Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past 6th Edition Test Bank

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Chapter 01-Before History1-1Chapter 01Before HistoryMultiple Choice Questions1.(p.5)The earth came into existence aroundA.five hundred million years ago.B.one billion years ago.C.four to five billion years ago.D.ten billion years ago.E.twenty-seven billion years ago.Topic: Evolution of Homo sapiens2.(p.6)The termprehistoryrefers to the period beforeA.writing.B.the first hominid.C.the appearance ofHomo sapiens.D.1000 B.C.E.E.the work of the Greek historian Herodotus.Topic: Evolution of Homo sapiens3.(p.6)From the period four million to one million years ago, which of the followingflourished in east Africa?A.Homo sapiens sapiensB.Homo erectusC.Neandertal peoplesD.Homo sapiensE.AustralopithecusTopic: Evolution of Homo sapiens

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Chapter 01-Before History1-24.(p.6-7)Which of the following statements aboutAustralopithecusis NOT true?A.They produced cleavers and hand axes.B.They traveled deliberately over distances as far as fifteen kilometers.C.They walked on two legs, thus freeing their arms to work independently.D.They produced choppers and scrapers.E.They were hominids.Topic: Evolution of Homo sapiens5.(p.7)The most important development ofHomo erectuswasA.fire.B.stone tools.C.walking upright on two legs.D.their communication skills.E.writing.Topic: Evolution of Homo sapiens6.(p.7)Which of the following statements is NOT true ofHomo erectus?A.They knew how to control fire.B.They developed language skills that enabled them to communicate complex ideas.C.They had brains roughly the same size as those of modern humans.D.They produced cleavers and hand axes.E.They walked upright on two legs.Topic: Evolution of Homo sapiens7.(p.7)Homo sapiensevolvedA.one million years ago.B.five hundred thousand years ago.C.one hundred thousand years ago.D.two hundred thousand years ago.E.forty thousand years ago.Topic: Evolution of Homo sapiens

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Chapter 01-Before History1-38.(p.9)Homo sapienshad appeared in almost all the habitable regions of the world by around________ years ago.A.250,000B.100,000C.50,000D.15,000E.5,000Topic: Evolution of Homo sapiens9.(p.9-10)Between sixty and fifteen thousand years ago,Homo sapiensused superiorknowledge, sophisticated tools, and language toA.build cities.B.exploit the natural world more efficiently than any other species.C.establish complex social and political institutions.D.develop the first known tools and controlled use of fire.E.develop farming communities.Topic: Evolution of Homo sapiens10.(p.10)Which of the following statements is true of the inhabitants of the paleolithic age?A.They had mastered writing.B.They domesticated animals.C.They were hunters and gatherers.D.They had discovered agriculture.E.They had mastered working with iron.Topic: Paleolithic Society

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Chapter 01-Before History1-411.(p.10)Most scholars believe that, during the paleolithic age, social organization wascharacterized byA.a relative social equality.B.a ruling priestly class.C.a dominant class based on the private ownership of land.D.a ruling merchant class.E.a dominant matriarchal structure.Topic: Paleolithic Society12.(p.10)The hunting and gathering lifestyle requiredA.male-dominated societies.B.life in small bands of thirty to fifty members.C.near-total isolation of groups from each other.D.that women devote most of their time to child-rearing.E.total gender equality.Topic: Paleolithic Society13.(p.14)The Venus figurinesA.were first found in the ruins of Çatal Hüyük.B.date back to the time ofAustralopithecus.C.were representative of the matriarchal societies of the neolithic age.D.are representations of the goddess of love found in Jericho.E.reflect early humans' deep interest in fertility.Topic: Paleolithic Society14.(p.13)With the development of languages, human beings were able toA.produce long cutting edges.B.accumulate knowledge and transmit it to new generations.C.begin to fashion sharp tools from animal bones.D.devise means for catching fish from deep waters.E.invent spear throwers.Topic: Paleolithic Society

