World History I SOL Review: Paleolithic Era - Agricultural Rev

Homo sapiens in Africa, between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago,

• lived in semi-permanent settlements

• were nomadic

• had complex tools

Neolithic societies......

• relocated frequently in search of food

• were also referred to as New Stone Age societies

• had simple tools

The geographic location of hunter-gatherers occurred because of.......

• tool making supplies

• religious practices

• food sources

Scientists who study past cultures by analyzing human remains, fossils, and artifacts are called.....

• archaeologists

• geologists

• entomologists

An example of a site in England that began during the Neolithic Age and completed during the Bronze Age is......

• Mesopotamia

• the Ganges

• Stonehenge

Which of the following statements BEST describes Neolithic man?

• major social organization was the clan

• migrated in search of food, water, and shelter

• technological and social advances gave rise to stable communities

Examples of early cities in the Fertile Crescent studied by archaeologists are....

• Cairo and Alexandria

• Aleppo and Jericho

• Jerusalem and Rome

River valley civilization in Africa about 3500 to 500 B.C (B.C.E.)

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Hindu Kush

Most important reason man's earliest civilizations began in river valleys was because these valleys.....

• offered abundant wildlife for food

• were used for extensive trade

• offered rich soil for agriculture

One of the first written codes of law was the......

• Code of Hammurabi

• Magna Carta

• Eight-fold Path to Enlightenment