Review for Midterm 2023 #1

Read the passage below and base your answers on the text.

Before the Neolithic Revolution

. . . Man survived the fierce test of the Ice Ages because he had the flexibility of mind to recognize inventions and to turn them into community property. Evidently the Ice Ages worked a profound change in the way man could live. They forced him to depend less on plants and more on animals. The rigors of hunting on the edge of the ice also changed the strategy of hunting. It became less attractive to stalk single animals, however large. The better alternative was to follow herds and not to lose them — to learn to anticipate and in the end to adopt their habits, including their wandering migrations. This is a peculiar adaptation — the trans-humance [nomadic] mode of life on the move. It has some of the earlier qualities of hunting, because it is a pursuit; the place and the pace are set by the food animal. And it has some of the later qualities of herding, because the animal is tended and, as it were, stored as a mobile reservoir of food. . . .

Source: Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man, Little, Brown and Company

The time period of the document below is the:

• The Nile River Valley

• Ancient Greece

•  Early River Civilizations

• Paleolithic Age

Read the passage below and base your answers on the text.

Before the Neolithic Revolution . . . Man survived the fierce test of the Ice Ages because he had the flexibility of mind to recognize inventions and to turn them into community property. Evidently the Ice Ages worked a profound change in the way man could live. They forced him to depend less on plants and more on animals. The rigors of hunting on the edge of the ice also changed the strategy of hunting. It became less attractive to stalk single animals, however large. The better alternative was to follow herds and not to lose them — to learn to anticipate and in the end to adopt their habits, including their wandering migrations. This is a peculiar adaptation — the trans-humance [nomadic] mode of life on the move. It has some of the earlier qualities of hunting, because it is a pursuit; the place and the pace are set by the food animal. And it has some of the later qualities of herding, because the animal is tended and, as it were, stored as a mobile reservoir of food. . . . Source: Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man, Little, Brown and Company

The point of view of the author above regarding hunting is:

• The rigors of hunting on the ice did not interfere with previous methods of hunting

• Survival of the Ice Ages slowly taught man how to migrate with herds of animals

• Evidently the Ice Ages encouraged the pursuit of single animals, however large

• Man survived the fierce test of the Ice Ages because he had the flexibility of mind to recognize inventions

“…The daily tasks of the women are to milk the cattle in the morning and evening, and to fetch water as required. By using their donkeys it is possible for them to bring back enough water to last two or three days. When the settlement moves, on average about once every five weeks, each woman is responsible for moving her hut and rebuilding it. All the necessary movables, including hides, wooden containers and important struts in the framework of the hut, can normally be carried by two donkeys. Older women rely on their daughters, their younger co-wives, and their sons’ wives for help in all these tasks….”

– Source: Paul Spencer, The Samburu, University of California Press, 1965 from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam

Identify the audience below:

• Neolithic Farmers

• Researchers who want to learn more about modern day life in Africa

• The Samburu, a modern-day tribe in Kenya

• Researchers interested in comparing the lives of the Samburu with how Paleolithic people lived

The purpose of the art displayed is likely to demonstrate:

• That the Paleolithic man had no way to record history

• That the Paleolithic man had developed fire

• That the Paleolithic man obtained food by hunting animals

• That the Neolithic man obtained food by hunting animals

The point of view of the cave art is best explained as:

• Depicting that animals such as horses, and bulls may have been just as important in Paleolithic life as deer

• Depicting that animals were important in Paleolithic life and used only for hunting purposes

• Depicting that animals has a great deal of importance to Neolithic life

• Depicting that animals has a great deal of importance to Neolithic life

"Paleolithic people learned that by hitting flint with another piece of stone, the flint would break off into small pieces. These small pieces had very sharp edges that could be used for cutting. Hand axes, for example, were large pieces of flint tied to a wooden pole. Early humans even used sharp-edged tools to cut up plants and digging roots. They used scraping tools to dig up animal hide. They even crafted needles from animal bones to sew hide together for clothing."

The purpose of the document above is to explain:

• The Paleolithic people's artifacts demonstrate a settled life style where men and women likely farmed

• The artifacts of the stone tools scientists have discovered from the Paleolithic era

• That the Paleolithic people were forced to adapt to a cold climate

• The Paleolithic people's artifacts demonstrate a settled lifestyle where men and women likely farmed

"Paleolithic people learned that by hitting flint with another piece of stone, the flint would break off into small pieces. These small pieces had very sharp edges that could be used for cutting. Hand axes, for example, were large pieces of flint tied to a wooden pole. Early humans even used sharp-edged tools to cut up plants and digging roots. They used scraping tools to dig up animal hide. They even crafted needles from animal bones to sew hide together for clothing."

The artifacts from the source above include:

• Hand axes made with flint tied to a wooden pole, sharp edged and scraping tools. They also created needles from animal bones for sewing clothing

• Flint, hand axes, sharp edged tools, scraping tools, and needles from animal bones

• Flint, Hand axes made with flint tied to a wooden pole, sharp edged and scraping tools only

• Hand axes made with flint tied to a wooden pole, sharp edged and scraping tools only

"Long before the rule of pharaohs, Egyptians grew wheat and barley and raised pigs, goats, sheep and cattle. Spotty evidence had suggested that agriculture was practiced there more than 7,000 years ago, two millenniums earlier than the first royal dynasties..."

Which period in history is referred to in this excerpt?

• Green Revolution

• Neolithic Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

"Long before the rule of pharaohs, Egyptians grew wheat and barley and raised pigs, goats, sheep and cattle. Spotty evidence had suggested that agriculture was practiced there more than 7,000 years ago, two millenniums earlier than the first royal dynasties..."

Which claim is best supported by this passage?

• That the Neolithic man had no way to record history

• That the Neolithic man had invented the wheel

• That the Neolithic man grew agriculture including wheat and domesticated animals including pigs and sheep

• That the Neolithic man lived in mud brick homes

The historical development depicted in this map is an effect of:

• Ancient Greece  

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Revolution

• The use of primary sources