Hunter- Gatherer Societies
How long ago did the first humans appear on earth?
A. 10 million years ago
B. 5 million years ago
C. 2.5 million years ago
D. 3 Million years ago
C. 2.5 million years ago
The earliest settled societies developed in areas that were
A. Rich in resources
B. Close to major trade routes
C. Easy to defend from attackers
D. Near the shore of an ocean
A. Rich in resources
What is one way cities were different from villages?
A. Cities had public structures and markets.
B. Cities were run by elected officials
C. cities were based on kinship groups
D. Cities depended largely on agriculture.
A. Cities had public structures and markets.
The main export in China at the time of the Han dynasty?
A. Rice
B. Wood
C. Copper
D. Silk
D. Silk
Example of a primary source
A. A textbook about WWII
B. An interview with a veterans grandson
C. A book report
D. An interview with a president on their foregin policy
D. An interview with a president on their foregin policy
The period between the emergence of stone tools and the later appearance of metal tools is called the
A. Stone Age
B. Hunter-Gather Age
C. Metal Age
D. Empire Age
A. Stone Age
The earliest domesticated plants were
A. Nut trees
B. Grasses
C. Berries
D. Root vegetables
B. Grasses
The economy of Sumer was
A. modeled on that of earlier settlements in Egypt.
B. dependent on mining of precious metals.
C. centrally managed by priest-kings and officials.
D. self-sufficient, supplying all its needs locally.
C. centrally managed by priest-kings and officials.
Athens united many Greek city-states in a league to defeat which empire?
A. Roman
B. Turkish
C. Egyptian
D. Persian
D. Persian
The Great Depression
A. Economic Structure
B. Political Structure
C. Human-enviroment structure
D. Cultural structure
A. Economic Structure
Which of these was a part of hunter-gatherer culture?
A. a centrally managed economy
B. Knowledge of how to make tools
C. The Climate of a geographical area
D. hierarchical society led by priests
B. Knowledge of how to make tools
The lives of pastoral nomads were based on
A. Hunting and fishing
B. a hierarchy of kings, priests, and warriors.
C. herds of domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle.
D. construction of irrigation canals.
C. herds of domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle.
Hieroglyphics were a system of writing developed by
A. Egyptian priest
B. Sumerian Kings
C. Chinese traders
D. Indus Valley Scribes
A. Egyptian Preist
The Shang were the first dynasty to record the history of their rule in the valley of the
A. Yellow River (Huang He).
B. Euphrates River.
C. Nile River
D. Yangtze River (Chang Jiang).
A. Yellow River (Huang He).
Historical interpretation is the process of
A. ensuring the validity of historical evidence.
B. finding the meaning to historical events.
C. recognizing a primary source's original purpose.
D. organizing events in order of occurrence.
B. finding the meaning to historical events.
The roles of women and men in a hunter-gatherer society
A. Men hunted while women gathered
B. Women hunted while men gathered
C. Men did both hunting and gathering
D. Women did both hunting and gathering
A. Men hunted while women gathered
Why did agriculture arise
A. Increased knowledge of how to domesticate plants
B. Development of new technologies
C. Climate change
D. All the above
D. All the above
All of these are examples of interregional trade EXCEPT trade between
A. The Roman Empire and Chine
B. Egypt and the Indus River Valley
C. Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
D. Sumer and western Anatolia.
C. Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
How was the Roman Republic different from a direct democracy?
A. An emperor was at the head of the government.
B. All citizens had a voice in making laws and choosing officials.
C. The people ruled through elected representatives.
D. City-states continued to rule themselves independently.
C. The people ruled through elected representatives.
The concept of cultural diffusion would most likely be used by a historian to explain
A. the establishment of an absolute monarchy.
B. the outbreak of war in a region.
C. the fall of an empire.
D. the growth and spread of a religion.
D. the growth and spread of a religion.
What happened near the end of the Paleolithic period?
A. Hunter-gathers continued living a nomadic life
B. Women gained a more prominent role in the hunter-gather communities
C. Most animals went extinct
D. Permanent settlements started rising
D. Permanent settlements started rising
The name of the area agriculture first arose
A. The plains
B. Fertile Crescent
C. Riverbanks
D. Ocean beds
B. Fertile Crescent
Why did the Indus Valley civilization cover a larger territory than the civilizations of Mesopotamia or Egypt?
A. The Indus traders traveled farther.
B. The Indus River had a larger floodplain.
C. The Indus army had stronger warriors.
D. The Indus farmers paid higher taxes.
B. The Indus River had a larger floodplain.
King Ashoka worked to unify the Mauryan Empire through
A. Peace and religious tolerance
B. Use of military force
C. Killing citizens that resisted his rule
D. Sending hindu missionaries to many lands
A. Peace and religious tolerance
Which historical question requires an interregional view?
A. How did the trade of enslaved people affect Africa, Europe, and the Americas?
B. How did China change between the Han, Tang, and Ming dynasties?
C. What technology did the ancient Egyptians use to construct the pyramids?
D. Where did George Washington learn the military skills to lead a revolution?
A. How did the trade of enslaved people affect Africa, Europe, and the Americas?