World History Cumulative Test #1

Why is history important to study?

• Helps us understand people and societies

• Helps us understand change and how our world came to be

• Helps us recognize our identity and where we come from

• All of the above

True or False: Firsthand letters, diaries, and government records are examples of secondary sources.

• True

• False

_________ is the study of objects to learn about past

human life

• Anthropology

• Archaeology

• Biology

• Criminology

According to the time line, which civilization was the earliest to flourish?

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Harappa

• Rome

• Buddha

The study of the physical features of the earth and how it affects human activity is known as

• geography

• biology

• anatomy

• economics

What are the imaginary lines that circle the Earth

vertically from north to south?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Lateral

What are the imaginary lines that circle the Earth from east to west and are

parallel to the equator?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Artifact

• Prime meridian

True or False: Absolute location is a specific, fixed point on earth that is given by coordinates.

• True

• False

True or False: A nomad is a person who moves from place to place to survive.

• True

• False

Life became easier for Paleolithic people once they discovered...

• writing

• farming

• fire

• Internet