Early Humans and Civilizations Test Review

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic Age?

• The use of fire in daily life

• Creation of small farming villages

• Drawing cave paintings

• The usage of tools

What do we call the study of human life and culture?

• Anthropology

• Sociology

• Psychology

• Antrology

What two types of evidence do archaeologists study?

• artifacts & fossils

• fossils & bones

What was the most important development during the Neolithic Revolution?

• metal tools / civilization

• civilization / agriculture

Which early river valley civilization was the first to be known to have existed?

• Mespotamia

• Sumerian

What was the name of the first civilization that existed in the fertile crescent?

• Sumerian

• Mespotamia

What were the names of the large structures in the Sumerian civilization that looked like step pyramids?

• ziggurat

• cubes

Which writing system used a series of symbols that stood for ideas and for sounds?

• Hieratic Script

• Cuneiform

What was the form of writing developed by the Sumerians called?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

What are the names of the two rivers of the Chinese river valley?

• Yellow River, Yangste River

• Orange River, Tangste River