Out of Africa Quiz #1

What does the term “civilization” mean?

• Larger groups of people living together in one place in more complex societies with social hierarchies and specialization of labor.

• The process by which people change plants and animals over time at a genetic level to increase their productivity or other desired traits.

• A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category because of their power, talent, wealth, or other characteristic.

• A way of life where a group of people survives from the secondary products of herds. People follow patterns of grazing to keep their herds alive.

How did geography play a key role in the early development of civilizations?

• Societies developed near oceans.

• Societies developed in river valleys.

• Societies developed in the desert.

• Societies developed in the tundra.

River valleys offer societies access to water and fertile soil for highly productive agriculture as well as large mammal and plants suitable for domestication.

• True

• False

Civilizations in Afro-Eurasia developed around rivers. Which of the following is NOT one of those rivers?

• Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia

• The Nile in Egypt

• The Indus River in modern India/Pakistan

• The Amazon in Brazil

Why did early humans migrate around the world?

• They wanted to travel
• They were tired of the same places
• There were not enough animals to hunt or food to gather
• There was not enough good schools

Where do historians think early man originated?

• North America

• East Africa

• Asia

• Antarctica

What does the term prehistory mean?

• time period before writing was invented
• an object made by a human
• human knowledge used to create better tools and equipment
• food

What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?

• They required humans to stand close to animals when hunting.
• They increased chances for survival.
• They decreased chances for survival.
• They allowed more animals to graze the fields.

Which of the following describes the importance of cave art?

• cave art had no importance
• it was how hunter-gatherers communicated
• writing their history down took too long
• they used advanced techniques to create the cave art

These items are important for archaeologists as they help tell a story about groups of people

• archaeologists
• technology
• artifacts
• Mythology