First Nine Weeks Quiz

• South America
• East Africa
• Northern Europe
• Western Asia

• Invention of written language
• Development of agriculture
• Specialization of labor
• Use of pottery 

Which statement best explains the migration of early humans?

• Rise of civilizations displaced other people.
  
• Natural  disasters forced people to leave native lands.
• People searched for new sources of food.
  
• Religious conflicts made people leave disputed lands.
  

When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings like this one allow archaeologists to -

• speculate about daily lives
  
• understand spoken languages
  
• interpret written records
  
• study farming techniques
  

Aleppo, Jericho and Catal Huyuk were established near the 

• Indus and Ganges rivers
  
• Huang He and Yangtze rivers
• Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  
• Nile and Rosetta rivers
  

The primary reason that civilization first developed in river valleys was that

• large grasslands made it easy to feed domesticated animals in the valley 
• the soil was fertile for farming and irrigation was relatively easy
• farmers could count on an even amount of rain each year
• the land was free of pests and disease

Which characteristic was most common in ancient river valley civilizations?

• Hereditary rule
• Limited population growth
• Social equality
• Limited economy

Paleolithic Age

• People used agriculture during this period
• People were hunter-gatherers during this period
• A person who studies the remains of ancient societies
• A person who studies the physical features, behavior  and development of humans
  

A major development of the Neolithic Age was that people

• were able to travel to cold areas for the first time
• formed groups called clans
• practiced agriculture  
• used language for the first time  

Was a center of trade. grew wheat in barley and was the most advanced early village

• Babylonia
• Jericho
• Catal Huyuk
• Goblekli Tepee