unit 1 test

Question 1

what is a member of a group that has no permanent home, in search for food and water?

Answer 1

nomads

Question 2

what is the period in human history where people began using bronze rather than copper or stone?

Answer 2

bronze age

Question 3

what is the development of particular skills?

Answer 3

specialization

Question 4

what is a prehistoric period when people made use of crude stone tools and weapons?

Answer 4

paleolithic age

Question 5

what is the form of trade in which people exchange goods without money?

Answer 5

barter

Question 6

who are the professional record keepers in early civilizations?

Answer 6

scribes

Question 7

who makes goods by hand?

Answer 7

artisans

Question 8

what is the way of farming where people clear fields by cutting and burning trees and grass?

Answer 8

slash and burn farming

Question 9

what is the prehistoric period where people learned to polish stone tools, grow crops, and raise animals?

Answer 9

neolithic age

Question 10

whats the taming of animals for human use?

Answer 10

domestication

Question 11

what is a member of a biologic group including human beings and related to species that walk upright?

Answer 11

hominid

Question 12

whats the tiered, pyramid structure that formed part of the Sumerian temple?

Answer 12

Ziggurat

Question 13

whats the long lasting pattern of organization in a community?

Answer 13

institution

Question 14

what member of a nomadic group’s food supply relies on hunting animals and collecting plants?

Answer 14

hunter gatherer

Question 15

what form of culture is characterized by cities, workers, institutions, record keeping, and technology?

Answer 15

civilization

Question 16

which species do human beings belong to?

Answer 16

homo sapiens

Question 17

what is the system of writing with wedge shaped symbols?

Answer 17

cuneiform

Question 18

what is the way where people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet needs?

Answer 18

technology

Question 19

what is a people’s unique way of life?

Answer 19

culture

Question 20

a human made object is called a ?

Answer 20

artifact

Question 21

what were the first major achievements of the africans?

Answer 21

fire, stone tools, and language

Question 22

how long ago did humans emerge from south western africa?

Answer 22

200,000 yrs ago

Question 23

what are the characteristics of civilization?

Answer 23

specialized workers, record keeping, complex institutions, advanced cities, and advanced technology

Question 24

what did economic changes cause?

Answer 24

it caused elaborate irrigation systems to be built to create more land and crops

Question 25

what did social changes cause?

Answer 25

it caused special groups of workers to be formed and social classes of different wealth emerged

Question 26

who were one of the first groups of people to form a civilization that stood out?

Answer 26

the Sumerians

Question 27

what were sumerians known for?

Answer 27

arithmetic, geometry, architectural innovations, and cuneiform

Question 28

what was the curved rich land of southwest asia called?

Answer 28

the fertile crescent

Question 29

where was the | "land between the rivers"?

Answer 29

mesopotamia

Question 30

what is a city that controls its surrounding land?

Answer 30

a city state

Question 31

what is a series of rulers in one family called?

Answer 31

a dynasty

Question 32

the belief of multiple gods is called?

Answer 32

polytheism

Question 33

what is the spreading of a new product or idea?

Answer 33

cultural diffusion

Question 34

the bringing of nations together is ?

Answer 34

an empire

Question 35

who created the code of laws?

Answer 35

hammurabi

Question 36

what were the 3 environmental challenges sumerians faced?

Answer 36

unpredictable flooding, no natural barriers, and limited resources

Question 37

what did hammurabis code cover?

Answer 37

stealing, hate, fault, and slavery

Question 38

what is the longest river in the world?

Answer 38

the nile

Question 39

the narrow strip along the nile produced?

Answer 39

fertile soil

Question 40

what was the egyptians government?

Answer 40

theocracy

Question 41

what is the large marshy area at the nile called?

Answer 41

the delta

Question 42

who wore the crown of lower egypt?

Answer 42

narmer

Question 43

who were considered gods (almost as powerful as heavens)?

Answer 43

pharaohs

Question 44

where was the resting place for pharaohs after death?

Answer 44

a pyramid

Question 45

what was the process of embalming to prevent bodies from decaying called?

Answer 45

mummification

Question 46

what was the "sacred carving"?

Answer 46

heiroglyphics

Question 47

what was the egyptian writing surface?

Answer 47

papyrus

Question 48

the nile enters into what sea?

Answer 48

the mediterranean sea

Question 49

where did women have more rights?

Answer 49

ancient egypt

Question 50

what did hieroglyphs represent?

Answer 50

religious words, parts of words, and adorned temples

Question 51

what was papyrus made from?

Answer 51

reeds from the nile