Question 1

What do archeologists now believe is the most fundamental difference between the neolithic and paleolithic eras?

Accepted Answer

A)  artistry 
B)  use of tools 
C)  use of fire 
D)  reliance on foraging for subsistence 
E)  reliance on cultivation for subsistence 
A)  artistry 
B)  use of tools 
C)  use of fire 
D)  reliance on foraging for subsistence 
E)  reliance on cultivation for subsistence

Question 2

Examine the image of the Venus figurine on page 14.What is the significance of this image? What can it tell us about the mind-set of early humans? Why would this image represent fertility to early humans?

Accepted Answer

The image of the Venus figurine on page

Question 3

The earliest of the three neolithic craft industries was

Accepted Answer

A)  textile production. 
B)  pottery. 
C)  carpet weaving. 
D)  metallurgy. 
E)  weapon production. 
A)  textile production. 
B)  pottery. 
C)  carpet weaving. 
D)  metallurgy. 
E)  weapon production.

Question 4

The hunting and gathering lifestyle required

Accepted Answer

A)  male-dominated societies. 
B)  life in small bands of thirty to fifty members. 
C)  near-total isolation of groups from each other. 
D)  that women devote most of their time to child-rearing. 
E)  total gender equality. 
A)  male-dominated societies. 
B)  life in small bands of thirty to fifty members. 
C)  near-total isolation of groups from each other. 
D)  that women devote most of their time to child-rearing. 
E)  total gender equality.

Question 5

The most important development of Homo erectus was

Accepted Answer

A)  fire. 
B)  stone tools. 
C)  walking upright on two legs. 
D)  their communication skills. 
E)  writing. 
A)  fire. 
B)  stone tools. 
C)  walking upright on two legs. 
D)  their communication skills. 
E)  writing.

Question 6

The sculptures of women usually depicted with exaggerated sexual features are known as Venus figurines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What set the genus Australopithecus apart from other animal species of the time?

Accepted Answer

The genus Australopithecus is distinguis

Question 8

The earth came into existence around

Accepted Answer

A)  five hundred million years ago. 
B)  one billion years ago. 
C)  four to five billion years ago. 
D)  ten billion years ago. 
E)  twenty-seven billion years ago. 
A)  five hundred million years ago. 
B)  one billion years ago. 
C)  four to five billion years ago. 
D)  ten billion years ago. 
E)  twenty-seven billion years ago.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of the inhabitants of the paleolithic age?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had mastered writing. 
B)  They domesticated animals. 
C)  They were hunters and gatherers. 
D)  They had discovered agriculture. 
E)  They had mastered working with iron. 
A)  They had mastered writing. 
B)  They domesticated animals. 
C)  They were hunters and gatherers. 
D)  They had discovered agriculture. 
E)  They had mastered working with iron.

Question 10

Examine Map 1.2,"Origins and early spread of agriculture." What can the type and spread of agricultural products tell us about the movements of human beings and the nature of their relationship to each other?

Accepted Answer

The type and spread of agricultural prod

Question 11

What were the most significant positive and negative effects of the agricultural transition on human society?

Accepted Answer

The agricultural transition had several

Question 12

Cities differed from neolithic villages in two principal ways.First,cities were larger and more complex than neolithic villages.The second difference was that cities

Accepted Answer

A)  served the needs of their inhabitants and immediate neighbors. 
B)  decisively influenced the economic,political,and cultural life of large regions. 
C)  were less advanced militarily. 
D)  had populations in the thousands. 
E)  had protective deities. 
A)  served the needs of their inhabitants and immediate neighbors. 
B)  decisively influenced the economic,political,and cultural life of large regions. 
C)  were less advanced militarily. 
D)  had populations in the thousands. 
E)  had protective deities.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about Australopithecus is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They produced cleavers and hand axes. 
B)  They traveled deliberately over distances as far as fifteen kilometers. 
C)  They walked on two legs,thus freeing their arms to work independently. 
D)  They produced choppers and scrapers. 
E)  They were hominids. 
A)  They produced cleavers and hand axes. 
B)  They traveled deliberately over distances as far as fifteen kilometers. 
C)  They walked on two legs,thus freeing their arms to work independently. 
D)  They produced choppers and scrapers. 
E)  They were hominids.

Question 14

Most scholars believe that,during the paleolithic age,social organization was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  a relative social equality. 
B)  a ruling priestly class. 
C)  a dominant class based on the private ownership of land. 
D)  a ruling merchant class. 
E)  a dominant matriarchal structure. 
A)  a relative social equality. 
B)  a ruling priestly class. 
C)  a dominant class based on the private ownership of land. 
D)  a ruling merchant class. 
E)  a dominant matriarchal structure.

Question 15

One of the earliest known agricultural techniques was

Accepted Answer

A)  crop rotation. 
B)  hunting and gathering. 
C)  slash and burn. 
D)  crop substitution. 
E)  the use of the horse-drawn plow. 
A)  crop rotation. 
B)  hunting and gathering. 
C)  slash and burn. 
D)  crop substitution. 
E)  the use of the horse-drawn plow.

Question 16

How did the gradual transformation from hunting and gathering to agriculture probably occur? How did it spread?

Accepted Answer

The gradual transformation from hunting

Question 17

What were the most important changes in the evolution from Australopithecus to Homo erectus?

Accepted Answer

The evolution from Australopithecus to H

Exam 1: Before History

What do archeologists now believe is the most fundamental difference between the neolithic and paleolithic eras?

Examine the image of the Venus figurine on page 14.What is the significance of this image? What can it tell us about the mind-set of early humans? Why would this image represent fertility to early humans?

The earliest of the three neolithic craft industries was

The hunting and gathering lifestyle required

The most important development of Homo erectus was

The sculptures of women usually depicted with exaggerated sexual features are known as Venus figurines.

What set the genus Australopithecus apart from other animal species of the time?

The earth came into existence around

Which of the following statements is true of the inhabitants of the paleolithic age?

Examine Map 1.2,"Origins and early spread of agriculture." What can the type and spread of agricultural products tell us about the movements of human beings and the nature of their relationship to each other?

What were the most significant positive and negative effects of the agricultural transition on human society?

Cities differed from neolithic villages in two principal ways.First,cities were larger and more complex than neolithic villages.The second difference was that cities

Which of the following statements about Australopithecus is NOT true?

Most scholars believe that,during the paleolithic age,social organization was characterized by

One of the earliest known agricultural techniques was

How did the gradual transformation from hunting and gathering to agriculture probably occur? How did it spread?

What were the most important changes in the evolution from Australopithecus to Homo erectus?

Early Societies in Southwest Asia and the Indo-European Migrations

Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

Early Societies in South Asia

Early Society in Mainland East Asia

Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania

The Empires of Persia

The Unification of China

State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India

Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase

Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase

Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads: During the Late Classical Era

The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia

The Expansive Realm of Islam

India and the Indian Ocean Basin

The Two Worlds of Christendom

Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration

States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa

The Increasing Influence of Europe

Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania

Expanding Horizons of Cross-Cultural Interaction

Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections

The Transformation of Europe

New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania

Africa and the Atlantic World

Tradition and Change in East Asia

The Islamic Empires

Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World

The Making of Industrial Society

The Americas in the Age of Independence

Societies at Crossroads

The Building of Global Empires

The Great War: The World in Upheaval

An Age of Anxiety

Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

New Conflagrations: World War II and the Cold War

The End of Empire

A World Without Borders

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