World History: Chapter 1 Test Review

Governments developed in early human societies primarily to

• expand territory for farming

• maintain law and order

• manage food surpluses and other resources

• All of the above

Farming villages like Jericho may have used _______________ to bring water to their crops of wheat and barley.

In what ways did humans adapt to the harsh conditions of the Ice Age?

• They migrated to warmer climates.

• They built sturdier shelters.

• They built permanent communities.

• They added more fat to their diet.

Important developments during the Paleolithic Age included

• control of fire

• invention of the plow

• formation of governments

• development of spoken language

Paleolithic people were _____________ who traveled in groups, moving from place to place to survive.

Archaeologists learn about prehistoric people by studying

• cave paintings

• artifacts such as pottery

• fossils and bones

• modern hunter-gatherers

As fewer people were needed to farm, ________________ allowed people to focus on others tasks such as making tools to become efficient and skilled in them.

This person studies fossils and artifacts from ancient life to learn about the past

Cave paintings from the Paleolithic Age show

• animals

• hunting

• farming

• handprints

By the Bronze Age, complex societies called ________________ developed cities and formed governments.