HY210_World Civilization I -TEST ONE Answers

Question 1

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Our own species and its ‘cousins’ began................ ago.

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about 8 to 5 million years

See CHAPTER 1 Lecture: Africa and the Origin of Humanity

use 'about' since these are not exact dates.

Question 2

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Our own species and its ‘cousins’ began in.........

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the forests of central and eastern Africa

See CHAPTER 1 Lecture: Africa and the Origin of Humanity

It is extremely important that you be specific. Remember, some apes stayed in the forest while our ancestors left the forests of central and eastern Africa triggering the evolutionary changes we are tracing.

Question 3

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The fundamental reason why our own species evolved differently from the modern-day chimpanzee is that

Some great apes took an upright position and began to walk on two legs

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Some great apes came out of the forests

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None of the above

Some great apes developed fully opposable thumbs

Question 4

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About 4 to 1.5 million years ago, the hominid or the family of our own species evolved into the Australopithecus.

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True

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False

See CHAPTER 1 Lecture: Africa and the Origin of Humanity 1

Question 5

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Why do we call the Australopithecines Homo habilis?

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Because they moved from being tool users to becoming tool makers

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Because they developed a more robust skull and a more massive chewing dentition.

Because some great apes left the forests and lived in open areas like savannahs

None of the above

Question 6

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Give the approximate date of the development of the Homo habilis.

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about 2.6 million years ago

None of the above

about 5 million years ago

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about 4 to 1 million years ago

Incorrect!

See CHAPTER 1 Lecture: Africa and the Origin of Humanity 1

Question 7

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About 1.8 million years ago, Homo habilis became as tall as the average modern human. Homo habilis’s walking posture became full upright, and his shape became more like that of modern humans. As a result of this physical change, Homo habilis is called............

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Homo ergaster

Question 8

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Homo erectus originated in Africa.

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True

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False

See CHAPTER 1 Lecture: Africa and the Origin of Humanity 1

Question 9

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Why did Homo ergaster come to be called Homo erectus?

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Because of his distinctive evolution in Asia.

All of the above

Because he originated in Asia

Because he did not originate from Africa

Question 10

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Between 1.5 million and 60,000 years ago, a group of Homo ergasters migrated out of Africa to Europe. Once in Europe, the Homo ergaster evolved into a species a little different from the Homo ergaster left in Africa. Because of this distinctive evolution, we call the changed Homo ergaster in Europe-----------------------------------------.

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Neanderthal man

Homo neanderthalensis

See CHAPTER 1 Lecture: Africa and the Origin of Humanity

Question 11

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Only the Homo ergaster in Africa survived and evolved into a new and fully modern species called ----------------------------- about 60,000 years ago.

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homo sapiens

See lecture on Chapter 1: Origin of Humanity in Africa

spelling!

Question 12

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The Homo ergaster that migrated to Asia and to Europe became ----------------------- before 60,000 years ago.

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extinct

Question 13

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The new and fully modern species into which Homo ergaster evolved about 60,000 years ago in Africa migrated first to Asia and then to Europe. His migration to Asia happened shortly after he became fully modern in Africa, but his migration to Europe happened only about ---------------------------------------. This new and fully modern species in Europe is called the Cro-Magnon.

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about 40,000 years ago

See Lecture Chapter 1: Origin of Humanity in Africa

Question 14

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Anthropologists classify the so-called pre-historic cultures by their -------------. This classification fits their effort to document the progress of humanity.

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tools

Question 15

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In their effort to classify pre-historic cultures, anthropologists assume that--------------were less intelligent than tool makers.

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tool users

See Lecture Chapter 1: Origin of Humanity in Africa

Question 16

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The first pre-historic culture used an “old stone.” Thus, this culture is classified as a --------------------------culture.

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paleolithic

Question 17

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The second pre-historic culture used a new or ------------------- stone.

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improved

See CHAPTER 2: MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION AND HISTORICAL CONVENTIONS

Question 18

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Anthropologists would say that both pre-historic cultures were not civilized. This is because civilization, according to these scholars, only appeared around 3500 BCE in Mesopotamia. In that sense, the bronze culture was not a pre-historic culture; it was a civilized culture because the invention of the bronze tool occurred around...........

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3100 BCE

Question 19

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How old is the earth according to scientists?

None of the above

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about 6 billion years ago

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about 3 billion years ago

about 5 billion years ago

Question 20

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When did the human-like creatures appear according to scientists?

about 4 to 1 million years ago

about 3 million years ago

None of the above

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about 5 million years ago

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Question 21

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How long ago did the Homo sapiens first live according to scientists?

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about 130,000 years ago

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about 40,000 years ago

about 90,000 years ago

None of the above

Question 22

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How old are the remains of our “oldest ancestor discovered so far”?

about 40,000 years ago

None of the above

about 60,000 years ago

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about 90,000 years ago

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Question 23

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When did the first civilization appear?

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about 3500 BCE

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about 3100 BCE

about 3000 BCE

None of the above

Question 24

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What religion is considered the first monotheism?

Christianity

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Judaism

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All of the above

Islam

Question 25

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What was the lifestyle of paleolithic cultures?

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Hunters and gatherers

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agriculture

settled villages

All of the above

Question 26

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What was the lifestyle of the Neolithic culture?

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settled villages and farming

nomads

None of the above

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hunting and gathering

See CHAPTER 2: MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION AND HISTORICAL CONVENTIONS

Question 27

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Which culture first invented agriculture around 10,000 BCE?

Bronze culture

All of the above

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Paleolithic culture

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Neolithic culture

See CHAPTER 2: MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION AND HISTORICAL CONVENTIONS

Question 28

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Which culture first lived in cities?

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Bronze culture

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Neolithic culture

Paleolithic culture

None of the above

Quiz Score: 92 out of 100

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