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World History Unit 1, Chapter 1Assessment

World History                                                                                       Name:_________________

Unit 1, Chapter 1

Assessment                                                                                          Date: ____________




 

  • Why is the Prehistoric period called the Stone Age?

 







 

  • Why did the ability to walk upright and the development of the opposable thumb represent significant breakthroughs for early hominids?

 







 

  • Why do some archaeologists believe that women were the first farmers?

 







 

  • Why did the growth of civilization make government necessary?

 






 

  • Why did a system of record-keeping develop in civilizations?

 







 

  • What effect did trade have on the development of civilization?

 


Multiple choice 

                        

                          1. According to Richard Leakey, What is the job of the archaeologist

  • To study coins to learn about an economy.
  • To clean out caves where early ancestors lived.
  • To create images of coins, pottery, and textiles.
  • To examine artifacts found at a location.

 

 

                  2.  What term applies to the behaviors, economic activities, and beliefs referred

                         by Richard Leakey?

 

  • Culture
  • Civilization
  • Case study
  • Artifacts

 

                 3.  What information might an archaeologist learn from the painting on pg 25?

 

  • The height of the humans living in the region
  • The names of the gods worshipped here
  • Types of animals found in the region
  • The time of year this cave was visited

 





Bonus

 

Write about how the lives of the early people changed.

 

 

  • How different it was to live in a civilization.
  • The advancement of technology.
  • The social classes.

 

 

                                                                                                                                          

                                                      







                       

                        

                    


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