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Midterm review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 51mins

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Class
Date
1.

The items shown are examples of

a)

secondary sources.

b)

fossils.

c)

artifacts.

d)

hieroglyphics.

2.

An area in which a set of cultural traits is dominant is a

a)

culture.

b)

Cultural Landscape

c)

Country

d)

Culture region

3.

Beginning with the earlier development, what events will replace the question marks in the table?

a)

arrive in Asia; arrive in Australia and Pacific islands

b)

arrive in Asia; arrive in the Americas

c)

arrive in Australia and Pacific islands; arrive in the Americas

d)

arrive in Australia and Pacific islands; arrive in Asia

4.

When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are

a)

often as damaged as those found below them.

b)

impossible to date with any accuracy.

c)

unlikely to contain radioactive material.

d)

not as old as those found in deeper layers.

5.

Which fossil discovery was found in Olduvai Gorge in East Africa?

a)

Donald Johanson's Lucy

b)

Mary and Louis Leakey's Homo habilis

c)

Michael Brunet's humanoid skull

d)

Tim White's Ardi

6.

How might the use of fire have affected human migration?

a)

People could live in places that otherwise would have been too cold.

b)

People could cook food and scare off dangerous animals.

c)

People could settle in one place where it was easy to keep a fire burning.

d)

People could be less dependent on daylight and travel at night.

7.

Which statement describes the significance of the item shown?

a)

Prehistoric people had opposable thumbs.

b)

Some prehistoric tools survived to modern times.

c)

Prehistoric people developed artistic skills.

d)

Prehistoric people developed tools to survive.

8.

If the “out of Africa” theory of human migration is correct, Homo sapien fossil remains found nearest to Africa should be

a)

younger than those found farther from Africa.

b)

older than those found farther from Africa.

c)

younger than those found on other continents.

d)

older than those found in Africa.

9.

Why are archaeologists interested in the cave paintings found near Lascaux in southern France?

a)

The paintings are the first evidence of early humans ever found in France.

b)

The caves did not exist during the last Ice Age.

c)

The paintings provide evidence that humans had become more complex.

d)

The cave paintings are worth a great deal of money.

10.

The economy of early villages and cities was based mainly on

a)

trade.

b)

hunting and gathering.

c)

farming.

d)

the production of tools.

11.

What did these rivers have in common?

a)

They were used to irrigate large rice fields.

b)

They had many shallow rapids.

c)

They were the locations of early civilizations.

d)

They were rich in mineral deposits.

12.

Why do archaeologists believe that Neanderthals were the first hominins to bury their dead?

a)

Flowers and artifacts have been found near Neanderthal skeletons.

b)

Carbon dating proves the skeletons are too old to be Homo sapiens.

c)

The depth at which the skeletons were found is evidence that graves were dug.

d)

Chemical analysis shows a crude form of mummification was used.

13.

Both ______________ And _________________made tools, used fire and hunted animals

a)

Homo Sapiens,

b)

Neanderthals

c)

Human

d)

Sapien Sapien

14.

Which types of information can scientists learn from such discoveries? Choose the TWO correct answers.

a)

the approximate age of the skeleton

b)

the size of the prehistoric community

c)

the types of pottery and tools early peoples used

d)

whether the person had migrated from another region

15.

Why did the earliest civilizations appear in areas like Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley?

a)

because these areas had the most domesticated animals

b)

because these areas were isolated from other regions

c)

because these areas were far away from oceans

d)

because these areas were near rivers and fertile soil

16.

Which actions indicate people were modifying their environment? Choose the TWO correct answers.

a)

Following herds of animals

b)

Burying the dead with beads

c)

Clearing trees and bushes

d)

Domesticating animals for food

17.

Choose the correct sequence from the earliest development to the latest development

a)

hunting and gathering, farming villages, sedentary agriculture, cities

b)

hunting and gathering, cities, domesticating animals

c)

domesticating animals, sedentary agriculture, complex language

d)

hunting and gathering, sedentary agriculture, farming villages, cities

18.

Which of the following are examples of how early civilizations affected the surrounding environment? Choose the TWO correct answers.

a)

developing language to communicate

b)

building irrigation systems

c)

believing the gods controlled natural events

d)

clearing land by cutting down and burning trees

19.

What factors were MOST responsible for villages developing into cities? Choose the TWO correct answers.

a)

a surplus of food

b)

rapid population growth

c)

immigration from neighboring regions

d)

access to fresh water

20.

During the Paleolithic Era, People acquired food by

a)

herding and gathering.

b)

fishing and farming.

c)

hunting and gathering.

d)

hunting and trapping

21.

How did the domestication of animals contribute to the development of permanent settlements?

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22.

Explain how the development of agriculture changed the way people dressed.

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23.

