test over unit 1 and 2

Question 1

the first civilizations in the Americas differed from the first civilizations in Africa and Asia because they…

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developed in mountain valleys, fertile lowlands, and highland areas

Question 2

one of the basic features of civilization is

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organized government

Question 3

as villages grew into cities, social organization became more complex. People were ranked according to

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their jobs

Question 4

immediate changes in ancient civilizations were often caused by

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environmental changes and events

Question 5

as methods of cultural diffusion, what do migration, trade, and warfare have in common

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they each cause interaction between people from different cultures

Question 6

how did the development of spoken language help Stone Age people

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It allowed people to cooperate and perhaps make plans for the future

Question 7

why are the roots of the Neolithic Revolution traced to the development of farming

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farming allowed people to live in permanent villages year-round

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how did the social structure develop in settled farming villages during the Neolithic Revolution

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Men began dominating social, political, and economic life

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what would be different about modern society if the Neolithic Revolution had not occurred?

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people would not live in large towns and cities

Question 10

the most likely reason Neolithic peoples formed governments was because they

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organize large public works projects

Question 11

the study of past people and cultures through their material remains?

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archeology

Question 12

earliest civilizations developed around what geographic feature

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rivers

Question 13

a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages is called what?

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city-state

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people who moved from place to place in search of food are called what

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nomads

Question 15

the belief that spirits inhabit plants, animals, or other natural objects is known as?

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animism

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first written languages where written in what form?

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cunieform

Question 17

what are objects made by humans and studied by historians

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artifacts

Question 18

what is the name given to the oldest complete humanoid skeleton

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Lucy

Question 19

the pivotal change in human societies from hunting and gathering to a more settled way of life based on agriculture and domestication of animals was?

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Neolithic Revolution

Question 20

what are some ways we can learn about a civilization without understanding their written records?

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We can learn about them through the artifacts they left behind

Question 21

Why do historians believe that the Harrapan Civilization was mostly peaceful

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Historians believe this because there is no evidence of war. There is no evidence of war in any form including art, war weapons, or signs of destruction to prove otherwise

Question 22

what evidence suggests that many people moved to Mohenjo Daro from far away? Why might people travel long distances to Harrapa

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The evidence that helps prove the theory of migration into Mohenjo daro is by analyzing their teeth. They also saw the art that showed people wearing a variety of clothing and hairstyles. They also probably moved for trade.

Question 23

Because people in Harappa were not fighting, what other skills could they develop

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they developed skills in architecture and plumbing

Question 24

why would having standard and uniform weights and measures be important for a civilization?

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because it can help build in relation to the topography of the region

Question 25

What modern conveniences and technology did the people of Harrapan have?

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pulmbing and architecture

Question 26

The _______ civilization was able to achieve a peaceful society where war was not fought. Becuase of this, they where able to develop modern day skills such as plumbing and architecture

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Harrapan

Question 27

group of hominids nicknamed the handy man because archeologists originally thought they where the first group of hominids to use stone tools. However, they did create stone tools, and used them to do things such as cut, scrape, chop, or saw plants, animals, or wood.

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Homo habilis

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earliest group of homonids

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Australopithecines

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upright man since their skeletons showed they where fully upright walkers . They where known to have large brains and bones and small teeth compared to other groups. Believed to be the first group to create fire. Created the first tool called a hand axe and their remains have been found throughout Europe and Asia.

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Homo erectus

Question 30

Theory that states that Homo Sapiens first lived in Africa and then migrated to other areas of the world.

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Out of Africa Theory

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modern day humans

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homo sapiens

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One of the two groups that originally developed from homo sapiens, that spread through out the world.

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early modern humans

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the two groups that emerged from homo sapiens

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Neanderthals and earliest modern humans

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where did Neanderthals mostly live

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Europe and Asia

Question 35

After Neanderthals died out, what is the other group that even still to this day is the only hominid group still on earth.

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modern day humans

Question 36

what are the two sections human prehistory is divided into?

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the old Stone Age (paleolithic period) (2 million - 12,000 years) + the new Stone Age (neolithic period) (12,000 - 5,000 years)

Question 37

what where many people in the old stone age?

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nomads

Question 38

what where the roles of men and women in the old stone age

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women: gatherers men: hunters

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people who move from place to place in search of food

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nomads

Question 40

during which two periods did people work with stone

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Old Stone Age and New Stone Age

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during this stone age, people developed skills and technology

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New Stone Age

Question 42

did humans use fire 1 million years ago?

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yes

Question 43

what are some advantages from the use of fire

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cooking, keeping animals away, staying warm

Question 44

Where Paleolithic people nomads?

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yes

Question 45

about how many people where in each paleolithic nomad group?

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20-30

Question 46

what do strategies for survival depend heavily on

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the environment they are in

Question 47

T or F the people from the Old Stone Age adapted accordingly to their environments

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True

Question 48

what where some tools that people in the Old Stone Age created?

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digging sticks, spears, axes from stone, bone and wood

Question 49

what events caused spoken language to occur

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hunting and they started to use it for plans in the future

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belief that inhabited plants animals or others

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animism

Question 51

where is the ancient civilization of sumar located

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in between the tigris and euphraties

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land between the rivers

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mesapotamia

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region of the middle east where civilizations first began

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fertile cresent

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unpredictable flooding, no natural protection, and limited resources where all challanges of which ancient civilization

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mesapotamia

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invented the wheel, the sail, the plow, math, and geometry along with cuniform

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sumer

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epic of gilgamesh

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sumer

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where was sargon the great from

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greece

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t or f sargon the great defeated the city states of sumer

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true

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world's first empire

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Akkah/ Sargon the great

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t or f the middle east was peaceful in ancient times

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false

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150 years after sumer

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babylon

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Babylon empire reached it's peak during the reign of

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Hammurabi

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t or f: hammarubis law is very violent

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true

Question 64

What age entered with the Hitties

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iron age

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where did the Hitties come to mesapotamia from

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Asia Minor or Turkey

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what where the Hitties experts in

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iron work

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what did good iron work allow the hitties for

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larger armies

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how many years since sumer had passed when the assyrians conquered mesapotamia

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2,000

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possibly the first people to use cruxcification

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Assyrians

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t or f the assyrians had a reputation for being cruel

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true

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founded the first library with work from the whole fertile cresent

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assyrians

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who did the assyrians fall to?

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nebuchadnezzar from the New Babylonian empire

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t or f babylon had 2 parts to it

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true

Question 74

who did the second round of Babylon fall to

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Persia

Question 75

t or f the persians hated their people and where very strict

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false, they where very tolerant and allowed people to keep their customs and religions

Question 76

who unified the persian empire

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Daruis I

Question 77

what system was established by Darius I once he unified Persia

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beureaucracy

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how was persia divided once daruis took over

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provinces and was governed by satraps (governers)

Question 79

who established common weights and measures in Persia`

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Darius I

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founded by zoroaster; rejected polytheism in favor of monotheism ; belief of good god in constant battle with evil ; belief of good judgement and afterlife

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Zoroastrianism

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powerful traders in the Mediterranean

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Phoenicians

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most important city states of the phoenicians

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tyre and sidon

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had colonies along nothern coast of africa and coasts of sicily, sardinia, and spain

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phoenicians

Question 84

who created an alphabet

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the phoenicians