AP World History AMSCO Quiz Ch 1

People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because

• they did not know how to build sturdy houses.
• they were easily bored and wanted to see the world.
• they followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive
• None of these

The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-

• mastered fire.
• developed agriculture.
• migrated from Africa.
• organized governments

In early hunting and gathering societies, what gender was dominant?

• Men
• Women
• Both were equal
• Monkeys

The development of writing

• resulted in new technologies, notably the invention of paper
• helps explain why agriculture developed
• was necessary for the development of a civilization
• facilitated the development of formal bureaucratic governments 

What economic effect did food surpluses have on early agricultural societies? 

• Hunting animals was eliminated as a source of food. 
• A social hierarchy developed with peasants at the top.
• The first long-distance trade networks were established. 
• Trade practices emerged with the capacity to feed artisans who then had time to practice craft specialization.

The Neolithic Revolution marked huge advances in what?

• Hunting
• Farming/Herding
• Building
• Intellectual Processes

Which of these is a new technology of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Planting Seeds
• Plow
• Domesticating Herd Animals
• All of these

The building of a canal to bring water to farms is an example of _____.  

• domestication 
• diasphora
• transferance
• irrigation