Ch. 1 - Nature, Humanity, and History to 3500 BCE - AP Review Questions

The Paleolithic tools in the picture can be used to provide evidence of which of the following?

• Paleolithic people used tools that they found when scavenging.

• Paleolithic people needed sophisticated tools to survive.

• Paleolithic people needed tools to plant and harvest crops.

• Paleolithic people used their tools primarily for protection against hostile groups.

As early humans migrated out of East Africa in the Paleolithic era, why was it necessary for them to develop diverse technologies?

• The new regions were populated by dangerous tribes making weapons of defense necessary.

• Trade with other nomadic groups led to the development of new tools of communication.

• Fertile land reduced the need for hunting tools and required farm implements.

• Adaptation to new climatic regions required a new range of tools and clothing.

Which of the following statements best describes the social structure of most humans during the Paleolithic era?

• Isolated large groups with an elected leader who made all major decisions

• Family units that usually did not interact with other groups

• Small groups that exchanged ideas and goods with other clans

• Large villages that relied on both hunting and cultivation for survival

This map of Çatal Hüyük provides evidence of which of the following characteristics of urban life after the Neolithic revolution?

• Urban communities had to work cooperatively to establish ordered settlements for large groups to inhabit.

• Religious belief systems led to patriarchal domination, which resulted in most of the power concentrated in elder males.

• Urban areas were overpopulated, which led to violence and frequent revolts.

• Urban areas rivaled modern cities in size and influence.

The Neolithic Revolution led to the development of sedentary agriculturalist communities like Çatal Hüyük and was responsible for all of the following changes in society EXCEPT

• a more reliable food supply.

• a heavy influence of religion.

• specialized labor.

• population growth.

Pastoral groups were less likely to develop sedentary societies like Çatal Hüyük for which of the following reasons?

• They tended to develop in river valleys where there was an abundance of fertile soil.

• They were forced into uninhabitable areas by conflicts that margianlized some groups.

• They survived on a diet of only animal-based food.

• They lived on arid grasslands that provided fodder for domesticated animal herds.

What did the locations of early civilizations like Çatal Hüyük all have in common?

• They were located in arid areas with little rainfall.

• They were able to support flourishing agricultural settlements.

• They were able to access large reserves of iron needed for toolmaking.

• They were in temperate zones with seasonal rains.

Which of the following allowed for the development of artwork like that seen in the cave painting above?

• Increasing understanding of the environment passed down orally

• Creation of early schools and educational facilities

• Gender-diversified social settings allowing women to focus on creating art

• Development of stone tools to carve into the cave walls

Realistic images like the ones in the cave paintings in Chauvet Cave, France could be used to reaffirm which of the following assertions about early humans?

• Early communities remained nomadic because of a lack of food sources.

• Artists and storytellers were the lowest level of the social hierarchy.

• Early images may have had a religious or magical purpose.

• Development of stone tools that were used to carve into the cave walls.

In addition to artistic development, early human societies before 5000 BCE demonstrated what other advancements?

• Gender-neutral societies where all individuals were equal

• Monotheistic religions

• Legal advancement such as early law codes

• Technological innovations such as pottery and the wheel