Rise of Civilization Formative Assessment

What is the definition of Anthropology?

• The study of animals in their natural habitats.

• The study of humans, past and present, in all their diversity.

• The study of weather patterns.

• The study of rocks and minerals

Archaeologists study human life by ---.

• examining artifacts

• studying historical documents

• examining DNA

• examining bones

Humans in the Paleolithic Age were nomadic. What did they follow?

• Following the Sun

• Following the stars

• Migration patterns of animals

• Building permanent settlements

Describe the change that occurred in the Neolithic Revolution

• Adoption of a barter system instead of currency
• Introduction of advanced technology like smartphones
• Shift from nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to settled agricultural communities
• Transition from agriculture to industrialization

Why were early humans able to stay in permanent settlements?

• Discovery of electricity
• Planting crops and domesticating animals provided a steady food source

• Introduction of fire

• Invention of the wheel

What three resources do animals like cows, sheep, and goats provide?

• Eggs, feathers, leather
• Honey, silk, fur
• Wool, eggs, leather
• Milk, meat, wool

Why was the barter (trading) system used during the Neolithic Age?

• Neolithic people had advanced banking systems
• Bartering was more efficient than using currency
• People preferred using coins for transactions
• No common currency existed during the Neolithic Age.

Which of these definitions best describes the "out-of-Africa" theory

• Modern humans originated in Australia and then migrated to Africa.
• Modern humans originated in Asia and then migrated to Africa.
• Modern humans originated in Europe and then migrated to Africa.
• Modern humans originated in Africa and then migrated to populate the rest of the world.

Which era is characterized by the use of stone tools and a hunter-gatherer lifestyle?

• Neolithic Era

• Paleolithic Era

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

To adapt an animal to living with humans for the advantage of humans.

• specialization

• domestication

• trade

• agriculture