Prehistory and River Valley Civilizations Quiz

What does prehistory refer to?

• The period of time before humans began recording history

• The period of time after humans began recording history

• The period of time when humans lived in hunter-gatherer societies

• The period of time when humans developed agriculture

What was the physical environment like during most of prehistory?

• Hot and arid desert

• Vast grasslands

• Lush rainforests

• Covered with sheets of ice the size of continents

How did the physical environment influence hunter-gatherers?

• They moved from place to place in search of food

• They domesticated animals for food

• They built permanent homes and settled in one place

• They relied on farming for food

Which of the following is a characteristic of hunter-gatherer lifestyle?

• Living in large cities

• Moving from place to place

• Specializing in specific jobs

• Growing crops in large amounts

What caused the development of the Agricultural Revolution?

• The discovery of fire

• The invention of the wheel

• The warming climate and thawing ice

• The development of writing

How did human activities alter the physical environments during the Agricultural Revolution?

• Building permanent homes and villages

• Hunting wild animals for food

• Living in nomadic societies

• Not interacting with other groups

What factors caused the movement of early people, products, and ideas in the Eastern Hemisphere?

• The lack of water sources

• The availability of resources

• The climate warmed, allowing people to grow food, stay in one place and thecnology debeloped.

• The scarcity of food

How did food surpluses lead to labor specialization?

• By encouraging people to become self-sufficient

• By allowing people to provide other goods and services that thier society wanted.

• By reducing the need for trade and interaction

• By limiting the number of available resources

What is the effect of labor specialization on cultural diffusion?

• It encourages the exchange of goods and ideas

• It limits the spread of cultural practices

• It promotes isolation and self-sufficiency

• It leads to the decline of civilizations

Which river is associated with the Mesopotamian civilization?

• Indus River

• Yellow River

• Tigris River

• Nile River