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1 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. 1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Our infor mation about early hominids comes from many sources, including __________. A)letters B)fossils C)cities D)vehicles Answer: B Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 2)Unlike the ir predecessors, hominids __________. A)lived primarily in Africa B)knowingly handed on what they had learned C)were capable of adapting to their environment D)walked on four feet Answer: B Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe wh at we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 3)The Paleolithic period lasted about __________ years. A)2 million B)50,000 C)150 million D)8,000 Answer: A Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 4) What was the earliest and longest stage of cultural development? A) Neolithic B) Paleo lithic C) Ice Age D) Pleistocene epoch Answer: B(Connections A World History, Volume 1, 3e Edward Judge, John Langdon ) (Test Bank all Chapters) CHAPTER 12 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 5) Which is true o f foragers? A) They farm. B) They herd animals. C) They eat both animals and plants. D) They are vegetarians. Answer: C Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Questi on Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 6) The earliest sign of gender roles appears in __________ society. A) Neolithic B) Neanderthal C) Homo sapiens D) hominid Answer: D Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe w hat we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 7) Paleolithic peoples formed foraging bands, traveling from place to place in search of food such as wild plants and animals. How many people usually traveled together as one group? A) 30 to 60 B) 150 to 200 C) 75 to 100 D) 10 to 15 Answer: A Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Typ e: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 8) How does the maturation process of humans differ from that of other mammals? A) It is shorter. B) It is longer. C) It occurs with relatively little nurturing. 3 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. D) The need for supervision is surprisingly low. Answer: B Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 9) Which of the following is another term for the Grea t Ice Age? A) Neolithic period B) Pleistocene epoch C) New Stone Age D) Old Stone Age Answer: B Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 10) The first migration of humans around the globe was related to __________. A) the need to find sites for towns B) the search for iron C) population pressure D) the food supply Answer: D Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Obje ctive: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 11) Neanderthals differ from other hominids primarily in __________. A) developing tool -using ski lls B) being associated with Europe C) having a writing system D) originating in Africa Answer: B Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 12) Which of these is a matter of debate concerning the Neanderthals? A) where they originated B) whether or not they were hominids 4 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. C) whether they developed tools D) their relationship to Homo sapiens Answer: D Section: Our Earl iest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 13) Homo sapiens differed from early hominids in being able to __________. A) hunt B) speak C) create more sophisticated tools D) farm Answer: C Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 14) The first remains of Neanderthals were discovered in present -day __________. A) Palestine B) Germany C) France D) Chad Answer: B Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know i t. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 15) What was the impact of the Great Ice Age on human development? A) Humans spread throughout the globe and developed new skills. B) The period saw the near -extinction of human life . C) Human populations concentrated in the warm areas of the tropics. D) Humans spread throughout the globe, but development stagnated. Answer: A Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 16) Hominids reached Asia by about __________ years ago. A) 1.8 million 5 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. B) 72 million C) 150,000 D) 47,000 Answer: A Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 17) The assertion can be made that we all have African ancestry because __________. A) the Neanderthals lived in Africa B) humans are descended from hominids who lived in Africa millions of years ago C) all of the Homo sapiens lived in Africa, never migrating D) of the written records left by the earliest peoples from around the globe Answer: B Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 18) The concept of race is best described as __________. A) based on genetic mapping B) proven by substa ntial genetic variations C) without scientific foundation D) of no historical importance . Answer: C Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand th e Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 19) What is the main cause of diversity among human populations? A) responses to different environments B) physical differences of the first Homo sapiens C) genetic differences in the first hominids D) the different species of Homo sapiens Answer: A Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 20) Which of the followin g statements accurately describes early humans living in northern 6 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. regions of the world? A) They had dark pigmentation. B) They had a smaller stature, on average, than people living in warm climates. C) They had lighter coloration and hairier bodies. D) Their African origins ensured that they were adapted to northern climates. Answer: C Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficul ty Level: Easy 21) Our understanding of the significance of cave art is best described as __________. A) zero B) limited C) complete D) extensive Answer: B Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 22) Which of these best describe s connections among Paleolithic cultures? A) There is no evidence of i ntercultural connections. B) Intercultural connections w ere uncommon. C) Some connections covered as much as thousands of miles. D) Most of the evidence of cultural connections is contained in written records. Answer: C Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1. 1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 23) What was the defining characteristic of Neolithic culture? A) farming B) writing C) hunting D) migration Answer: A Section: The Origins and Imp act of Agriculture Objective: LO 1. 2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 7 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. 24) In West Asia, the Neolithic period began around __________ B.C .E. A) 10,000 B) 3000 C) 260,000 D) 850 Answer: A Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Eas y 25) The shift to farming is called a “revolution” because it __________. A) impacted the entire world in one great leap B) was accompanied by violent upheaval C) brought profound changes D) ended nomadic pastoral societies Answer: C Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 26) The term “Neolithic” refers primarily to what aspect of this stage of human development? A) the ability to speak B) new types of tools C) upright posture D) permanent settlements Answer: B Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricul tural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 27) Which of these was an innovation that accompanied the advent of farming? A) herding B) nomadism C) hunting D) the use of metals Answer: A Section: The Origins and I mpact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1. 2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts 8 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Difficulty Level: Moderate 28) Which of the following s tatements accurately describes the N eolithic revolution in different world areas? A) Farming originated independently in several areas. B) The earliest farming cultures developed in China. C) Farming developed in the Indus Valley later than in other areas . D) Only Mesopotamia was an innov ator in agriculture. Answer: A Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1. 2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 29) Which of these were common to all of the first agricultural systems? A) tree fruits B) sheep C) cattle D) grains Answer: D Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1. 