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People who move from place to place regularly.
technology
domesticate
nomads
specialization
After the last Ice Age, many nomads moved into areas with a milder climate and fertile land. As a consequence ______eventually replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food.
shrines
farming
systematic agriculture
river valley
What do historians call the general early time of human history?
Ancient Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Stone Age
Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose...
in the mountains
near the sea
in river valleys
in the desert
As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people...
went back to hunting and gathering.
started domesticating animals.
became artisans or skilled workers.
moved out of villages.
What is the best example of how an advance in the use of technology made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?
They hunted and gathered.
They discovered how to use fire.
They lived near water sources.
They used caves as shelters.
One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was
tools
language
art
religion
How did Paleolithic people arrive in North America?
by boat from Asia
by boat from Europe
by land bridge from Asia
by land bridge from Europe
What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people’s lives?
People began eating wild grains.
The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities.
People completely stopped hunting and gathering
New types of stone tools were made.
In early civilizations, the first governments were
monarchies
republics
dictatorships
theocracies
What effect did the use of spears, bows, and arrows MOST LIKELY have on Paleolithic people?
They increased the catch of fish.
They made hunting easier.
They made it possible to make nets and baskets.
They made it easier to raise animals.
What significant, major change took place during the Neolithic Age?
simple shelters
harpoon fishing
farming
toolmaking
Which of the following describes how people adapted to survive the cold temperatures during the ice ages?
They lived in overhangs or caves.
They hunted animals such as bison and deer.
They made fire by rubbing two sticks together.
They made clothes out of animal hide
In early civilizations, which of the following groups helped make up the highest social class?
artisans
enslaved people
farmers
rulers and priests
__________________________________________, the organized growing of food on a regular schedule, enabled people to produce a constant food supply.
villages
trade
systematic agriculture
shrines
During the Neolithic Age, people settled in ______________________________ located near fields and water sources.
villages
shrines
systematic agriculture
Paleolithic
The existence of ______________________________ in Çatalhüyük is evidence that religion was becoming an important part of people’s lives.
trade
farming
shrines
villages
During the late Neolithic Age, craftspeople in western Asia discovered that mixing copper and tin formed ______________________________, an important technological breakthrough.
symbols
trade
bronze
shrines
Early systems of writing used ____________________ instead of letters and words.
symbols
shrines
villages
trade
Tools and fire were two technological developments of ____________________ people.
systematic agriculture
Paleolithic
villages
trade
Because the first civilizations developed near rivers, the exchange of goods and ideas, called ____________________, resulted.
villages
shrines
Paleolithic
trade
Which of the following means "Old Stone Age"?
Neolithic
Nomad
Paleolithic
Shrine
What does "Neolithic" mean?
New Stone Age
Land between the rivers
Old Stone Age
holy temple
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways Paleolithic people used fire?
Hunting tool
Warmth
Light
Candles
What stone did the Paleolithic people use to make tools?
Bronze
Flint
Iron
Steel
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