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Chapter 1: From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

This activity contains 10 questions.

	The human species was characterized in the Paleolithic Age by all of the following EXCEPT   rituals to lessen the fear of death. the development of simple stone and wooden tools. the ability to communicate with speech. the development of agricultural-based economies. slow population growth.

	The Mesolithic, or Middle Stone, Age spanned from   8000-5000 B.C.E. 12,000-8000 B.C.E. 80,000-40,000 4000-1500 B.C.E 200,000-15,000 B.C.E

	The emergence of agriculture, or the Neolithic Revolution, caused all of the following EXCEPT   the ability of humans to settle more permanently in one spot. the gradual removal of hunters from the agricultural community. an increase in the specialization of political, economic, and religious functions. a population explosion. the disappearance of hunter-gatherer communities.

	The Neolithic Revolution first occurred in   China. Middle East. Europe. The Bering Strait North Africa.

	Metal tools were preferred over wood and stone tools for all of the following reasons EXCEPT   they made woodworking easier. they were sharper and more precise. metal hoes and other tools allowed farmers to work the ground more efficiently. they were easier for ordinary people to produce in mass at home. they made superior weapons.

	Which of the following does not define a civilization?   more equality between social classes writing systems adaptation of new technology, such as metal tools political units capable of ruling large regions the development of cities

	The Tigris-Euphrates civilization, Sumeria, produced the first   irrigation system. wheel. monotheistic religion. writing system. village structure.

	Egyptian civilization differed from Mesopotamian civilization by stressing   trade and science. intense religious practice. an independent business class. the utilization of slave labor. more centralized and durable empires.

	Which river-valley civilization was characterized by isolation?   Missouri Hwanghe Nile Sumeria Indus

	As the most influential of the smaller Middle Eastern regional cultures, the Jews were characterized most by   an expanding population throughout the Middle East. agriculture. a strong military tradition. monotheism. a large, centralized state.

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