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ap world history final exam practice test The term prehistory refers to the period before... A.) The time before established settlements B.) The time before agriculture C.) The time before communication D.) The time before writing E.) The time before homo sapiens, Neanderthals, homo erectus, and australopithecus - D.) The time before writing Homo Sapiens used superior knowledge, sophisticated tools, and language to do what? A.) To put a new beginning to the making of copper B.) To establish themselves as rulers of the universe C.) To exploit the natural world more efficiently than any other species D.) To restore society E.) To promote an imperialistic government - C.) To exploit the natural world more efficiently than any other species How do most scholars believe that society was organized during the Paleolithic age? A.) Was characterized by the wealthy and the poor B.) Was characterized by social and gender equality C.) Was characterized by a patriarchal society D.) It was characterized by religious beliefs E.) Was characterized if you were healthy or not - B.) Was characterized by social and gender equality With the development of languages, human beings were able to do what? A.) Accumulate knowledge and transmit it to future generations B.) They were able to suddenly transform themselves as a great economic power C.) They were able to walk D.) All of the above E.) None of the above - A.) Accumulate knowledge and transmit it to future generations What do archeologists now believe is the most fundamental difference between the Neolithic age and the Paleolithic age? A.) Neolithic ages didn't have governmental stability, Paleolithic ages did B.) Neolithic ages didn't have a patriarchal society, Paleolithic ages did C.) Neolithic ages had agricultural methods of economy, Paleolithic ages had hunting and gathering methods D.) They have different human species E.) Paleolithic ages had agricultural methods of economy, Neolithic ages had hunting and gathering methods - C.) Neolithic ages had agricultural methods of economy, Paleolithic ages had hunting and gathering methods What was one of the earliest known agricultural techniques? A.) Slash and burn cultivation B.) Jericho C.) Runoff control D.) Pesticide use E.) Fertilizer use by human feces - A.) Slash and burn cultivation One of the earliest Neolithic settlements was.... , which was located at a freshwater oasis north of the dead sea and had a population of around two thousand A.) Mesopotamia B.) Memphis C.) Kalinga D.) Harrapa E.) Jericho - E.) Jericho The earliest metal worked systematically by humans was what? A.) Bronze B.) Iron C.) Gold D.) Silver E.) Copper - E.) Copper Who was the creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia? A.) Hammurabi B.) Sargon of Akkad C.) Augustus D.) Chandra Gupta E.) Kalinga - B.) Sargon of Akkad What individual believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of the people... (and) to cause justice to prevail the land? A.) Moses B.) Paul of Tarsus C.) Hammurabi D.) Julius Caesar E.) Sargon of Akkad - C.) Hammurabi Who were the later Mesopotamian people who had built a large empire based on a powerful army with iron weapons and who made extensive use of terror ? A.) Hittites B.) Aryans C.) Harappans D.) Assyrians E.) Hyksos - D.) Assyrians Mesopotamian metalworkers discovered that if they alloyed copper and tin they could produce what metal? A.) Iron B.) Bronze C.) Platinum D.)Gold E.) Silver - B.) Bronze The Mesopotamian style of writing was known as what? A.) Cuneiform writing B.) Simplistic writing C.) Alphabetical writing D.) Symbol writing E.) None of the above, they couldn't write yet - A.) Cuneiform writing Whose tradition was ethical Monotheism? A.) Brahmin with Hinduism B.) God C.) Moses and the Hebrews with Judaism D.) Hammurabi with his belief in many gods E.) The Buddha - C.) Moses and the Hebrews with Judaism The original homeland of the Indo-European speakers was what? A.) Egypt B.) Japan C.) China D.) Russia and Ukraine E.) All of the above - D.) Russia and Ukraine The most influential ancient Indo-European speakers were who? A.) Aryans B.) Assyrians C.) Menes D.) Hittites E.) Varna - D.) Hittites Which of the following societies began the custom of embalming to preserve the body for its life after death? A.) Nubia B.) The Bantu C.) Harappan society D.) Mesopotamia E.) Egypt - E.) Egypt