Pre-AP Unit 1 Test Review

Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people? 

• They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
• They migrated, or moved, from place to place
• They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.
• They lived in small villages and farmed the land. 

Which statement best describes the Neolithic people? 

• They lived in caves or built simple shelters.
• They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.
• They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply. 
• They used simple tools made from stone.

Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?

• They followed animal herds and gathered fruits, berries, etc along the way.
• The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
• They domesticated animals to help with daily activities. 
• They developed ways to bring water to their crops. 

Which statement best explains the greatest effect the emergence of agriculture had on early societies?

• The population steadily decreased.
• People were not able to specialize in just one trade. 
• Agriculture made it harder to find food. 
• The population steadily increased. 

Which statement is true?

• During the Neolithic Era people migrated from place to place. 
• During the Paleolithic Era people migrated from place to place. 
• During the Neolithic Era people developed language.
• During the Paleolithic Era people used animals to help with farming. 

What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?

• They needed to find employment and an income
• To find resources such as food and shelter
• To explore the world.
• They needed to find better transportation.

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called

• Priests
• Artisans 
• Scribes
• Heros

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

• Plow
• Wheel
• Sailboat
• All of them