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The oldest remains of Homo sapiens species ever discovered date to about |
160,000 years ago |
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Some scientists have come to believe that human beings originally arose |
In both Africa and Asia |
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Historians use which of the following characteristics to define civilization |
Existence of cities |
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The period around 50,000-45,000 B.C.E. Was crucial because Homo sapiens began to |
Migrate out of Africa |
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Paleolithic people's made tools and implements from which of the following material? |
Bone, wood, and stone |
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Late Paleolithic cave paintings display |
Religious ideas and artistic ability |
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What environmental change is believed to have led to radical change in the nomadic Paleolithic way of life? |
The climate in certain Near East regions became milder and wetter, resulting in increased fertility of the land. |
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Which of the following was not a result of the invention and spread of agriculture during the Neolithic period? |
Leveling of hills |
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What is implied by the presence of massive fortification well surrounding the Neolithic village of Jericho? |
The people of Jericho feared attacks by outsiders. |
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What is implied by the presence of massive fortification well surrounding the Neolithic village of Jericho? |
The people of Jericho feared attacks by outsiders. |
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The Neolithic cultivation of plants, organization of settlements, and irrigation farming led to a good surplus that did not result in which of the following ? |
Difficulties in storing the surplus |
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The oldest example of woven textiles comes from which period? |
Neolithic |
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Craft specialist in Catalhoyuk |
Worked not only with wood, stone and bone but also with metal. |
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Craft specialist in Catalhoyuk |
Worked not only with wood, stone and bone but also with metal. |
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Where might one find evidence of the religious practices and beliefs in Catalhoyuk? |
Wall paintings and shrines |
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Craft specialist in Catalhoyuk |
Worked not only with wood, stone and bone but also with metal. |
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Where might one find evidence of the religious practices and beliefs in Catalhoyuk? |
Wall paintings and shrines |
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The first western civilization emerged in |
Mesopotamia(4000-3000 B.C.E), Egypt (3050 B.C.E) Anatolia (2000 B.C.E) |
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How did the Neolithic people's living between and around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers compensate for the infrequent rainfal and soaring temperatures to produce abudant food? |
The developed an extensive system of irrigation |
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When irrigation contributed to a larger food supply, greater central authority was needed to |
Organize labor for canal maintenance |
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In early Sumerian settlements, poor and rich alike suffered frequent illnesses as a result of the |
Lack of a waste disposal system, which caused the water supply to become contaminated. |
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What was the Sumarians' purpose in inventing writing? |
The sumarians invented writing to keep track of taxes, agriculture yields, and business transactions |
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The Akkadian empire conquered nearby territories in order to |
Obtain wealth by acquiring valuable metals. |
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The Akkadian empire conquered nearby territories in order to |
Obtain wealth by acquiring valuable metals. |
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Beginning about 2000 B.C.E, which man made environment crisi wreaked havoc on Mesopotamian political stability? |
Intensive irrigation elevated salt levels, which decreased the fertility of the soil and lowered corp yields |
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The Babylonians created some of the earliest written laws, the most famous being the code of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE) which was written primarily in response to |
Demands for justice on the part of manual laborers and slaves |