Describe three ways in which Stone Age humans adapted to their environment during the last Ice Age.

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24.

Why did early cities need an organized government more than farming villages did?

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25.

How did the growth of agriculture lead to the development of specialized skills?

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26.

Why do you think that having a spoken language and the ability to pass knowledge and skills to their children was an important skill for early Homo sapiens?

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27.

Read the quote about prehistoric religion.


“Primitive man, then, feeling it both necessary and possible to establish permanent friendly relations with some of the supernatural powers by which he was surrounded, proceeded to do so.”

—Frank Byron Jevons, An Introduction to the History of Religion


Based on the quote, why might primitive people have believed animals and objects had spirits?

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28.

Where was the first center of agriculture?

a)

South America

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

29.

Specialization includes people who

a)

are very good at one skill.

b)

grow all their own food.

c)

speak one language very well.

d)

can solve almost any problem.

30.

When there is a surplus of food,

a)

extra food spoils.

b)

people wait in line for food.

c)

families have extra food.

d)

not enough rain falls to grow food.

31.

What made the first villages possible?

a)

warm clothing

b)

government

c)

armies

d)

farming

32.

What happens in a community’s economy?

a)

Services produce goods and store them for later use.

b)

Goods and services are produced and distributed.

c)

Hunters, gatherers, and farmers produce everything.

d)

Enough goods are produced for a small number of people to survive.

33.

Which best defines a civilization?

a)

a community ruled by customs and a council to settle disputes

b)

a community built on farming instead of hunting and gathering

c)

a community with cities, government, and specialized workers

d)

community that has many different social classes

34.

What were the most important resources for early civilizations?

a)

timber and iron ore

b)

hunters and gatherers

c)

soil, water, seeds, and workers

d)

meat, furs, and skins

35.

Which feature of civilization is a set of shared spiritual beliefs?

a)

religion

b)

the arts

c)

government

d)

job specialization

36.

Which shape could you use to describe the structure of social classes in early civilizations?

a)

circle

b)

square

c)

triangle

d)

pyramid

37.

Where did the earliest civilization develop?

a)

Egypt

b)

India

c)

Sumer

d)

Greece

38.

What is the term for the belief that spirits fill the natural world?

a)

humanism

b)

naturalism

c)

spiritualism

d)

animism

39.

What can you do with domesticated animals?

a)

watch them hunt

b)

study their origins

c)

hunt them for food

d)

use them for work

40.

What happens during a revolution?

a)

Life changes some.

b)

Life changes completely.

c)

Life changes a little.

d)

Life does not change.

41.

Why did people domesticate plants?

a)

They were more flavorful.

b)

They were a reliable food supply.

c)

They made it easier to migrate.

d)

They wanted to live in a variety of environments.

42.

Why did people create new tools?

a)

to use raw materials

b)

to learn a craft

c)

to practice new skills

d)

to make life easier

43.

What happens during a migration?

a)

People stay in one place and home for many years.

b)

People move places and homes with the seasons.

c)

People move from their homeland to a new place.

d)

People welcome new people to their home.

44.

How did the last ice age affect human migration?

a)

It created land bridges where ocean had once been.

b)

It required people to create new shelters.

c)

It required people to form larger communities

d)

It required people to form larger communities

45.

Why did modern humans have to adapt?

a)

They had to make new cave paintings.

b)

They had to adjust to new environments.

c)

They had to change their belief systems.

d)

They had to move to Africa.

46.

How did the world change when modern humans populated it?

a)

There were humans on every island.

b)

There were humans only in Africa.

c)

There were humans in most regions of the world.

d)

There were humans just in warm places.

47.

Which group is thought to be the first to bury its dead?

a)

hunter-gatherers

b)

Neanderthals

c)

Homo sapiens

d)

early Stone Age humans

48.

Which phrase defines the time called prehistory?

a)

before computers

b)

before the year 0

c)

before written records

d)

before the year 2000

49.

Which describes a way that early hunter-gatherers got food?

a)

They used tools to kill animals.

b)

They used chickens to lay eggs.

c)

They grew crops on farms.

d)

They grew seeds and nuts.

50.

What is an artifact?

a)

an imprint of a plant from long ago

b)

the remains of a person from long ago

c)

a food prepared or eaten by humans

d)

an object made or used by humans

51.

What are geologists able to tell archaeologists about fossils?

a)

the beliefs of early people

b)

how early people lived

c)

how old they are

d)

what they were used for

52.

What does an archaeologist study?

a)

how people act when they are together

b)

the things that people in the past left behind

c)

what happens if certain chemicals are combined

d)

why people need certain foods to survive

53.

Define Cartography?

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54.

Define Geography

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55.

True or false Direction and distance can be everywhere in a map?

a)

True

b)

False