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The Peopling of the World-History Chapter 1 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ____________ or "upright man" was a more intelligent and adaptable species than the homo habilis.

a)

Neanderthal

b)

Cro-Magnon

c)

Homo erectus

d)

Homo habilis

2.

Evidence at a funeral site suggests that the ___________ developed religious beliefs and performed rituals.

a)

Neanderthal

b)

Homo erectus

c)

Cro-Magnon

d)

Homo habilis

3.

Sumerian scribes developed a method of writing called ____________, to keep records.

a)

Ziggurat

b)

writing system

c)

cave painting

d)

cuneiform

4.

For tens of thousands of years people of the stone age were _________, who moved from place to place searching for new sources of food.

a)

neanderthals

b)

nomads

c)

sedentary

d)

intelligent

5.

Scientist believe that __________ discovered agriculture, nearly 10,000 years ago, while gathering fruits, berries, roots and grasses.

a)

men

b)

children

c)

families

d)

women

6.

Ur´s tallest and most important building, the city´s temple, was known as a ____________

a)

palace

b)

burial site

c)

Church

d)

Ziggurat

7.

Government, religion and an economy are typical of ____________ -one of the five characteristics of a civilization.

a)

advanced technology

b)

specialized workers

c)

complex institutions

d)

record keeping

8.
According to the map, where did hominids originate?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
9.
What time in the past does "prehistoric" refer to?
a)
before the Neolithic age
b)
before the invention of writing
c)
before the establishment of civilizations
d)
before the appearance of homo sapiens
10.
Why was the development of government necessary in early cities such as Ur?
a)
to maintain order among the growing populations
b)
to perform religious rituals
c)
to develop a writing system
d)
to trade with other cities
11.
Why were people hunter- gatherers during the Ice Age?
a)
it was too cold to farm
b)
they had not developed agriculture yet
c)
some lands were covered with glaciers
d)
all of the above
12.
One example of a new technology of an advanced city was the process by which metalworkers combined two metals to form_________.
a)
copper
b)
stone
c)
bronze
d)
tin
13.
____________ was the last continent onto which early humans migrated.
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
America
14.
Early humans migrated onto the American continent by crossing over  __________.
a)
Ice Age
b)
the Atlantic Ocean
c)
the Pacific Ocean
d)
the Bering strait
15.
The nomadic way of life of early humans was dramatically changed by the discovery of ___________.
a)
fire
b)
bronze
c)
technology
d)
agriculture