Chapter 1 Quiz Flashcards
A characteristic of the human species before the advent of civilization was
A) land ownership was equal
B) men and women did the exact same tasks
C) the inability to communicate about abstractions such as death
D)the ability to organize large political units
E) the ability to spread to various geographic settings and climate zones
E) the ability to spread to various geographic settings and climate zones
Which of the following was NOT one of the earliest civilizations to develop? A)Tigris- Euphrates River Civilizations B)Danube River Civilization C)Nile River Civilization D)Yellow River Civilization E)Indus River Valley Civilization
B) Danube River Civilization
What crop was Northern China known to produce? A) maize B) manioc C) rice D) millet E) sweet potato
D) millet
Which River valley civilization was believed to have been completely destroyed by natural disasters? A) Hwanghe B) Indus C) Nile D) Tigris-Euphrates E) Mekong
B) Indus
Hunting and gathering societies
A) organize rather small groups or bands of individuals constantly on the move
B) couldn’t survive after ME people developed agriculture
C) generally produce a food surplus
D) are not able to produce art
E) are always warlike and require little land
A) ) organize rather small groups or bands of individuals constantly on the move
Stone tools, hunting and gathering, and increasing number of homo sapien sapiens are features of the A) River valley civilizations B) late Paleolithic age C) Neolithic age D)Bronze Age E) early copper age
B) late Paleolithic age
How was Egypt different than other civilizations?
A) lacked a coherent system of writing
B)began using metal tools much later
C) retained a unified state throughout most of its history
D) worshipped man gods
E) didn’t have an effective method of irrigation
C) retained a unified state throughout most of its history
Metalworking became important to agricultural and herding societies for each of the following EXCEPT
A) large metal boats could be constructed, improving trade
B) woodworkers & other manufacturing artisans could improve their craft
C)toolmakers could focus on their craft full time and trade w/ farmers for food
D) metal weapons were superior to those made of stone or wood
E) farmers could use more efficient metal hoes to work the ground
A) large metal boats could be constructed, improving trade
The Neolithic revolution is believed to have first occurred in A) Egypt B) India C) the Middle East D) China E) mesoAmerica
C) the Middle East
A society is almost certainly a civilization if A) it involves tool use B) it practices sedentary agriculture C) it has religious rituals D) it gathers good to survive E) it has some political structure
B) it practices sedentary agriculture
The earliest known writing in a civilization first developed in A) Mesoamerica B) Egypt C) china D) the Middle East E) India
D) the Middle East
Compared to non-civilized societies list and explain one major drawback of civilization
Equality between men and women disappeared- hunting=men, gathering=women, farming seemed feminine and wanted to show masculinity» exert power and superiority over women
List and explain 2 ways sedentary agriculture changed living conditions
No more migration because crops are stationary and stable source of food
Provided surplus of food = more children and population
First four domesticate animals since 12,000 BC
Pigs goats sheep dogs
