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What is the term for the unique way of life of a group of people?
civilization
culture
cuneiform
trade
What was the dramatic and far-reaching change in human life caused by the discovery of farming?
bronze
civilization
Neolithic Revolution
cuneiform
What ancient city was founded on the banks of the Euphrates River?
Catal Huyuk
Ur
What ancient village is known for its obsidian products and colorful wall paintings?
Catal Huyuk
Ur
What economic activity characterized the advanced cities in Sumer?
culture
bronze
cuneiform
trade
What was the system of writing that the Sumerian scribes created?
cuneiform
Ur
civilization
Neolithic Revolution
What are trade, specialized work, government, record keeping, & technology characteristics of?
Neolithic Revolution
civilization
culture
cuneiform
What early species of hominids was the 1st to migrate, use tools, fire, & develop language?
Homo erectus
Neanderthal
What substance did Sumer's metalworkers create to make their tools harder than copper?
trade
bronze
civilization
cuneiform
The disappearance of which early species of hominids 30,000 years ago still has people baffled?
Homo erectus
Neanderthal
At which of the following fossil sites were the earliest Homo erectus remains found?
Tighenif, Algeria
Lake Turkana, Kenya
Heidelberg, Germany
Ubeidiya, Israel
At what fossil site did archaeologists find the earliest Homo sapiens remains?
Klasies River Mouth, South Africa
Qafzeh, Israel
Liujiang, China
Mladec, Czech Republic
To which continents did Homo erectus migrate from Africa?
Australia and Europe
Asia and Africa
the Americas and Europe
Asia and Europe
What is the northernmost fossil site of Homo erectus remains?
Mladec, Czech Republic
Diuktai Cave, Russia
Heidelberg, Germany
Malta, Russia
This map shows the extent of glaciers at what time period?
10,000 B.C.
18,000 B.C.
100,000 B.C.
160,000 B.C.
What was the approximate global temperature 1,000 years ago?
50 degrees
56 degrees
58 degrees
60 degrees
About how many years ago did the beginnings of agriculture take place?
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
What was the average global temperature at the time when agriculture began?
50 degrees
52 degrees
55 degrees
58 degrees
What was the approx. population at the beginning and at the end of the agricultural revolution?
5 million and 90 million
0 and 50 million
25 million and 130 million
80 million and 100 million
During what period of time were hominids hunter-gatherers?
25,000 to 10,000 years ago
25,000 to 15,000 years ago
10,000 to 5,000 years ago
20,000 to 1,000 years ago
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