Final Exam Study Guide

The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called

• anthropology

• archaeology

• paleontology

• prehistory

An example of a secondary source would be

• A letter written from the battlefield to a soldier's wife.

• The biography of a famous general.

• The election records from a presidential race in 1860.

• A hand-drawn map by an explorer.

Primary Sources

• are usually unreliable since the writers were probably biased.

• include biographies, encyclopedias, or history books.

• were created by the people who saw or experienced the events.

• can only be found in the reference sections of large libraries.

Hunter-Gatherers survived by farming.

• True

• False

B.C. stands for

• Before the Common Core

• Before Christ

• Before Commas

• Before the Common Era

What do historians generally call the early period of human history?

• Ancient Age

• Iron Age

• Stone Age

• Bronze Age

What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?

• The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities.

• People began eating wild grains.

• People completely stopped hunting and gathering.

• New types of stone tools were made.

Polytheism is the belief in more than one god.

• True

• False

A Babylonian king who is known for creating a strict set of laws.

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Tigris

• Gilgamesh

Which of these places is considered to be the "cradle of civilization?"

• Mesopotamia

• India

• Greece

• Egypt