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Beginning Human Society
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Permanent settlements were built when people began to raise crops and animals.
A
true
B
false, when people got tired
2) An artifact is a bone that has turned into rock.
A
true
B
false, a fossil
3) Once people adopted agriculture the world population shrank because agriculture provided a less reliable food supply than did hunting and gathering
A
false, it grew larger
B
true
4) Early humans hunted animals and gathered wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts and may have even scavenged to survive..
A
false, they farmed the land
B
true
5) Early agricultural societies can best be described as nomadic.
A
false, settled
B
true
6) The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live
A
in groups.
B
without a spoken language.
C
in permanent dwellings.
D
in cold climates.
7) The Neolithic Revolution refers to a time when early humans
A
migrated from Africa.
B
mastered fire
C
developed agriculture.
D
began to organize governments.
8) Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed?
A
Gender divisions became more blurred since everyone took part in agriculture.
B
Agricultural societies were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been.
C
People now had to spend all of their time producing food.
D
People could now spend time doing activities other than food production.
9) Early humans living during the Stone Age most likely
A
lived in small groups and moved to new areas as food became scarce.
B
were uninterested in art or music.
C
settled in permanent villages for common defense.
D
worshiped one common god.
10) The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called the Neolithic Revolution because it
A
coincided with the development of wooden tools.
B
began a long period of warfare in the Fertile Crescent.
C
began the process of global warming.
D
changed life dramatically.
11) All of the the earliest civilizations developed near which of the following geographic feature?
A
Rivers
B
Peninsulas
C
Deserts
D
Mountains
12) What led to the emergence of more defined social ranking?
A
the emergence of Neanderthals
B
the adoption of a nomadic lifestyle
C
the growth of settled communities
D
migration to the Americas
13) Human ancestors originated in _______.
A
South America
B
North America
C
Asia
D
Africa
14) What is true about life in Paleolithic times?
A
People developed special skills such as weaving and farming.
B
People lived in permanent structures made of mud bricks
C
People lived in large communities and moved frequently.
D
People spent most of their time finding enough food to eat.
15) What do studying artifacts help archaeologists understand?
A
how modern technology affects culture
B
he population of a region.
C
the beginnings of mythology.
D
the culture of the people of the Stone Age.
16) The most important benefit to people when they learned to create fire was _______.
A
the ability to hunt alone.
B
being able to make tools from iron.
C
learning to write.
D
being able to move to colder climates.
17) Early civilizations were built near rivers because ________.
A
of the rich fertile soil
B
of the warmer climate.
C
they were located near the ocean.
D
travel over the water increased trade
18) How did farming change the way early people lived?
A
They settled in one place.
B
They stopped eating meat.
C
They built schools.
D
They moved from place to place.
19) Population growth during the New Stone Age allowed people to do other jobs, some became ____.
A
warriors.
B
farmers.
C
artisans.
D
fishers.
20) Which of the following cannot be related to the word nomad?
A
wandering
B
tents
C
hunter-gatherer
D
cities
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