, Chapter 01
The Foundations of Complex Societies
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 5) The first productive agricultural communities appeared in the
A. first millennium B.C.E.
B. third millennium B.C.E.
C. sixth millennium B.C.E.
D. second millennium B.C.E.
E. fourth millennium B.C.E.
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Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
2. (p. 6) Homo sapiens evolved
A. one million years ago.
B. five hundred thousand years ago.
C. one hundred thousand years ago.
D. two hundred thousand years ago.
E. forty thousand years ago.
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3. (p. 6) Which of the following is given in the correct chronological order?
A. Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens sapiens, Homo erectus, Australopithecus
B. Australopithecus, Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens sapiens
C. Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Australopithecus, Homo sapiens sapiens
D. Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens sapiens
E. Australopithecus, Homo sapiens sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens
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,4. (p. 7) The domestication of plants and animals is a hallmark of
A. the paleolithic era.
B. the neolithic era.
C. the hominids.
D. Homo erectus.
E. the first Homo sapiens.
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5. (p. 6-7) Which of the following can be best credited for the expansion of Homo sapiens
communities throughout the world?
A. land bridges
B. writing
C. hunting
D. farming
E. the work of the Greek historian Herodotus
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Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
6. (p. 7) A rapidly increasing population encouraged the development of new forms of
A. social organization.
B. writing.
C. migration.
D. religion.
E. competition amongst different groups.
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Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
, 7. (p. 8) Çatal Hüyük is significant because it
A. marks the beginning of human civilization.
B. marks the first human use of tools.
C. is the site of the first human use of agriculture.
D. is the site of the first city.
E. marks the first instance of the use of a land bridge.
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Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
8. (p. 8) The word Mesopotamia means
A. the "pure land."
B. the "land of the strong."
C. "the blood of Gilgamesh."
D. "wedged-shaped."
E. "the land between the rivers."
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
9. (p. 8) Which of the following is NOT a Semitic language?
A. Hebrew
B. Phoenician
C. Aramaic
D. Sumerian
E. Akkadian
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
The Foundations of Complex Societies
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 5) The first productive agricultural communities appeared in the
A. first millennium B.C.E.
B. third millennium B.C.E.
C. sixth millennium B.C.E.
D. second millennium B.C.E.
E. fourth millennium B.C.E.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
2. (p. 6) Homo sapiens evolved
A. one million years ago.
B. five hundred thousand years ago.
C. one hundred thousand years ago.
D. two hundred thousand years ago.
E. forty thousand years ago.
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Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
3. (p. 6) Which of the following is given in the correct chronological order?
A. Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens sapiens, Homo erectus, Australopithecus
B. Australopithecus, Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens sapiens
C. Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Australopithecus, Homo sapiens sapiens
D. Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens sapiens
E. Australopithecus, Homo sapiens sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens
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Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
,4. (p. 7) The domestication of plants and animals is a hallmark of
A. the paleolithic era.
B. the neolithic era.
C. the hominids.
D. Homo erectus.
E. the first Homo sapiens.
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Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
5. (p. 6-7) Which of the following can be best credited for the expansion of Homo sapiens
communities throughout the world?
A. land bridges
B. writing
C. hunting
D. farming
E. the work of the Greek historian Herodotus
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
6. (p. 7) A rapidly increasing population encouraged the development of new forms of
A. social organization.
B. writing.
C. migration.
D. religion.
E. competition amongst different groups.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
, 7. (p. 8) Çatal Hüyük is significant because it
A. marks the beginning of human civilization.
B. marks the first human use of tools.
C. is the site of the first human use of agriculture.
D. is the site of the first city.
E. marks the first instance of the use of a land bridge.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Transition to Agriculture
8. (p. 8) The word Mesopotamia means
A. the "pure land."
B. the "land of the strong."
C. "the blood of Gilgamesh."
D. "wedged-shaped."
E. "the land between the rivers."
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
9. (p. 8) Which of the following is NOT a Semitic language?
A. Hebrew
B. Phoenician
C. Aramaic
D. Sumerian
E. Akkadian
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
