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CSET Social Science Subtest 1 Exam
Complete Questions With 100%
Correct Answers
\Q\.When did the current period of interglaciation begin? (2.1) - ANSWERS✔-
10,000 years ago
\Q\.When did the last Ice Age end? (2.1) - ANSWERS✔-It has not ended. We are
still in an Ice Age.
\Q\.How did the gradual warming of the earth affect the lives of human beings?
(2.1) - ANSWERS✔-Human beings began to domesticate animals.
\Q\.What does the term interglacial refer to? (2.1) - ANSWERS✔-A period of time
where the glaciers retreat from the equator toward the poles
\Q\.How did the domestication of animals affect the lives of human beings? (2.1) -
ANSWERS✔-It made settled agriculture possible.
\Q\.The most common form of hierarchy in human history is based on what
notion? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-Power is based upon kinship and family connections.
\Q\.In what way was Moses' hierarchy not a a true Theocracy? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-
All of his leaders could be traced back to the 12 sons of Jacob (Israel)
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\Q\.What was the first civilization without an aristocracy? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-The
United States of America
\Q\.What is the most basic social unit? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-Family
\Q\.What is one challenge in the creation of a hierarchy? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-
Discerning what qualifications someone needs for public office.
\Q\.The practice of Mother Goddess worship remains a mystery to modern day
historians. Why do we know so little about these ancient religions? (2.3) -
ANSWERS✔-Prehistoric people were illiterate and left no written account of their
religion.
\Q\.Consider the roles of the Mother Goddess and snakes in ancient Minoan
culture. What do the Mother Goddess and the snakes have in common? (2.3) -
ANSWERS✔-Snakes live in the earth while the Mother Goddess is a representation
of the earth.
\Q\.Which of these deities is NOT an obvious descendent of the Mother Goddess?
Hathor, Gaia, Poseidon, or Astarte (2.3) - ANSWERS✔-Poseidon
\Q\.The earliest known example of a Mother Goddess sculpture dates back to
_______. (2.3) - ANSWERS✔-40,000 years ago
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\Q\.Which region's people are most famous for their portrayal of the Mother
Goddess figure? (2.3) - ANSWERS✔-Cyclades Islands
\Q\.Why was the Indo-European diaspora important? (2.4) - ANSWERS✔-It spread
agriculture to new areas, and gave rise to the evolution of different languages.
\Q\.Lake Agassiz and the Indo-European diaspora are thought to both have
occurred around ______. (2.4) - ANSWERS✔-6400 BCE
\Q\.What does the term Indo-European refer to? (2.4) - ANSWERS✔-A family of
languages
\Q\.In the Sumerian myth, why did the Goddess Enlil plan to flood the earth? (2.4)
- ANSWERS✔-To control human population.
\Q\.Why do scholars now believe the Great Flood actually took place? (2.4) -
ANSWERS✔-Studies of language suggest that most western languages can be
traced back to a single common language.
\Q\.What was the easiest way for a barbarian to gain the products of civilizations?
(2.5) - ANSWERS✔-Taking them by force
\Q\.How did emerging cities with population surplus overcome the problem of
administration? (2.5) - ANSWERS✔-Through writing and hierarchies.
CSET Social Science Subtest 1 Exam
Complete Questions With 100%
Correct Answers
\Q\.When did the current period of interglaciation begin? (2.1) - ANSWERS✔-
10,000 years ago
\Q\.When did the last Ice Age end? (2.1) - ANSWERS✔-It has not ended. We are
still in an Ice Age.
\Q\.How did the gradual warming of the earth affect the lives of human beings?
(2.1) - ANSWERS✔-Human beings began to domesticate animals.
\Q\.What does the term interglacial refer to? (2.1) - ANSWERS✔-A period of time
where the glaciers retreat from the equator toward the poles
\Q\.How did the domestication of animals affect the lives of human beings? (2.1) -
ANSWERS✔-It made settled agriculture possible.
\Q\.The most common form of hierarchy in human history is based on what
notion? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-Power is based upon kinship and family connections.
\Q\.In what way was Moses' hierarchy not a a true Theocracy? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-
All of his leaders could be traced back to the 12 sons of Jacob (Israel)
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\Q\.What was the first civilization without an aristocracy? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-The
United States of America
\Q\.What is the most basic social unit? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-Family
\Q\.What is one challenge in the creation of a hierarchy? (2.2) - ANSWERS✔-
Discerning what qualifications someone needs for public office.
\Q\.The practice of Mother Goddess worship remains a mystery to modern day
historians. Why do we know so little about these ancient religions? (2.3) -
ANSWERS✔-Prehistoric people were illiterate and left no written account of their
religion.
\Q\.Consider the roles of the Mother Goddess and snakes in ancient Minoan
culture. What do the Mother Goddess and the snakes have in common? (2.3) -
ANSWERS✔-Snakes live in the earth while the Mother Goddess is a representation
of the earth.
\Q\.Which of these deities is NOT an obvious descendent of the Mother Goddess?
Hathor, Gaia, Poseidon, or Astarte (2.3) - ANSWERS✔-Poseidon
\Q\.The earliest known example of a Mother Goddess sculpture dates back to
_______. (2.3) - ANSWERS✔-40,000 years ago
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\Q\.Which region's people are most famous for their portrayal of the Mother
Goddess figure? (2.3) - ANSWERS✔-Cyclades Islands
\Q\.Why was the Indo-European diaspora important? (2.4) - ANSWERS✔-It spread
agriculture to new areas, and gave rise to the evolution of different languages.
\Q\.Lake Agassiz and the Indo-European diaspora are thought to both have
occurred around ______. (2.4) - ANSWERS✔-6400 BCE
\Q\.What does the term Indo-European refer to? (2.4) - ANSWERS✔-A family of
languages
\Q\.In the Sumerian myth, why did the Goddess Enlil plan to flood the earth? (2.4)
- ANSWERS✔-To control human population.
\Q\.Why do scholars now believe the Great Flood actually took place? (2.4) -
ANSWERS✔-Studies of language suggest that most western languages can be
traced back to a single common language.
\Q\.What was the easiest way for a barbarian to gain the products of civilizations?
(2.5) - ANSWERS✔-Taking them by force
\Q\.How did emerging cities with population surplus overcome the problem of
administration? (2.5) - ANSWERS✔-Through writing and hierarchies.
