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Pre-Agricultural Societies - Pre-Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Neanderthals advanced over their Paleolithic ancestors in the area of _______.
a.
fishing
c.
painting
b.
tool-making
d.
farming
 

 2. 

The earliest Homo sapiens in Europe are called _______.
a.
Mesoliths
c.
Cro-Magnons
b.
Neanderthals
d.
Neoliths
 

 3. 

Early Africans used _______ to pass down their history.
a.
paintings
c.
writing
b.
hieroglyphics
d.
oral tradition
 

 4. 

The development of early civilizations usually depended on _______.
a.
a plentiful water supply and fertile land
b.
the formation of democratic governments
c.
the existence of large armies
d.
a location near large deposits of gold and silver
 

 5. 

The Neolithic Revolution was characterized by the _______.
a.
decline of large empires
b.
migration of early peoples to the Americas
c.
growth of iron tool-making technology
d.
change from nomadic herding to settled farming
 



 
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