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WorksheetsUnit 1 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
Social scientists are scholars who study
a)
animal behavior
b)
dinosaur skeletons
c)
human society
d)
astronomy
2.
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
a)
make maps
b)
examine objects
c)
read old newspapers
d)
study Earth's features
3.
Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
a)
What did the people look like?
b)
What animals lived in the area?
c)
What language did people speak?
d)
What did geometric shapes mean?
4.
Which statement about Homo habilis (Handy Man) describes a capability that helped their group survive?
a)
They knew how to make tools
b)
They came before Neanderthals
c)
The lived 50,000 years ago
d)
They could not walk on two feet
5.
The bones of a number of hominins were found in one location. Using this evidence, scientists concluded that this type of hominin probably...
a)
made tools
b)
died in wars
c)
had language
d)
lived in groups
6.
What trait made Homo erectus well suited for traveling?
a)
a short, stocky build
b)
ridge above eyes
c)
long, strong leg bones
d)
round, smooth foreheads
7.
Large brains helped Homo sapiens neanderthalensis survive, giving them the ability to
a)
run much faster
b)
bend farther forward
c)
design better tools
d)
plant crops for food
8.
What advantage over previous hominin groups did the invention of the spear thrower give to early modern humans?
a)
to cook animals for food
b)
to injure animals with knives
c)
to kill animals from a distance
d)
to hunt animals in organized groups
9.
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
a)
by hunting and gathering
b)
by planting and harvesting
c)
by herding goats and cattle
d)
by trading over land and sea
10.
Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
a)
The hills were rich in gold
b)
The soil was good for crops
c)
The forest was full of animals
d)
The caves were deep and warm
11.
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
a)
They kept pets for company
b)
They could travel more easily
c)
They shared most of the work
d)
They had a stable food supply
12.
How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
a)
Everybody did the same job
b)
Most people enjoyed working alone
c)
Villagers learned to make stone tools
d)
Individuals developed a variety of skills
13.
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
a)
Each of them kept written records
b)
They were all part of one great empire
c)
They all depended on each other for water
d)
Each of them had their own ruler and farmland
14.
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
a)
overuse of the soil
b)
change in the climate
c)
increase in population
d)
fighting between villages
15.
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
a)
to load barges
b)
to irrigate crops
c)
to prevent floods
d)
to control workers
16.
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
a)
They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains
b)
They cooperated to keep the water systems working
c)
They exchanged different kinds of natural resources
d)
They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east
17.
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
a)
He was supported by the gods
b)
He cared most about the poor
c)
He consulted with wise advisers
d)
He wanted everyone to be happy
18.
Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
a)
to entertain the rulers
b)
to write down the laws
c)
to collect people's taxes
d)
to teach the royal children
19.
What was the main use of drums, pipes, and lyres?
a)
warfare
b)
irrigation
c)
construction
d)
entertainment
20.
What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
a)
ziggurats
b)
city walls
c)
stone statues
d)
written records
21.
The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?
a)
One government ruled several groups
b)
Rulers claimed to get power from the gods
c)
Many beautiful works of art were produced
d)
Public works such as irrigation were organized
22.
How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city?
a)
mined precious stones in the mountains
b)
collected tribute from conquered peoples
c)
expanded irrigation to grow bigger crops
d)
printed paper money to buy what was needed
23.
What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts?
a)
to bring water to the city
b)
to raise crops in the dry soil
c)
to let boats pass between rivers
d)
to protect the palace from attack
24.
Why did Nebuchadnezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital?
a)
to make farmers stay outside
b)
to protect the city from attacks
c)
to keep his army from revolting
d)
to isolate his people from outsiders
25.
A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in...
a)
choosing strong leaders
b)
trading with other empires
c)
controlling such a large area
d)
keeping track of their history
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