Explore the origins and development of early human societies in this quiz titled 'Bentley Ch. 1 Before History'. Cover topics from genetic similarities with apes, the agricultural revolution, to the chronological order of ancient human species. This quiz is essential for understanding fundamental human history and evolution.
A rough social equality
A ruling priestly class
A dominant class based on the private ownership of land
A ruling merchant class
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An attempt to cause harm by casting spells
An effort to show sympathy for nature's suffering
An early form of demon worship
An effort to gain control over a subject by capturing its spirit
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Herding and cooking
Pottery and religion
Agriculture and textiles
Jewelry making and painting
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They wanted to reduce the amount of work to obtain food
They needed to stop nomadic migrations
They wanted to be assured of a more regular food source
They could build better shelters for protection from the elements
It allowed more families to live together
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Copper
Tin
Bronze
Iron
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A female-dominated society based on the importance of gathering edible plants
General social equality
A male-dominated society based on sheer physical strength
A male-dominated society based on the central role of the male sun god
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None
1 percent
10 percent
50 percent
90 percent
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They knew how to control fire
They developed language skills that enabled them to communicate complex ideas
They had brains roughly the same size as those of modern humans
They produced cleavers and hand axes
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Clay was easily available in the Middle East
Storage baskets had many drawbacks
Pots could be artistic as well as functional
There had been little need to store food in earlier societies
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Europe
Africa
East Asia
North America
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Use of meat
Use of plants
Use of clothing
Use of shelters
Use of fire
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Ten million
Forty million
One hundred million
Two hundred million
Three hundred million
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An early variety of hominid
A large Neolithic city
A nature goddess from the Paleolithic Age
A Japanese Paleolithic society that established permanent settlements
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Cities served the needs of their inhabitants and immediate neighbors
Cities decisively influenced the economic, political, and cultural life of large regions
Cities were less advanced militarily
Cities had populations in the thousands
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Positive proof of the limited intellectual world of the Cro-Magnons
Early worship of the forces of evil
A variety of sympathetic magic
A complicated, and so far indecipherable, written language
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Occurred independently in different regions throughout the world
Was passed from one group to another throughout the world
Developed at the same time in different regions
Was a side effect of intensified trade relationships in cities
Was shared by the originators when they migrated to distant regions
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Writing
The first hominid
1000 B.C.E.
The work of the Greek historian Herodotus
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Agricultural leap
Agricultural infrastructure
Agricultural explosion
Agricultural transition
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Homo sapiens sapiens
Homo erectus
Neandertal
Australopithecus
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Neandertal, Cro-Magnon, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens sapiens
Australopithecus, Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, Neandertal
Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Neandertal, Cro-Magnon
Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Cro-Magnon, Neandertal
Cave paintings
House sites and graves
Sculpture
Early writings
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One million years ago
Five hundred thousand years ago
One hundred thousand years ago
Eight thousand years ago
Forty thousand years ago
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Neandertal
Homo erectus
Cro-Magnon
Australopithecus
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Merged peacefully with neighboring communities
Conquered their neighbors creating large kingdoms
Attracted more people
Practiced more trade than agriculture
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