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Paleolithic = ____ Stone Age

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Old

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The human species has existed for ___ million years while the earth is ____ billion years old

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2.5 million

4-5 billion

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Neolithic=_______ revolution

Why is “revolution” misleading ?

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Agricultural

It happened slowly

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How can the creation of a food surplus ignite the growth of civilizations ?

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Surplus allows for division of labor, then job specialization ;such as hunters, weavers, potters, tool makers, etc

Also leads to gender inequality and social stratification

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4
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Place the following in chronological order

A. Mid East (Mesopotamia)
B. Africa (Egypt)
C. India (Indus Valley)
D. China
E. Central America
A 
A. Mid East (Mesopotamia)= 3500 BC 
B. Africa (Egypt) 3100 BC 
C. India (Indus Valley) 2599 BC 
D. China 1500 BC
E. Central America  250 ad
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List 5 features of civilization

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Advanced Cities
Specializes workers
Advanced technology
Record keeping 
Complex institutions
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Place the following in chronological order

A. Sumerians
B. Akkadians
C. Babylonians
D. Assyrians
E. Persians
A 
A. Sumerians
B. Akkadians
C. Babylonians
D. Assyrians
E. Persians
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What are the defining accomplishments of the Sumerians ?

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Wheel, boat, cuneiform

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How do Egypt and Mesopotamia differ ,

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Egypt has protective bordeav

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What are the accomplishments of the Indus Valley civilizations ?

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Grid streets, plumbing, little war, undeciphered language

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What are accomplishments of ancient Chinese civilization ?

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Experts with Bronze
Strict social division
Patriarchal society
Fortified walls
Filial piety 
Chariots
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What river is associated with each of the following civilizations 
A, Sumerians 
B. Egyptians
C. Harappan
D. Shang and Zhou China
A

A, Sumerians = Tigris and Euphrates
B. Egyptians= Nile
C. Harappan=Indus
D. Shang and Zhou China= Yellow

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What form of writing is associated with each of the following ?
A, Sumerians 
B. Egyptians
C. Harappan
D. Shang and Zhou China
A

A, Sumerians =cuneiform
B. Egyptians=hieroglyphics
C. Harappan=seals
D. Shang and Zhou China=ideographs

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What form of art and culture is associated with the following
A, Sumerians 
B. Egyptians
C. Harappan
D. Shang and Zhou China
A

A, Sumerians=statues and paintings
B. Egyptians=pyramids, statues, lively colorful tombs
C. Harappan=citadels
D. Shang and Zhou China

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What science and technology is associated with the following  
A, Sumerians 
B. Egyptians
C. Harappan
D. Shang and Zhou China
A

A, Sumerians=astronomy, money, wheels
B. Egyptians=irrigation canals
C. Harappan= bronze tools
D. Shang and Zhou China=road horses; pottery and bronze weapons

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Which of the Stone ages is characterized by nomadic hunter gatherers ?

A

Paleolithic

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Which species of human is the most advanced and closest to us ?

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Homo sapiens-sapiens

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17
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Where does man originate and migrate from ?

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Africa

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During the Paleolithic era man practiced religion to lessen fear of death ? True or false

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False

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Which of Stone Ages is characterized by rapid advancements in tool making, fishing, pottery and further domestication of animals ?

A

Mesolithic

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Which of the Stone ages is referred to as the Agricultural revolution ?

A

Neolithic

21
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Where did the production of sedentary agriculture begin ?

A

Mesopotamia

22
Q

What year did the Bronze Age begin, signaling the end of the Stone Age ?
A. 10000 BC
B. 7000 BC
C, 3000 BC

A

C.

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Which of the following is true of settled agriculture (Mark all that apply) ?
A. People were slow and hesitant to accept it as lifestyle
B, it allowed for and produced population increases
C. Higher population densities increased disease
D. None of the above

A

A, b, c

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The Paleolithic Stone Age is characterized by which of the following (mark all that apply)

A. Nomadic hunter gatherers
B. Primitive stone tools
C. Sedentary agriculture
D. Job specialization

A

A and b

25
Q

Because of fossils we are able to state that earliest man originated and migrated out of _______ ?

A

Africa

26
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During the Paleolithic age there was more gender equality than during the Neolithic revolution ? True or False

A

True

27
Q

Neolithic society could be most accurately described as

A. Matriarchal
B. Patriarchal

A

B

28
Q

The multitude of fractured bones and skulls from the Paleolithic Stone Age indicate constant warfare ? True or false

A

False

29
Q

Which is not true of man in the Mesolithic revolution ?
A. The use of pots and woven baskets increases
B. Advancements in fishing
C. Further domestication of cows
D. Creation of bronze tools

A

D

30
Q

Which period is more associated with Sedentary living ?
A Paleolithic
B Neolithic

A

B

31
Q

Who first unified Mesopotamia ?

A

Sargon the great

32
Q 
Which of the following were the kat to be established ?
A Mesopotamia 
B Africa
C India 
D china
A

D

33
Q 
Which is responsible for the epic of Gilgamesh ?
A Indus Valley
B Shang dynasty 
C Sumerians 
D Egyptians
A

C

34
Q

Who first united egypt’s 2 kingdoms ?

A

Narmer

35
Q

Who was the famous law giver that ruled over the Babylonian empire ?

A

Hammurabi

36
Q 
Which were inventions of Sumerians (mark all that apply)
A wheel 
B papyrus 
C sail 
D cuneiform
A

A c d

37
Q 
Which has a form of writing yet to be deciphered ?
A Egypt
B china
C Indus Valley 
D Sumerians
A

C

38
Q 
The Bronze Age began in 
A 6000 bce
B 9000 bce
C 5000 bce
D 3000 bce
A

D

39
Q

Ancient Egypt enjoyed a protective isolation which allowed it to flourish for 3000 years, true or false

A

a

40
Q

Most of the pyramids were built during

A old kingdom
B Middle Kingdom
C new kingdom

A

A

41
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The use of oracle bones would have occurred in 
A Egypt 
B Mesopotamia 
C Indus Valley
D china
A

D

42
Q 
Which had granaries to store food for dry monsoon season 
A Egypt 
B Mesopotamia 
C Indus Valley
D china
A

C

43
Q 
Many civilizations relied on feudalism, but the organization and administration in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ made their government stand out
A Egypt 
B Mesopotamia 
C Indus Valley
D china
A

D

44
Q

The belief in many different gods and spirits is _______ ?

A

Polytheism

45
Q 
The creation of Ziggurats is an example of
A advanced architecture
B specialization
C complex institutions
D record keeping
A

C

46
Q

The first monotheistic religion is _______ ?

A

Judaism

47
Q 
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ derived a 22 letter alphabet, the predecessor to Greek and Latin letters
A Sumerians 
B Phoenicians 
C Egyptians
D Shang
A

B

48
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The Rig Veda is a primary source from a Indus Valley
B Egyptian
C Sumerians
D china

A

A

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