Test Bank For Connections A World History 3rd Edition By Edward

Chapter 1: The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 B.C.E.

1.1   Multiple-Choice Questions

1) Our information about early hominids comes from many sources, including __________.

1. A) letters
   B) fossils
2. C) cities
3. D) vehicles

Answer: B

Section: Our Earliest Ancestors

Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it.

Question Type: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty Level: Moderate

2) Unlike their predecessors, hominids __________.
A) lived primarily in Africa

1. B) knowingly handed on what they had learned
2. C) were capable of adapting to their environment
3. D) walked on four feet

Answer: B

Section: Our Earliest Ancestors

Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it.

Question Type: Analyze It

Difficulty Level: Difficult

3) The Paleolithic period lasted about __________ years.
A) 2 million
B) 50,000

1. C) 150 million
2. D) 8,000

Answer: A

Section: Our Earliest Ancestors

Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it.

Question Type: Remember the Facts

Difficulty Level: Easy

4) What was the earliest and longest stage of cultural development?

1. A) Neolithic
2. B) Paleolithic
3. C) Ice Age
4. D) Pleistocene epoch

Answer: B
Section: Our Earliest Ancestors
Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it.
Question Type: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy

5) Which is true of foragers?

1. A) They farm.
2. B) They herd animals.
3. C) They eat both animals and plants.
4. D) They are vegetarians.

Answer: C
Section: Our Earliest Ancestors
Objective: LO 1.1: Describe what we know about prehistoric hominids and explain how we know it.
Question Type: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate