APWH Unit 1

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How did culture change between 1,000,000 years ago and 10,000 years ago?

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People adapted to new environments and adapted new tools.

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The best explanation for the change in world population between 10,000 years ago and 7,000 years ago is the development of

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better means of food production

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Most historians agree with which theory explaining early human migration?

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humanity began in East Africa and spread to the rest of the world

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A major difference between a village and a city in Neolithic times was: cities possessed greater specialization of labor, cities tended to be on higher ground for defensive reasons, villages were more democratic and cities were more autocratic, religion was important in villages

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cities possessed greater specialization of labor

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Which feature was most important in the complex societies of the Neolithic times? Options: matriarchy, stone tools, monotheism, specialization of labor

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specialization of labor

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Which of the following would be the most important factor in determining a "favorable location" in the evolution of a village into a city? mountains and other protection barriers, plentiful supply of clay to produce pottery, surrounding areas filled with animals to hunt, a predictable supply of drinking water

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a predictable supply of drinking water

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This pestle for mashing taro found in Papua, New Guinea, and believed to be 8,000 years old indicates that people in the region had

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relied upon crops that they grew

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The creation of this pestle indicates that the people who made it had which form of technology?

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farming implements

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The two excerpts above best support which conclusion?

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rulers wanted to create order in growing cities

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Which explains why the second excerpt is more harsh than the first?

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the growing lack of religion and immorality