WH1: Module 1 Test Review

During the Paleolithic Era, how did most humans acquire food?

• Planting crops

• Domesticating animals

• Trading with nearby settlements

• Following animal migrations

Which number on the map represents the region where archaeologists believed the first humans appeared?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which statement best explains the migration of early humans?

• rise of civilizations displaced other peoples

• natural disasters forced people to leave native lands

• people searched for new sources of food

• religious conflicts made people leave disputed lands

Which factor had the greatest effect of movements of early nomadic societies?

• mineral deposits

• religious beliefs

• survival needs

• tribal treaties

Which was the major change caused by the agricultural revolution?

• increase of spoken languages

• end of hunting

• elimination of trade

• development of permanent settlements

When studying prehistoric peoples, cave drawings allow archaeologists to -

• speculate about daily lives

• understand spoken languages

• interpret written records

• study farming techniques

During the Neolithic Era, which change first resulted in the creation of settled communities?

• invention of written language

• development of agriculture

• specialization of labor

• use of pottery

Which of these completes the diagram?

• Vedas

• Upanishads

• Twelve Tables

• Ten Commandments

The defining characteristic of polytheistic religions is the idea that -

• there is an eternal struggle between good & evil

• beings undergo many cycles of rebirth

• past actions control the destiny of each person

• there are many gods & goddesses in existence

Which characteristic was most common in ancient river valley civilizations?

• hereditary rule

• limited population growth

• social equality

• limited economic growth