Chapter 1 Review

Prehistory is the time before humans

• appeared on Earth

• began to use tools

• began to farm

• invented writing

Ideas and information spread from city to city through

• universities

• people who were taken captive

• trade

• invasions by armies

Pastoral nomads travel from place to place to

• find good places to grow food

• find food for their animals

• find good places to establish trade routes

• avoid having to fight with their enemies

The first metal used by Europeans was

• brass

• copper

• iron

• steel

Systems of writing were developed about 5,000 years ago by people in Southwest Asia and

• Africa

• the Americas

• Europe

• Japan

In the New Stone Age, people began to

• use fire to ward off large, dangerous animals

• grow their own food

• make tools

• mine ore

Kings, priests, military officers, merchants, artisans, and slaves are all examples of people from different

• societies

• cultures

• traditions

• social classes

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• Having a surplus of food meant that families could be larger

• Having surplus food meant that some people could do work other than farming.

• Having surplus food meant that food could be stored

• Having surplus good meant that crops did not need to be planted every year

Geography refers to climate, landscape, and

• population

• location

• culture

• food supply

Archaeologists use all of the following to study prehistoric cultures EXCEPT

• writing on stone

• bones

• tools

• spear points