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Chapter 01-Before History1-515.(p.14)One of the interpretations of the early human cave paintings is that they representA.positive proof of the limited intellectual world of the early human.B.early worship of the forces of evil.C.a variety of sympathetic magic.D.the first conscious development of art for its own sake.E.a complicated, and so far indecipherable, written language.Topic: Paleolithic Society16.(p.15)What do archeologists now believe is the most fundamental difference between theneolithic and paleolithic eras?A.artistryB.use of toolsC.use of fireD.reliance on foraging for subsistenceE.reliance on cultivation for subsistenceTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture17.(p.16)One of the earliest known agricultural techniques wasA.crop rotation.B.hunting and gathering.C.slash and burn.D.crop substitution.E.the use of the horse-drawn plow.Topic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture

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Chapter 01-Before History1-618.(p.17)The mastery of agriculture led to a population explosion. From a sparse population ofaround four million in 10,000 B.C.E., the global figure rose by 500 B.C.E. to aroundA.ten million.B.forty million.C.one hundred million.D.two hundred million.E.three hundred million.Topic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture19.(p.17)One of the earliest neolithic settlements was ________, which was located at afreshwater oasis north of the Dead Sea and had a population of around two thousand.A.JerichoB.Çatal HüyükC.AltamiraD.LascauxE.JomonTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture20.(p.17)Çatal Hüyük is significant because itA.marks the beginning of human civilization.B.marks the first human use of tools.C.was the site of the first human agriculture.D.is one of the best known early neolithic settlements.E.is the first instance of the use of a land bridge.Topic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture

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Chapter 01-Before History1-721.(p.18)The earliest of the three neolithic craft industries wasA.textile production.B.pottery.C.carpet weaving.D.metallurgy.E.weapon production.Topic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture22.(p.18)The earliest metal worked systematically by humans wasA.copper.B.tin.C.bronze.D.iron.E.steel.Topic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture23.(p.19)The ultimate source of wealth in any agricultural society isA.gold.B.copper.C.land.D.control over the protective deities.E.the accumulation of weapons.Topic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture24.(p.21)In representations of the rapidly changing agricultural cycle, neolithic worshipperssometimes associated fertility with animals likeA.bulls.B.birds.C.bears.D.frogs or butterflies.E.rats.Topic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture

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Chapter 01-Before History1-825.(p.23)Cities differed from neolithic villages in two principal ways. First, cities were largerand more complex than neolithic villages. The second difference was that citiesA.served the needs of their inhabitants and immediate neighbors.B.decisively influenced the economic, political, and cultural life of large regions.C.were less advanced militarily.D.had populations in the thousands.E.had protective deities.Topic: Neolithic Transition to AgricultureTrue / False Questions26.(p.7)Homo erectus flourished from around two million to two hundred thousand yearsago.TRUETopic: Evolution of Homo sapiens27.(p.17)Jericho is a site of cave paintings in Spain.FALSETopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture28.(p.18)Çatal Hüyük was a village in south central Anatolia with a population of around fivethousand.TRUETopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture29.(p.7)The definition ofHomo sapiensis "consciously thinking human."TRUETopic: Evolution of Homo sapiens

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Chapter 01-Before History1-930.(p.12)Neandertal peoples flourished in Europe from around two hundred thousand to thirty-five thousand years ago and who performed deliberate burials accompanied by ritualobservances.TRUETopic: Paleolithic Society31.(p.15)The term for "new stone age" is neolithic.TRUETopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture32.(p.13-14)The sculptures of women usually depicted with exaggerated sexual features areknown as Venus figurines.TRUETopic: Paleolithic Society33.(p.7)Homo erectusis the order of primates that flourished in Africa as early as four millionyears ago.FALSETopic: Evolution of Homo sapiensEssay Questions34.Trace the development ofAustralopithecus,Homo erectus, andHomo sapiens. Whateffect did they have on the world around them?Answers will varyTopic: Evolution of Homo sapiens