2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricul tural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 30) The influence of West Asia on farming over a large area of Asia, Europe, and Africa is seen in the cultivation of which of these? A) wheat and barley B) flax and rice C) corn and beans D) oats and corn Answer: A Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1. 2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Mod erate 31) Why did farming lead to larger populations? A) Farming provides a more varied diet than hunting and gathering. B) A sedentary lifestyle was healthier. C) Farming produces more food per acre than hunting and gathering. D) Farming led to the aband onment of hunting, which was inherently dangerous. Answer: C Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture 9 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Objective: LO 1. 2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Diffi culty Level: Moderate 32) The cultivation of wheat and figs in ancient Egypt illustrates which of these characteristics of human culture? A) borrowing B) revolution C) strong communities D) diffusion and innovation Answer: D Section: The Origins and Impac t of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 33) The slash -and-burn technique benefited __________. A) farmers an d herders B) herders and foragers C) farmers only D) herders only Answer: C Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Remember the F acts Difficulty Level: Easy 34) Which of these was grown in Mexico from about 4000 B.C.E.? A) squash B) wheat C) barley D) oats Answer: A Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the N eolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 35) In which of these areas was farming not usually accompanied by herding? A) Egypt B) North America C) Europe D) China 10 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Answer: B Section: The Origins and Impact of Agricultur e Objective: LO 1. 2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 36) Which of these is true of pastoral nomads? A) They farm, but do not herd. B) They remain isolated from farming communities. C) They depend primarily on agriculture. D) They herd, but do not farm. Answer: D Section: The Origins and Impact of Agricultur e Objective: LO 1. 2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolit hic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 37) Villages are generally surrounded by __________. A) farmland B) rivers C) forests D) grazing lands Answer: A Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective : LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 38) Which of these was a characteristic of both pastoral nomads and farming communities? A) villages B) societies based on the family C) small, isolated communities D) large families Answer: B Section: The Origins and Impact of Agricultur e Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type : Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 39) Which of these is true of the impact of farming on gender roles? A) Farming had little impact on gender roles. B) Women ceased to play an economic role. C) Matriarchal societies disappeared. 11 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. D) Gender distin ctions generally increased. Answer: D Section: The Origins and Impact of Agricultur e Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 40) In a pastoral economy , people rely mainly on __________. A) farming B) hunting C) foraging D) herding Answer: D Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultura l Revolution. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 41) Which of these was a common woman’s role in pastoral societies? A) tending livestock B) farming C) building dwellings D) hunting Answer: A Section: The Origins and Impact of Agr iculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 42) Which of these defines patriarchal societies? A) farming B) male authority C) no economic role for women D) female authority Answer: B Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Leve l: Easy 43) Which of the se was a prerequisite to the development of large complex societies? A) writing systems B) gender divisions 12 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. C) agricultural surplus D) herding Answer: C Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the c ourse and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 44) Where did towns and cities first develop? A) China B) Africa C) Europe D) West Asia Answer: D Section: The Eme rgence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 45) What permitted the development of specialized occupations in towns? A) smaller family g roups B) the development of writing C) increased food supplies from farming D) cultural borrowing Answer: C Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Understa nd the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 46) Towns first emerged in what period? A) the early Paleolithic B) the late Paleolithic C) the late Neolithic D) the early Neolithic Answer: C Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Accou nt for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 47) Which of these was settled by 7000 B.C.E., and found in modern Turkey? A) Harappa B) Thebes C) Jericho D) Çatal Hüyük 13 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Answer: D Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 48) Like Çatal Hüyük , Ur and Uruk were __________. A) river valley civilizations B) among the world’s first cities C) pastoral communities D) Mesopotamian Paleolithic cultures Answer: B Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Analyze It Difficu lty Level: Difficult 49) What was the trigger that necessitated governments in early towns? A) larger communities B) greater conflict among members of society C) larger family size D) crop failures Answer: A Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 50) It is most accurate to say that in the first towns, religion __________. A) first appeared B) nearly disapp eared C) emerged along with states D) became more organized Answer: D Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Modera te 51) In Egypt, the first states probably emerged around __________ B.C.E. A) 15,000 B) 700 C) 4000 D) 90 Answer: C Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. 14 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 52) All of the earliest states arose near __________. A) rivers B) mountains C) grasslands D) oceans Answer: A Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence o f complex societies. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 53) A ruler called Menes created a sizable state in present -day __________. A) Iraq B) Iran C) Syria D) Egypt Answer: D Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 54) In West Asia, civilization first began __________. A) along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers B) along the Nile C) near the Medite rranean D) by lakes Answer: A Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 55) Civilization and farming are linked by th e need to control what resource? A) metals B) water C) grain D) herds Answer: B Section: The Emergence of Complex Societies Objective: LO 1.3: Account for and explain the emergence of complex societies. Question Type: Analyze It Difficulty Level: Difficult 15 Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. 1.2 True/False Questions 1) By the end of the Paleolithic period, there were human societies in almost every region of the world that was fit for human habitation. Answer: TRUE Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 2) The term “cultural adaptation” refers to the assimilation of new members into a community. Answer: FALSE Section: Our Earliest Ance stors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 3) Homo sapiens are today extinct. Answer: FALSE Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 4) The great diversity among humans is more cultural than physical. Answer: TRUE Section: Our Earliest Ancestors Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 5) The Neolithic period is best characterized as brief but important . Answer: FALSE Section: Th e Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Question Type: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 6) The first farmers were likely female. Answer: TRUE Section: The Origins and Impact of Agriculture Objective: LO 1.2: Trace the course and assess the importance of the Neolithic Agricultural