Unit 1 Lesson 2 Themes in World History

One way archaeologists learn about early humans is through

• cave art

• skeletons

• artifacts

• all of the above

Modern humans belong to which hominin group?

• Homo sapiens

• Homo Erectus

• Homo Neanderthalensis

• Denisovans

Between 4000 and 1000 B.C.E., many smaller tribes were combined into

• larger city-states

• small empires

• two governments

• fallen civilizations

The most powerful empires in the ancient world were

• the Assyrian and Babylonian empires

• the Maurya and Nile River empires

• the Olmec and Kushan empires

• the Roman and Han empires

Throughout ancient history, human settlement has depended on

• climate

• geography

• physical features

• all of the above

Communities and civilizations began to emerge after humans discovered

• agriculture

• the wheel

• writing

• stone tools

The genus Homo developed

List three important inventions created between 4000 and 1000 B.C.E.

A person who migrates and depends on the livestock they raise are called

• pastoral nomads

• hominins

• hunter-gatherers

• farmers

As cities continued to grow, a new form of state developed, called

• tribes

• empires

• villages

• kingdoms