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Global 9-Developing a Civilization/Paleolithic & Neolithic
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in human history mainly becausefarming led to settled communitiespeople started using animal skins for clothingcopper was first used to improve stone toolscave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich development occurred during the Neolithic Revolution?Food was grown on haciendas.Stone tools were used for the first time.The factory system replaced the domestic system.Permanent settlements were established in river valleys.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Egyptians used hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians usedideographscalligraphycuneiformletters
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Neolithic Revolution, production of a food surplus led directly toa nomadic lifestylea reliance on stone weaponryan increase in populationa dependence on hunting and gathering
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor most influenced the construction of semipermanent settlements during the Neolithic period?production of surplus fooddrawings on cave wallsability to harness fireintroduction of fishing nets
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBase your answer to the question on the picture and on your knowledge of social studies.
How did early people use rivers to survive?To build roadsTo send messagesTo irrigate cropsTo build shelter - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich practice is closely associated with most ancient river valley civilizations?recording events in cave paintingsusing irrigation systemsdeveloping democratic traditionsspreading monotheistic religious customs
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich river in India is considered sacred to Hindus?BrahmaputraTigrisGangesIndus
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe highest mountain peak in the world is in the Himalaya Mountains. What is it called?Mount KilimanjaroMount McKinleyMount EverestK2
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following choices best describes a dynasty?a group of scribesa ruling familya long dividing walla set of laws
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe economy of Mesopotamia was based on which of the following?gold and scarab amuletswoodfarmingbuilding roads
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes a city-state?an independent city with its own government and traditionsland between the riversa trading postland set aside for only the king
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the religious beliefs of the Mesopotamians?monotheisticJewishChristianpolytheistic
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the wedge-shaped writing developed in Mesopotamia and pictured above?hieroglyphicscuneiformSanskritEnglish
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the land around Mesopotamia known as the Fertile Crescent?The land was mountainous.The area was known for its rich soil.The region was densely populated.It is close to the Gulf of Aden.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement about the Bantu migration is an opinion rather than a fact?The migration occurred gradually over a long period of time.Language and knowledge spread from northwestern to southern and eastern Africa.The lack of primary documents makes it difficult to determine the exact cause of the migration.Bantu civilization was superior to those civilizations that it displaced.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceBase your answer to the question on the map and on your knowledge of social studies.
Based on the information provided by this map, where did Abraham’s journey originate?Sahara DesertNile River valleyMesopotamiaMediterranean Sea - 18. Multiple ChoiceUse the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.
Based on this map, on which continent did humans first appear?AsiaEuropeNorth AmericaAfrica - 19. Multiple ChoiceUse the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.
Which word is best defined in Step 5 on the chart?DomesticationFarmingHuntingGathering - 20. Multiple ChoiceUse the chart below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.
Which word is best defined in Step 4 on the chart?DomesticationFarmingHuntingGathering - 21. Multiple ChoiceUse the chart below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.
Which of the following is the best title for the sequence shown?The Stone Age RevolutionThe Neolithic RevolutionThe Mesolithic AgeThe Global Revolution - 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich title best completes the graphic organizer below?Elements of a CivilizationFeatures of a Nomadic LifestyleElements of the Paleolithic AgeFeatures of the Middle Stone Age
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the best title for the diagram below?Features of Belief SystemsFeatures of Classical CivilizationsChanges during the Fall of the Roman EmpireChanges during the Neolithic Revolution
- 24. Multiple ChoiceUse the graphic organizer and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.
Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer?NeanderthalHomo habilisHomo erectusHomo sapiens - 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich geographic feature did the earliest civilizations in Egypt, India, and China have in common?mountains that provided protection from invasionrivers that increased the fertility of the land by floodingvast forests that supplied lumber for buildingtropical climates that included monsoons
- 26. Multiple ChoiceBase your answer to this question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which change throughout the world led to the development of these areas?Formation of art and architectureCultural diffusionInvention of farmingDiscovery of trade - 27. Multiple ChoiceThe image above and the civilization it depicts was made possible because of theFertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates RiversSchools along the Nile RiverFertile land of the Andes MountainsDomestication of animals in India
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe image above demonstrates the effects ofNomadic lifestyleIce Age behaviorDomestication of plantsJob specialization
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?building floating gardens to grow cornestablishing representative democraciesdeveloping a writing system using cuneiformconstructing Hindu temples
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich river system is found in Mesopotamia?Nile RiverYellow RiverTigris and Euphrates riversGanges and Brahmaputra rivers
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a major feature of a traditional economy?nationalizing foreign-owned businessesdetermining prices using a free marketestablishing quotas based on five-year plansbartering for goods and services
- 32. Multiple ChoiceIn the Old Stone Age, before 6000 BC, the hominid did all of the following EXCEPTwalk uprightfarm landmake jewelryuse tools
- 33. Multiple ChoiceArchaeologists believe thatthe first humans were in Africapeople farmed before they hunted and gatheredall the continents were settled at the same timethe wheel was used by cavemen
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