World History Review - Semester 1

According to the current evidence, the earliest humans began in ___________ and migrated to the rest of the world.

• North America

• Australia

• Africa

• Antarctica

Neolithic means...

• old stone

• new stone

• new life

• old life

Which time period came FIRST in history?

• Bronze Age

• Golden Age

• Neolithic Era

• Paleolithic Era

Why did people in the Neolithic Era settle near rivers?

• It was great for farming.

• They were required to live there.

• The land was worth a lot of money.

• There was no where else to live.

What defining characteristic represents Paleolithic societies?

• Farmer

• Herder

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Industrialist

Which of the following is a way in which early humans adapted to their environment?

• Built tall towers for air conditioning.

• Created weapons out of stone and bone to kill animals for food.

• Use a flashlight to light up their cave.

• Created a writing system to communicate.

Which of the following statements correctly compares the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras?

• Both eras encouraged wide-spread nomadic living.

• Both eras primarily hunted animals and gathered berries.

• Paleolithic Era: humans migrated to follow the animals they hunted.

  Neolithic Era: humans farmed and stayed in one place.

• Paleolithic Era: humans farmed and stayed in one place.

  Neolithic Era: humans migrated to follow the animals they hunter.

Before the Agricultural Revolution, people

• were hunter gatherers.

• were miners.

• traded with everyone across the world.

• only fished.

Early civilizations were all near _________.

• Mountain ranges

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Deserts

Early civilizations in Egypt and Asia all share what?

• they were successful even though they were located in deserts.

• they were all able to trade with the Roman Empire.

• they were founded along rivers.

• we known little about them because they were destroyed by natural disasters