Question 1

What did early Homo sapiens hunter-gatherers do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They spent nearly every hour of the day foraging for food. 
B)  They formed small bands that were relatively egalitarian. 
C)  They avoided social behaviors such as friendly competitions. 
D)  They were male-dominated societies, as men provided most of the food. 
A)  They spent nearly every hour of the day foraging for food. 
B)  They formed small bands that were relatively egalitarian. 
C)  They avoided social behaviors such as friendly competitions. 
D)  They were male-dominated societies, as men provided most of the food.

Question 2

Who were the Cro-Magnons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neanderthals who survived in isolated locations into the twentieth century 
B)  Homo sapiens who replaced the Neanderthals in Europe 
C)  descendants of Homo habilis who taught tool-making skills to the Neanderthals 
D)  the last Neanderthal clan, which became extinct around 30,000 BCE in Spain 
A)  Neanderthals who survived in isolated locations into the twentieth century 
B)  Homo sapiens who replaced the Neanderthals in Europe 
C)  descendants of Homo habilis who taught tool-making skills to the Neanderthals 
D)  the last Neanderthal clan, which became extinct around 30,000 BCE in Spain

Question 3

Hunting and gathering societies, such as the San people in southern Africa, still persist in isolated locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which crops formed the basis of village agriculture in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  millet and sorghum 
B)  yams and rice 
C)  maize and potatoes 
D)  rice and millet 
A)  millet and sorghum 
B)  yams and rice 
C)  maize and potatoes 
D)  rice and millet

Question 5

Which of the following characteristics may have indicated that early Homo sapiens defined themselves as separate from the other parts of nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  tool-making techniques such as chipping and flaking 
B)  artworks such as cave paintings and small statuettes 
C)  communicating by gestures and simple sounds 
D)  strong gender roles 
A)  tool-making techniques such as chipping and flaking 
B)  artworks such as cave paintings and small statuettes 
C)  communicating by gestures and simple sounds 
D)  strong gender roles

Question 6

Which of the following crops formed the basis of agricultural villages in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  rice 
B)  yams 
C)  maize 
D)  wheat 
A)  rice 
B)  yams 
C)  maize 
D)  wheat

Question 7

What happened to early humans in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  They domesticated pigs, sheep, and cattle. 
B)  They experienced rapid population growth as they abandoned hunting and gathering in favor of settled agriculture. 
C)  They developed extensive traditions of watercraft on the coast of Peru to promote trade along the coast. 
D)  They adapted to different ecological niches and created new subsistence strategies. 
A)  They domesticated pigs, sheep, and cattle. 
B)  They experienced rapid population growth as they abandoned hunting and gathering in favor of settled agriculture. 
C)  They developed extensive traditions of watercraft on the coast of Peru to promote trade along the coast. 
D)  They adapted to different ecological niches and created new subsistence strategies.

Question 8

What was the effect on women of settled agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women had more grueling agricultural labor than men. 
B)  Women could concentrate on domestic chores and child-rearing while men labored in the fields. 
C)  There was a drastic decline in birthrates. 
D)  Women were dominant in the household but men were dominant in the political realm. 
A)  Women had more grueling agricultural labor than men. 
B)  Women could concentrate on domestic chores and child-rearing while men labored in the fields. 
C)  There was a drastic decline in birthrates. 
D)  Women were dominant in the household but men were dominant in the political realm.

Question 9

The discovery of which of the following led scientists to believe that early humans had developed a mythology?

Accepted Answer

A)  runes or simple symbolic notation 
B)  decorated bronze tools 
C)  statuettes of enormously fat and pregnant females 
D)  statuettes of muscular men 
A)  runes or simple symbolic notation 
B)  decorated bronze tools 
C)  statuettes of enormously fat and pregnant females 
D)  statuettes of muscular men

Question 10

Which of the following is an accurate depiction of creation narratives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creation narratives demonstrate that the world has existed for 13.75 billion years. 
B)  Creation narratives exist for all societies. 
C)  Creation narratives place the origins of humans in Africa. 
D)  Creation narratives do not conceive that humans were ever related to apes. 
A)  Creation narratives demonstrate that the world has existed for 13.75 billion years. 
B)  Creation narratives exist for all societies. 
C)  Creation narratives place the origins of humans in Africa. 
D)  Creation narratives do not conceive that humans were ever related to apes.

What did early Homo sapiens hunter-gatherers do?

Who were the Cro-Magnons?

Hunting and gathering societies, such as the San people in southern Africa, still persist in isolated locations.

Which crops formed the basis of village agriculture in China?

Which of the following characteristics may have indicated that early Homo sapiens defined themselves as separate from the other parts of nature?

Which of the following crops formed the basis of agricultural villages in West Africa?

What happened to early humans in the Americas?

What was the effect on women of settled agriculture?

The discovery of which of the following led scientists to believe that early humans had developed a mythology?

Which of the following is an accurate depiction of creation narratives?

Rivers, Cities, and First States, 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads, Chariots, Territorial States, and Microsocieties, 2000-1200 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia, 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out, 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World, 350 Bce-250 Ce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universal Religions, 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures, 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World, 1000-1300 Ce

Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500

Contact, Commerce, and Colonization, 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled, 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power, 1500-1780

Reordering the World, 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires, 1850-1914

An Unsettled World, 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern, 1910-1939

The Three-World Order, 1940-1975

Globalization, 1970-2000

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Exam 1: Becoming Human

What did early Homo sapiens hunter-gatherers do?

Who were the Cro-Magnons?

Hunting and gathering societies, such as the San people in southern Africa, still persist in isolated locations.

Which crops formed the basis of village agriculture in China?

Which of the following characteristics may have indicated that early Homo sapiens defined themselves as separate from the other parts of nature?

Which of the following crops formed the basis of agricultural villages in West Africa?

What happened to early humans in the Americas?

What was the effect on women of settled agriculture?

The discovery of which of the following led scientists to believe that early humans had developed a mythology?

Which of the following is an accurate depiction of creation narratives?

Rivers, Cities, and First States, 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads, Chariots, Territorial States, and Microsocieties, 2000-1200 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia, 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out, 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World, 350 Bce-250 Ce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universal Religions, 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures, 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World, 1000-1300 Ce

Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500

Contact, Commerce, and Colonization, 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled, 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power, 1500-1780

Reordering the World, 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires, 1850-1914

An Unsettled World, 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern, 1910-1939

The Three-World Order, 1940-1975

Globalization, 1970-2000

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