WH Final Study Guide: Chapter 1-6 (part 1)

All of the following were activities for Paleolithic nomads EXCEPT

• digging up plants.

• making and repairing tools.

• protecting flocks and herds.

• finding secure places to rest

The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans ?

• mastered fire.

• developed agriculture.

• migrated from Africa.

• began to organize governments.

“Slash-and-burn farming” refers to

• harvesting farmed crops.

• clearing land for farming.

• destroying farm land through carelessness.

• competing with others for available farmland.

Historians argue that the introduction of trade, specialized work, government, record keeping, and advance technology are characteristics of what?

• Civilization

• Artisans

• Barter

• Irrigations

Food surpluses freed many people to develop skills other than those required for farming. Such _____________________ among workers allowed for the production of a variety of goods.

• Scribes

• Specialization

• Civilizations

• Irrigations

What early species of hominids was the first to migrate, to use tools, to use fire, and perhaps to develop the beginnings of spoken language?

• Culture

• Cuniform

• Homo Erectus

• Neanderthals

What is the term for the unique way of life of a group of people?

• Civilization

• Culture

• Trade

• Institutions

What time in the past does "prehistoric" refer to?

• before the invention of writing

• before the Neolithic Age

• before the establishment of civilizations

• before the appearance of Homo sapiens

According to the map, where did hominids originate?

• southern Asia

• Europe

• eastern Africa

• Indonesia

At which fossil site was the most recent specimen of Homo sapiens discovered?

• Diuktai Cave, Russia

• Mladec, Czech Republic

• Lake Mungo, Australia

• Tabon Cave, Philippines