictures representing products are_____.
- Pictograms
- Sites of Cro-Magnon cave paintings.
- Lascaux
- Study objects left behind by prehistoric people.
- Archaeologists
- Land bridge between Siberia and Alaska.
- Bering
- Probably home of the earliest humans.
- Eastern and Southern Africa
- Site of the earliest cities yet discovered
- Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
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Which of the following were nomadic hunter-gatherers who cared for their sick and aged?
A. Neanderthals
B. Homo Habilis
C. Sumerians
D. Homo Erectus - A. Neanderthals
- Bronze became a favored material for tools and weapons because_____.
- It could be given a sharp edge
- Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government and art are called_____.
- Civilizations
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All of the following are innovations of the Neolithic Revolution EXCEPT...
A. domestication of dogs and oxen
B. use of graves for burials
C. improved food storage methods
D. the development of fertilizers - B. The use of graves for burials.
- Bones found at the Hadar site indicate that hominids there_____.
- Could walk upright
- The development of agriculture occurred_______.
- At various times in different parts of the world
- The exchange of ideas and goods between different groups of people is called____.
- Cultural Diffusion
- Radiocarbon dating involves determining the age of artifacts by______.
- Measuring the amount of radioactive element remaining
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All of the following valleys are sites of early urban civilizations EXCEPT...
A. Tigris-Euphrates
B. Huang He
C. Nile River
D. Neander - D. Neander
- The founding of Neolithic villages such as Jericho and Catal Hujuk was made possible by____.
- the development of agriculture
- Land bridges that allowed migrations between places now separated by water formed during______.
- The ice ages
- The first homo sapiens appeared about____.
- 200,000 years ago
- Most neanderthals lived in_____.
- Small groups of 35-50 people
- The remains of early homo sapiens have been found____.
- on almost every continent
- A people's way of life, including diet, religieous beliefs is called____.
- Culture