Ancient World History Final Exam

The study of the past based on what people left behind.

• geography

• technology

• archaeology

• history

An area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas

• artifacts

• region

• culture

• location

The weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time

• snow

• temperature

• climate

• seasons

Materials found in the earth that people need and value

• culture

• climate

• resources

• fossil

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people

• environment

• history

• culture

On which continent were the first hominids found?

• Australia

• Africa

• South America

• Antarctica

In 1959 Mary and Louis Leakey discovered an early ancestor of humans. What word do we use to describe early ancestors of humans?

• Cavemen

• Ancestors

• Hominids

• Hunter-gatherer

Donald Johanson found the remains of an early hominid in 1974. What did he name the remains he found?

• Otzi

• Lucy

• Lucky

• Ootzee

What is the name for the first part of the Stone Age?

Also called the Old Stone Age.

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Antebellum

• Paleolithic

pyramid-shaped brick temples

• pyramids

• apartments

• castles

• ziggurats