15 Jan Question 20The Paleolithic period

HS150 World Civilizations I

Lesson 1 Exam

Question 1Rajahs were the leaders of:

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farming communities.

small kingdoms.

large empires.

villages.

Question 2The earliest sign of gender roles appears in __________ society.

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Neolithic

Neanderthal

Homo sapiens

hominid

Question 3Mesopotamia was in present-day:

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Iraq.

Iran.

Syria.

Israel.

Question 4Hinduism assimilated Buddhism, by relating the Buddha to:

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Vishnu.

Ganesha.

Indra.

Siddhartha.

Question 5Why did farming lead to larger populations?

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Farming provides a more varied diet than hunting and gathering.

A sedentary lifestyle was healthier.

Farming produces more food per acre than hunting and gathering.

Farming led to the abandonment of hunting, which was inherently dangerous.

Question 6The shift to farming is called a “revolution” because it:

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impacted the entire world in one great leap.

was accompanied by violent upheaval.

brought profound changes.

ended nomadic pastoral societies.

Question 7The two great rivers of India are the:

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Tigris and the Euphrates.

Ganges and the Indus.

Nile and the Ganges.

Oxus and the Tigris.

Question 8What is the main cause of diversity among human populations?

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Responses to different environments

Physical differences of the first Homo sapiens

Genetic differences in the first hominids

The different species of Homo sapiens

Question 9Which of these is TRUE of Harappan and later Indian civilizations?

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Harappan culture continued uninterrupted until about 100 C.E.

Harappan culture disappeared, with no legacy for later Indian civilization.

Harappan civilization disappeared, but left a cultural legacy.

Harappan civilization is essentially the culture of modern India and Pakistan.

Question 10The Jewish identity developed largely in contrast to the:

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Babylonians.

Nubians.

Egyptians.

Persians.

Question 11Which of these divides Africa into two great regions?

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the Congo River

the Nile River

the Sahara Desert

the Niger River

Question 12Which of the following is another term for the Great Ice Age?

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Neolithic period

Pleistocene epoch

New Stone Age

Old Stone Age

Question 13What is the major source for information about Aryan India?

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The Vedas

Archaeological remains

Harappan cities

Legal texts

Question 14The Akkadian Empire demonstrated the historical principle that:

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empires are more stable than monarchies.

civilizations are the same as empires.

pastoral and farming economies are compatible.

conquest can be a means of spreading culture.

Question 15Unlike their predecessors, hominids:

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lived primarily in Africa.

knowingly handed on what they had learned.

were capable of adapting to their environment.

walked on four feet.

Question 16Which of the following was the first system of writing?

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Sanskrit

The Phoenician alphabet

Cuneiform

Hieroglyphics

Question 17The untouchables tolerated their treatment by other castes because:

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their military was unable to defend them.

they were afraid of bad karma.

they didn’t want to fulfill their dharma.

they believed the teachings of Siddhartha.

Question 18The basic scriptures for the Hindu faith are found in the:

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Bhagavad Gita.

Upanishads.

Epic of Gilgamesh.

Qur’an.

Question 19Contact between India and other world regions was most frequently via what route?

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The Indian Ocean

The Indus River

Northwest India

The Deccan

Question 20The Paleolithic period lasted about __________ years.

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150 million

2 million

150,000

8,000