JJP WH Unit 1 FINAL EXAM Review

Where do scientists believe that Homo sapiens first appeared between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago?

• North America
• Africa
• Asia
• Europe

Early civilizations emerged as early as 7,000 years ago.  What was one characteristic of these early civilizations?

• a belief in one god
• an ability produce a surplus of food through agriculture
• dependence on hunting and gathering to meet subsistence needs
• the use of paper currency for trade with neighboring peoples

How did people in the Fertile Crescent adapt to their environment?

• by hunting and gathering
• by sifting through the silt
• by using irrigation and drainage
• by abandoning the river valleys when necessary

Which geographic characteristic most influenced where the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt developed?

• They arose on plateaus, which provided flat areas to build and abundant soil.
• They developed in deserts, which offered easy construction of roadways.
• They began in steep mountains, which offered protection from foreign invaders.
• They arose in river valleys, which offered mild climates and productive soil.

Which of the following was an impact of geography on Mesopotamian culture?

• theocratic government
• the city-state political structure
• cities that were defended
• buildings made of mud bricks

Choose the best answer to complete the following:   The Neolithic Revolution.....

• was easy to accomplish once people learned to plant seeds
• made it difficult to obtain food by hunting and gathering
• required cooperation by groups of people
• led to the creation of a common language throughout the Middle East

Which of the following led men to play a more dominant role in Neolithic society?

• being away from the settlement
• doing much labor in one place 
• protecting the settlement and obtaining food
• caring for children

The ____ caused many social changes, including the settling of people into villages, the rise of different occupations in society, and the roles of men and women.

• Bronze Age
• Paleolithic Age
• Iron Age
• Neolithic Revolution

Which best explains the rise of the first river valley civilizations?

• Climate changes suddenly made hunting more plentiful.
• The introduction of farming led to a surplus of crops in flood plains with fertile soil.
• Stone Age peoples learned how to make fires and tools of stone, wood and bone.
• New ideas were introduced to Mesopotamia and Egypt through trade.

The most important physical structure in a Sumerian city-state was the 

• city hall.
• Ziggurat temple.
• cuneiform.
• irrigation ditch.