StraighterLine-Acrobatiq Survey of World
History Exam Questions And Correct
Answers
Which statement best describes the system used in this course for reckoning time?
a. It is organized chronologically by key events
b. It uses simple addition to calculate the passage of time from earlier to later.
c. It varies based on the geographical location of events.
d. It uses three designations to note three main periods of time.
e. It is measured by centuries. - answer✔✔d. It uses three designations to note three main periods
of time.
An event that took place approximately 25,000 years before today would have a date followed by
which designation?
e. AC - answer✔✔d. BP
A historian studying a period in the past for which there is no material evidence available is
studying an event in what time period?
a. Prehistoric
b. Historical
c. Medieval
d. Premodern
e. Classical - answer✔✔a. Prehistoric
Which characteristic defines "historical" but not "prehistoric" periods?
a. presence of Homo sapiens
b. availability of written records
c. events within it are chronologically organized.
d. assumptions about human behavior can be drawn
e. occurring during and after the Paleolithic era - answer✔✔b. availability of written records
During which era did modern humans first appear?
d. Common - answer✔✔b. Paleolithic
Which is the best explanation for why Homo sapiens was the first hominid species to migrate to
regions beyond Africa?
a. They developed formal language for communicating.
b. They developed more complex thinking ability.
c. They developed a seasonal pattern of migration.
d. They developed cooperative hunting techniques.
e. They developed simple tools. - answer✔✔b. They developed more complex thinking ability.
Which statements describe advances that marked the evolution from earlier hominids to Homo
sapiens? (Select all that apply.)
a. Homo sapiens engaged in the practice of foraging.
b. Homo sapiens developed stone tools.
c. Homo sapiens created art to depict their experiences.
d. Homo sapiens engaged in abstract thought. - answer✔✔a; d
Which of the following is NOT an example of culture among early humans?
a. Men were in charge of hunting.
b. Women had relatively short lifespans.
c. Men and women lived in the same structures. - answer✔✔b. Women had relatively short
lifespans.
Which of the following is a change that is directly related to new food production practices in the
Neolithic era?
a. establishment of culture
b. population boom
c. migration to new continents
d. cessation of foraging
e. increased conflict - answer✔✔b. population boom
Within early cities, the elite rose to power mostly because of their ability to do which of the
following?
a. distributing surpluses equally among members of the community
b. create a division of labor between genders
c. develop diplomatic relationships with other cities
d. acquire wealth through producing their own food and goods
e. use their wealth to control and manage communal resources - answer✔✔e. use their wealth to
control and manage communal resources
In order for a civilization to become sedentary and to establish towns and cities, ______ was
necessary. - answer✔✔agriculture
_____ developed as a direct result of trade between societies. - answer✔✔writing
Why did urban society establish itself earlier in southern Mesopotamia than in the northern part
of the area?
a. Flooding of the rivers was less likely in southern Mesopotamia.
b. Silt deposited by the rivers made the southern region more fertile.
c. The climate was most favorable near the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
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