Midterm Review

Use the diagram below in order to answer the question. Which title best completes this diagram?

• Elements of a Civilization

• Features of a Nomadic Lifestyle

• Basic Components of the Paleolithic Age

• Human Life 50,000 Years Ago

These architectural achievements in the image above best indicate that

• advanced technology existed in early civilizations

• religion was of little importance

• entertainment was important to these ancient societies

• trade routes existed between China and the Americas

Culture is sometimes referred to as a “blueprint for living” because it

• flourishes best in traditional societies

• includes everything that contributes to a society’s development

• is determined by genetics

• provides plans for exploration of new territory

Which was true of food-gathering societies in prehistoric times?

• society was highly industrialized

• the population tended to be small

• private property was important

• there was a system of mass production

Early peoples who moved frequently as they searched for food they needed for survival were called:

• hunters and gatherers

• village dwellers

• subsistence farmers

• guild members

People migrating from Asia during the Ice Age (beginning 1.6 million years ago) came to North America because they were

• following herds of wild animals

• seeking religious freedom

• brought in slave ships

• seeking better jobs and education

In the Old Stone Age, before 6000 BCE, early peoples did all of the following EXCEPT:

• walk upright

• farm land

• make jewelry

• use tools

Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question below. Based on this map, on which continent did humans first appear?

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

• Africa

The life of early humans is difficult to understand. This is because early humans did NOT leave us

• everyday tools

• cave drawings

• written records

• stone jewelry

Using the image above, ancient civilizations developed along rivers primarily because Neolithic people had to cooperate to

• hunt for meat

• build temples to worship their gods

• defend themselves against invading tribes

• irrigate for farming