River Valley Civilizations test review

________ refers to the period of time before writing was invented.

• prehistory

• Renaissance

• civilization

• Neolithic Period

________ refers to the study of past people and cultures through their material remains.

• Archaeology

• Astrology

• Geology

• Zoology

What is technology?

• a method used for dating material remains

• the study of people and their societies

• the skills and tools people use to meet basic needs and wants

• the study of past people and cultures through their material remains

Which objects provided anthropologists with the first clues about prehistoric life?

• pottery, weavings, and artwork

• coins, tombstones, and tax records

• footprints, bones, and tools

• jewelry, architecture, and weapons

Which time period is being discussed in the text?

These early farmers were the first humans to domesticate plants and animals—that is, to raise them in a controlled way that makes them best suited to human use. Plant domestication may have begun with food gatherers realizing that seeds scattered on the ground would produce new plants the next year. Animal domestication may have begun with people deciding to round up the animals they usually hunted.

• Paleolithic Period

• Neolithic Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Prehistory

The Old Stone Age belief that spirits and forces reside in animals, objects, or dreams is known as ________.

• polytheism

• domestication

• animism

• cultural diffusion

The calendar was an important technology because ________ .

• it let people know when to serve meals

• it let people know when the sun rose and set

• it let people know when to plant and harvest

• it let people know how to measure seeds

The ________was the final era of prehistory and began about 9000 B.C.

• Paleolithic Period

• Old Stone Age

• Coptic Period

• Neolithic Period

A(n) ________ refers to a person specially trained to read, write, and keep records in ancient civilizations.

• nomad

• artisan

• scribe

• steppe

Which statement is true in the context of early cities and civilizations?

• The first civilizations in the Americas arose away from river valleys.

• Most ancient people practiced monotheism, which means they worship a single god.

• Early civilizations lacked organized governments and social classes.

• The first Asian civilizations emerged away from river valleys.