WH Semester I Exam

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Archaeologists refer to the period of time before people invented writing systems as

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prehistory

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Historians are like archaeologists in that they both study how people lived by examining: latitude and longitude, plants and animals, artifacts and fossils, regions

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artifacts and fossils

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Where did the first cities emerge? Options: along trade routes, in river valleys, along the Mediterranean coast, in the Americas

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in river valleys

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Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change? Options: lack of traditions, poor leaders, contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration, nomadic herders

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contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration

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What part of the world did the first hominids come from? Options: Africa, Europe, South America, Asia

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Africa

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Why was the Neolithic Revolution important to history?

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It contributed to the establishment of civilization.

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Which was a key feature of early civilizations? Options: advanced cities, social equality, a system of exchanging goods for money, steelmaking

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advanced cities

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Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government and art are

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civilizations

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People who specialized in jobs and became skilled craftworkers were known as

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artisans

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First human like creatures, walked upright, traced back to 4.4 million years ago

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hominids