Topic 5 Study Tool

What did Neanderthals leave behind that provides evidence of how they lived?

• Cave paintings
• Stone tools
• Bronze tools
• Animal bones

What is one result of a food surplus?

• People have no need to form permanent settlements
• People are in danger of starvation
• People can trade food for other goods
• People are able to farm

The first villages emerged as a result of

• the end of the Ice Age
• the creation of strong governments
• wars and conquest
• the development of farming

Which nation is not a part of the United Kingdom?

• Wales

• Ireland

• Scotland

• England

Why did the ancient Greeks depend on the sea for much of their food?

• The mountainous terrain of Greece limited the amount of farmland.
• The Greek peninsula had a cold climate with very little rainfall
• Water from the sea was used to irrigate farms along the Greek coast
• Fishing required less time and effort than farming

What type of government was practiced in Sparta?

• Aristocracy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Monarchy

Which sentence best describes the relationship between the Minoans and Mycenaeans?

• The Minoans and the Mycenaeans were frequently at war.
• Minoan culture replaced Mycenaean culture
• Mycenaean culture was influenced by Minoan culture
• Mycenaeans and Minoans built isolated city-states that had little contact

Which word means "a territory containing several countries and ruled by a single government"?

• republic
• empire
• constitution
• democracy

Why did the Romans split the empire into smaller parts?

• to make it easier to rule
• to prevent attacks from Germanic tribes
• to expand their territory
• to establish Christianity as the official religion

What was the main reason for Rome's wealth and expansion?

• Its strong army
• Its advanced architecture
• Its location near a port and hills
• Its influence on later societies