MIDTERM REVIEW

Where is the origin of humans?

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

• Europe

What type of hominid are people today?

• Homo habilis

• Homo neanderthal

• Homo erectus

• Homo sapiens (sapiens)

What is carbon dating used for?

• determines the age of fossils

• determines the age of the remains of plants

• determines the age of the remains of animals

• ALL of the above

Select ALL of the descriptions of the Paleolithic period?

• nomadic

• permanent settlements

• hunting and gathering

• specialized labor (jobs)

What is the Neolithic Revolution?

• people started speaking

• people started using fire

• people started planting crops (farming)

• people started hunting

The first civilizations were near _________.

• mountains

• rivers

• islands

• forests

Select ALL that are true about the Code of Hammurabi.

• it was a set of laws for Babylon

• the laws were different for social classes

• the laws were equal for everyone

• the laws did not like physical punishment

Why was the Nile River important to Egyptians?

• Flooding helped create rich soil for farming

• Flooding helped with trading

• Flooding helped with travel

• It was pretty

Select ALL that is true about the Harappan (Indus) civilization.

• they did not have a writing system

• we do not understand the writing system

• they had sewers and drainage systems

• their cities were organized in grids

Select ALL of the geographic features that protected India from invasion.

• Silk Road

• Mountains

• Indian Ocean

• a writing system