Where did humans first appear in accordance with current scientific theory?
Africa
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Hunter-gatherers migrated in order to:
find food
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What event marked the start of the historical period?
Agricultural Revolution
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What is the best description of a domesticated animal?
an animal, such as a goat or pig, that is controlled, tamed and used for human benefit
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The first permanent agricultural community was located on the:
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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What type of society must be able to access a variety of raw materials to survive?
hunter-gatherer
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During the Paleolithic Era, hunter and gatherer societies did which of the following?
I lived in clans
II learned to use fire
III created written language
IV migrated to find food
I, II, and IV
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The Agricultural Revolution -
slowly took place in many different areas
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Archaeologists use scientific testing, sometimes with carbon, to determine the:
age of an object
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Which of the early civilizations are inappropriately matched with its famous river(s)?
A Mesopotamia- Tigris and Euphrates
B China- Huang He
C Egypt- Rhine
D India- Indus
Egypt- Rhine
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What is the best approximation for first human appearance on Earth?
about 100,000 to 400,000 years ago
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Which of the following is an example of early human behavior?
using stone tools
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Why was there an increase in population during the Neolithic Revolution?
Agriculture increased the food supply
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Archaeologists are known for their study of:
the physical remains of a civilization
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What river gave rise to Egyptian civilization?
Nile
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A hunter-gatherer society would most likely develop in an area:
where animals are plentiful
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The development of one technology allowed societies to record events, ushering in the historic period of time. What was this technology?
cave art
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The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
developed agriculture
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Artifacts are:
objects made by human hands
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The first agricultural community that emerged in the Fertile Crescent is referred to as:
Mesopotamia
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Scientists currently believe humans first appeared in:
D Africa
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Early people who moved frequently as they searched for the food they needed for survival are called:
hunters and gatherers
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Identify the major change that resulted from the growth of an agricultural society during the Neolithic Period
People changed from hunting-gathering to growing crops
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If artifacts I and II are found in Strata G, and artifact III is found in Strata R, which of the following statements is true?
Artifacts I and II are approximately the same age
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The ancient Hebrew civilization settled in what region?