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