Neolithic Revolution
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- 1.Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. _________________________________ A. Cities B. Complex government C. Job specialization D. Writing system
- A.
Examples of Early Technology
- B.
Results of Cultural Diversity
- C.
Characteristics of Civilizations
- D.
Causes for the Neolithic Revolution
- 2.The Neolithic Revolution is often considered a turning point in history because
- A.
City dwellers learned to control fire
- B.
Societies became more nomadic
- C.
Nuclear families evolved into extended families
- D.
Permanent settlements developed in river valleys
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Based on this map, on which continent did humans first appear?- A.
Asia
- B.
Europe
- C.
North America
- D.
Africa
- 4.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
- A.
Aid historical analysis
- B.
Show the development of a point of view
- C.
Explain ancient medical practices
- D.
Predict future events
- 5.Which name identifies the region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
- A.
Cape of Good Hope
- B.
Sinai Peninsula
- C.
Mesopotamia
- D.
Horn of Africa
- 6.The best definition of subsistence agriculture is
- A.
Supplying crops for overseas exports
- B.
Bartering crops for manufactured goods
- C.
Storing surplus food in case of famine
- D.
Producing just enough food for a family’s use
- 7.Where does the archaeological evidence gathered by Louis and Mary Leakey suggest the earliest humans developed?
- A.
Great Rift Valley
- B.
Amazon rain forest
- C.
Himalaya Mountains
- D.
Philippine archipelago
- 8.The Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in history because it
- A.
Influenced climatic changes
- B.
Included the domestication of plants and animals
- C.
Encouraged a nomadic lifestyle
- D.
Caused a decline in population
- 9.Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations?
- A.
River valleys
- B.
Cool temperatures
- C.
Locations near a strait
- D.
Mountains
- 10.• 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
- A.
Religion and government
- B.
Transportation and trade
- C.
Diet and shelter
- D.
Climate and topography
- 11.. . .“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?
- A.
All men are equal under the law.
- B.
Fines are preferable to physical punishment.
- C.
Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.
- D.
Violence must always be punished with violence.
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The main purpose of this map is to illustrate the location of- A.
Overseas trade routes
- B.
Early belief systems
- C.
River valley civilizations
- D.
Burial sites of ancient rulers
- 13.One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and in China is that they developed
- A.
Nomadic lifestyles
- B.
Monotheistic belief systems
- C.
Democratic governments
- D.
Written forms of communication
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