Prehistory to Early Civilizations

Paleolithic EraNeolithic Era

Civilization

Prehistory refers to the period of time

A. after the first civilizations emerged

B. before written language

C. When the first nation-states emerged

How do we learn about prehistoric humans?

A. We study their books and ancient writings.

B. We dig up and analyze what is left of them and the things they made

C. We study government documents.

Who studies past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, fossils,

and artifacts?A. botonist

B. historian

C. archaeologist

A. Compare it to the age of other items found at the same site

B. Relative dating

C. Analyze the carbon-14 content (carbon dating)

Which is the most accurate way to determine the age of an organic (once living) item?

What is the name of this archaeological

site located in England? A. Parthenon

B. Pantheon

C. Stonehenge

Aleppo, Jericho, Çatalhöyük, and Stonehenge are all archaeological sites built during the

1. Paleolithic Era

2. Neolithic Era

3. Early civilization

4. Classical Era7

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Jericho

Mediterranean Sea

Aleppo

The Neolithic cities pictured on the map grew due to the agricultural advantage of their location

1. in the Fertile Crescent

2. on the Aegean Sea

3. in the Indus Valley

4. on the Persian Gulf

Çatalhöyük is an example of a Neolithic settlement currently under excavation in

1. England

2. Anatolia

3. Mesopotamia

4. Egypt

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A. EuropeB. AfricaC. Asia

Where are the oldest remains of humans found?

A. homo erectusB. homo habilisC. homo sapiens

The scientific name for modern man is

A. Neolithic

B. Civilization

C. Paleolithic

Which era lasted from the emergence of man until the development of agriculture?

Another name for the Paleolithic Era is the

A. bronze age

B. new stone age

C. old stone age

How did people of the old stone age obtain food?

A. farming

B. hunting and gathering

C. trading

A. nomadic

B. pottery

C. oral language

D. fire

E. simple tools and weapons

All of the following were characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies EXCEPT

Paleolithic people lived in

A.cities

B.permanent villages

C.clans (family groups)

The key invention of the Neolithic era was the development of

A. cities

B. agricultureC. fire

Because they no longer had to migrate in search of food and water, people of the Neolithic Era were

able to live in ______ and settle in_______.

A.tents/clans

B.permanent dwellings/villages

C.caves/cities

A. woven cloth

B. bronze tools

C. domesticated animals

D. pottery

All of the following are new technologies developed during the new stone age EXCEPT

A. permanent dwellings

B. settled farming

C. cities

What is the key feature of civilization?

What was the main reason for the growth of cities?

A. agricultural surplus

B. urban planning

C. invention of cement

What led to the production of extra food in the earliest civilizations?

A. The three-field system

B. the plow, irrigation, and better farming tools

C. Farm subsidies

All of the following are characteristics of early civilizations EXCEPT

A. cities

B. centralized governments

C. rigid class system

D. elected rulers

E. written language

All of the following are characteristics of early civilizations EXCEPT

A. law codes

B. job specialization

C. bronze and iron tools

D. hereditary rulers

E. monotheistic religions

The earliest written languages (cuneiform,

hieroglyphics) developed from

A. pictograms B. lettersC. sounds

Job SpecializationMatch jobs to descriptions:

A. artisans : blacksmiths, brick-layers, potters, weavers

B. scribes : could read and write

C. merchants : bought and sold goods (traded).

Polytheism is the belief in

A.one God

B. many gods

C. no god(s)