Vocabulary
Learning about our Past
Neolithic Revolution
Origins of Civilization
100

Historians:

1) objects made by humans

2) experts who study how people lived in the past

3) the study of humans, past and present 

4) the change from hunting and gathering to farming


2) experts who study how people lived in the past


100

What type of evidence would give a historian the best first-hand account of what occurred in the past?

1.  written documents

2.  clothing

3.  artwork

4.  tombstone etchings

1. written documents

100

5) Which of the choices was a significant advance of ancient civilizations that led to the images below?

  1. Adoption of religion

  2. Creation of writing

  3. A stable food supply

  4. Irrigation systems 

3. A stable food supply

100

10) One reason early civilizations developed in China, Egypt, and the Tigris-Euphrates Valley in Mesopotamia is because

  1. vast mineral deposits existed for manufacturing

  2. climate and geography favored agriculture

  3. rivers contributed to nomadic lifestyles

  4. natural barriers provided protection from invasions

2. climate and geography favored agriculture

200

Artifacts:

1) experts who study how people lived in the past

2) objects made by humans

3) the way of life of a society

4) people who move from place to place in search of food

2) objects made by humans

200

4) Which was true of food-gathering societies in prehistoric times?

  1. Society was highly industrialized.

  2. The population tended to be small.

  3. The concept of private property was important.

  4. There was a system of mass production.

2. The population tended to be small.

200

6) Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. ____________________________
   A. Development of a stable food supply
   B. Establishment of permanent settlements
   C. Development of writing systems and religions

  1. Effects of the Migration of People

  2. Results of the Neolithic Revolution

  3. Achievements During Feudalism

  4. Causes of the Green Revolution in Agriculture

2. Results of the Neolithic Revolution

200

11) Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. _________________________________

A. Cities
B. Complex government
C. Job specialization
D. Writing system

  1. Examples of Early Technology

  2. Results of Cultural Diversity

  3. Characteristics of Civilizations

  4. Causes for the Neolithic Revolution

3. Characteristics of Civilizations

300

Define Neolithic Revolution.

Define Cultural Diffusion.

Neolithic Revolution - the change from hunting and gathering to farming

Cultural Diffusion - the spread of ideas, customs, and technology from one people to another

300

Based on this map, on which continent did humans first appear?

  1. Asia

  2. Europe

  3. North America

  4. Africa

4. Africa

300

Which revolution led to the development of these civilizations?

  1. Industrial

  2. Neolithic

  3. Green

  4. Commercial

2. Neolithic

300


Which title best completes this diagram?

  1. Elements of a Civilization

  2. Features of a Nomadic Lifestyle

  3. Basic Components of the Paleolithic Age

  4. Human Life 50,000 Years Ago

1. Elements of a Civilization

400

Define culture.

Define nomads.

Culture - the way of life of a society

Nomads - people who move from place to place in search of food

400

2) Recent archaeological studies suggest the theory that

  1. the earliest humans evolved in the Rift Valley in Africa

  2. farming societies developed before hunting and gathering societies

  3. all the continents were settled at about the same time

  4. the wheel was used by all ancient societies

1. the earliest humans evolved in the Rift Valley in Africa

400

8) Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. ___________________________________

A. Surplus of food
B. Rise of cities
C. Job specialization
D. Development of new technology

  1. Results of the Fall of Rome

  2. Effects of the Neolithic Revolution

  3. Reasons for the Puritan Revolution

  4. Causes of the Bantu Migration

2. Effects of the Neolithic Revolution

400

13) Which geographic feature was common to the development of civilizations in ancient Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia?

  1. river valleys

  2. deserts

  3. rain forests

  4. mountains

1. river valleys

500

Define Archaeology.

Define Anthropology.

Archaeology - the study of past people and cultures through their material remains

Anthropology - the study of humans, past and present

500

3) Discoveries by the Leakeys and other archaeologists have provided evidence that

  1. humans have existed for only 1,000 years

  2. early humans lived in eastern Africa

  3. early humans failed to invent tools

  4. river valleys hindered cultural development

early humans lived in eastern Africa

500

What is the best title for this diagram?

  1. Elements of Belief Systems

  2. Characteristics of Classical Civilizations

  3. Benefits of the Counter Reformation

  4. Changes during the Neolithic Revolution

2. Changes during the Neolithic Revolution

500

14) Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. ______________________________

A. Centralized governments
B. Organized religions
C. Social classes
D. Specialization of labor

  1. Economic Development in Ancient Egypt

  2. Cultural Diffusion in Mohenjo-Daro

  3. Features of the Old Stone Age

  4. Characteristics of Civilizations

4. Characteristics of Civilizations

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