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Chapter 01-Before History1-1035.Explore the rise of the city. In what ways was the city different from the large villages ofthe earlier neolithic age?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture36.Richard Leakey wrote, "Humans are unique because they have the capacity to choosewhat they do." What is the significance of this statement? When did humans develop theability to choose? Is there a negative side to this capability?Answers will varyTopic: Evolution of Homo sapiensTopic: Neolithic Transition to AgricultureTopic: Paleolithic Society37.Are there drawbacks to the rise of complex societies? In other words, is every aspect ofcivilization good? Are there still problems today that stretch back to the rise of civilization?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture38.Examine the profound changes brought about by the discovery of agriculture. How didthis seemingly simple discovery change the course of human history?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture

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Chapter 01-Before History1-1139.Explore the culture of the paleolithic age. What does it say about their changing world? Inwhat ways did paleolithic humans try to make sense of the world?Answers will varyTopic: Paleolithic Society40.Examine the changing world of the neolithic age. What were the foundations of this age?In what fundamental ways was it different from the preceding paleolithic age? In what wayswere the accomplishments of this period setting the stage for the rise of complex societies?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to AgricultureTopic: Paleolithic Society41.Discuss some of the profound differences between the paleolithic and neolithic ages. Whatallowed for these differences? How did these differences affect development after theneolithic age?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to AgricultureTopic: Paleolithic Society42.Explore the early human cave paintings at Lascaux and Altamira. Explain how this art isan expression of human advancement.Answers will varyTopic: Paleolithic Society

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Chapter 01-Before History1-1243.What do the elaborate burial rituals of Neandertal humans tell us about these people andtheir view of their place in the universe?Answers will varyTopic: Paleolithic Society44.Use the maps in this chapter to follow the path of human habitation. What areas wereinhabited most recently? Why?Answers will varyTopic: Evolution of Homo sapiens45.Examine Map 1.2, "Origins and early spread of agriculture." What can the type and spreadof agricultural products tell us about the movements of human beings and the nature of theirrelationship to each other?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture46.Examine the image of the Venus figurine on page 14. What is the significance of thisimage? What can it tell us about the mind-set of early humans? Why would this imagerepresent fertility to early humans?Answers will varyTopic: Paleolithic Society

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Chapter 01-Before History1-1347.What could the cave painting on page 13 tell the modern viewer about the paleolithicworld? How does it express the paleolithic belief of sympathetic magic?Answers will varyTopic: Paleolithic Society48.Look at the cave paintings on pages 15 and 16. How do they represent the changing worldof the neolithic age? Why would the themes be different from those in paleolithic cavepaintings?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture49.Look at the picture of the pottery on page 20. What role did pottery play in humandevelopment? Why would it be in the shape of a deer?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture50.What was the significance of the discovery of Lucy's bones?Answers will varyTopic: Evolution of Homo sapiens51.What set the genusAustralopithecusapart from other animal species of the time?Answers will varyTopic: Evolution of Homo sapiens

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Chapter 01-Before History1-1452.What were the most important changes in the evolution fromAustralopithecustoHomoerectus?Answers will varyTopic: Evolution of Homo sapiens53.What advantages didHomo sapienspossess overHomo erectus?Answers will varyTopic: Evolution of Homo sapiens54.What were the differences between the Neandertal andHomo sapiens?Answers will varyTopic: Evolution of Homo sapiensTopic: Paleolithic Society55.What is the significance of cave art? The Venus figurines?Answers will varyTopic: Paleolithic Society56.How did the gradual transformation from hunting and gathering to agriculture probablyoccur? How did it spread?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to AgricultureTopic: Paleolithic Society

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Chapter 01-Before History1-1557.What were the most significant positive and negative effects of the agricultural transitionon human society?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture58.What were the earliest craft industries to emerge and how did they benefit those living inneolithic villages?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture59.How did early cities differ from neolithic villages and towns?Answers will varyTopic: Neolithic Transition to Agriculture

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