Neolithic Revolution
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Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. _________________________________ A. Cities B. Complex government C. Job specialization D. Writing system
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Examples of Early Technology
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Results of Cultural Diversity
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Characteristics of Civilizations
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Causes for the Neolithic Revolution
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The Neolithic Revolution is often considered a turning point in history because
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City dwellers learned to control fire
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Societies became more nomadic
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Nuclear families evolved into extended families
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Permanent settlements developed in river valleys
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Based on this map, on which continent did humans first appear?
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Asia
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Europe
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North America
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Africa
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A. Africa -
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Geneticists are tracing the movements of people in prehistoric Europe using our DNA as a time machine. . . . — Joe Palca, “Tracing Human Migration Through DNA,” NPR Weekend Edition Saturday, August 11, 2007 This passage suggests that modern science can be used to
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Aid historical analysis
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Show the development of a point of view
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Explain ancient medical practices
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Predict future events
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Which name identifies the region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
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Cape of Good Hope
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Sinai Peninsula
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Mesopotamia
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Horn of Africa
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The best definition of subsistence agriculture is
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Supplying crops for overseas exports
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Bartering crops for manufactured goods
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Storing surplus food in case of famine
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Producing just enough food for a family’s use
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Where does the archaeological evidence gathered by Louis and Mary Leakey suggest the earliest humans developed?
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Great Rift Valley
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Amazon rain forest
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Himalaya Mountains
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Philippine archipelago
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The Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in history because it
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Influenced climatic changes
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Included the domestication of plants and animals
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Encouraged a nomadic lifestyle
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Caused a decline in population
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Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations?
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River valleys
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Cool temperatures
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Locations near a strait
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Mountains
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A. River valleys -
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• Planting wheat and barley • Domesticating animals • Establishing permanent homes and villages At the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution, the most direct impact of these developments was on
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Religion and government
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Transportation and trade
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Diet and shelter
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Climate and topography
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A. Diet and shelter -
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. . .“If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver.”. . . — Code of Hammurabi Which statement is supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi’s code of laws?
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All men are equal under the law.
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Fines are preferable to physical punishment.
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Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.
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Violence must always be punished with violence.
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The main purpose of this map is to illustrate the location of
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Overseas trade routes
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Early belief systems
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River valley civilizations
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Burial sites of ancient rulers
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A. River valley civilizations -
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One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and in China is that they developed
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Nomadic lifestyles
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Monotheistic belief systems
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Democratic governments
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Written forms of communication
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