Unit 1 Quiz

1.  An Archaeologist studies ________.

• Newspaper accounts of current events
• The material remains of past cultures
• Photographs or films of recent events
• Diplomatic campaigns of modern politicians

Which of the following is considered to be the main feature of civilization?

• Domestication of animals
• Settled farming
• The use of simple tools
• The establishment of cities

1.  What was the Neolithic Revolution?

• The change from hunting and food gathering to farming.
• Rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people
• The migration of people from Asia to the Americas
• The evolution of animistic spiritual beliefs

Which factor led to the migration of the peoples?

• Famine
• Political Power
• Development of cities
• Growth of Civilization

Which of the religions listed, originated in the Middle East?
1.  Buddhism
2.  Christianity
3.  Hinduism
4.  Islam
5.  Judaism 

•  1. 2. 3
• 1, 3, 5
• 2, 3, 4
• 2, 4, 5

Which advance best completes the list?
-The domestication of plants and animals.
-The use of stone tools.
-________________________

• The use of the chariot
• The invention of the wheel
• The rise of permanent settlement
• The development of sanitation systems

One factor essential to the development of early civilizations was---

• the ability to produce surplus foods
• taking of an annual census
• the use of a standard medium of exchange
• the emergence of a distinct caste system

One of the main things that Hammurabi’s Code did was to

• treat all citizens equally
• establish a social class system
• invoke the principals of mercy and compassion
• establish a uniform set of laws throughout the empire

Monotheism describes the Hebrews’ belief – unusual for its time- that their God was

• The one and only God.
• a forgiving and protective God.
• a spiritual, not physical, presence.
• associated not with a place, but a people.

What was the approximate population at the beginning and at the end of the agricultural revolution?

• 5 million and 90 million
• 0 and 50 million
• 25 million and 130 million
• 80 million and 100 million