CSET Social Science Subtest I
Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions Latest Updated 2025
When did the current period of interglaciation begin? (2.1) - ANSWER✔✔ 10,000
years ago
When did the last Ice Age end? (2.1) - ANSWER✔✔ It has not ended. We are still
in an Ice Age.
How did the gradual warming of the earth affect the lives of human beings? (2.1) -
ANSWER✔✔ Human beings began to domesticate animals.
What does the term interglacial refer to? (2.1) - ANSWER✔✔ A period of time
where the glaciers retreat from the equator toward the poles
How did the domestication of animals affect the lives of human beings? (2.1) -
ANSWER✔✔ It made settled agriculture possible.
The most common form of hierarchy in human history is based on what notion?
(2.2) - ANSWER✔✔ Power is based upon kinship and family connections.
In what way was Moses' hierarchy not a a true Theocracy? (2.2) - ANSWER✔✔
All of his leaders could be traced back to the 12 sons of Jacob (Israel)
What was the first civilization without an aristocracy? (2.2) - ANSWER✔✔ The
United States of America
,What is the most basic social unit? (2.2) - ANSWER✔✔ Family
What is one challenge in the creation of a hierarchy? (2.2) - ANSWER✔✔
Discerning what qualifications someone needs for public office.
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) -
ANSWER✔✔ Prehistoric people were illiterate and left no written account of their
religion.
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) -
ANSWER✔✔ Snakes live in the earth while the Mother Goddess is a
representation of the earth.
Which of these deities is NOT an obvious descendent of the Mother Goddess?
Hathor, Gaia, Poseidon, or Astarte (2.3) - ANSWER✔✔ Poseidon
The earliest known example of a Mother Goddess sculpture dates back to _______.
(2.3) - ANSWER✔✔ 40,000 years ago
Which region's people are most famous for their portrayal of the Mother Goddess
figure? (2.3) - ANSWER✔✔ Cyclades Islands
Why was the Indo-European diaspora important? (2.4) - ANSWER✔✔ It spread
agriculture to new areas, and gave rise to the evolution of different languages.
, Lake Agassiz and the Indo-European diaspora are thought to both have occurred
around ______. (2.4) - ANSWER✔✔ 6400 BCE
What does the term Indo-European refer to? (2.4) - ANSWER✔✔ A family of
languages
In the Sumerian myth, why did the Goddess Enlil plan to flood the earth? (2.4) -
ANSWER✔✔ To control human population.
Why do scholars now believe the Great Flood actually took place? (2.4) -
ANSWER✔✔ Studies of language suggest that most western languages can be
traced back to a single common language.
What was the easiest way for a barbarian to gain the products of civilizations? (2.5)
- ANSWER✔✔ Taking them by force
How did emerging cities with population surplus overcome the problem of
administration? (2.5) - ANSWER✔✔ Through writing and hierarchies.
What was the first proper city? (2.5) - ANSWER✔✔ Uruk
How did the creation of cities change the way in which people worked? (2.5) -
ANSWER✔✔ Workers became more specialized.
How did emerging cities overcome the challenge of having to feed large
populations? (2.5) - ANSWER✔✔ By building roads
Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions Latest Updated 2025
When did the current period of interglaciation begin? (2.1) - ANSWER✔✔ 10,000
years ago
When did the last Ice Age end? (2.1) - ANSWER✔✔ It has not ended. We are still
in an Ice Age.
How did the gradual warming of the earth affect the lives of human beings? (2.1) -
ANSWER✔✔ Human beings began to domesticate animals.
What does the term interglacial refer to? (2.1) - ANSWER✔✔ A period of time
where the glaciers retreat from the equator toward the poles
How did the domestication of animals affect the lives of human beings? (2.1) -
ANSWER✔✔ It made settled agriculture possible.
The most common form of hierarchy in human history is based on what notion?
(2.2) - ANSWER✔✔ Power is based upon kinship and family connections.
In what way was Moses' hierarchy not a a true Theocracy? (2.2) - ANSWER✔✔
All of his leaders could be traced back to the 12 sons of Jacob (Israel)
What was the first civilization without an aristocracy? (2.2) - ANSWER✔✔ The
United States of America
,What is the most basic social unit? (2.2) - ANSWER✔✔ Family
What is one challenge in the creation of a hierarchy? (2.2) - ANSWER✔✔
Discerning what qualifications someone needs for public office.
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) -
ANSWER✔✔ Prehistoric people were illiterate and left no written account of their
religion.
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) -
ANSWER✔✔ Snakes live in the earth while the Mother Goddess is a
representation of the earth.
Which of these deities is NOT an obvious descendent of the Mother Goddess?
Hathor, Gaia, Poseidon, or Astarte (2.3) - ANSWER✔✔ Poseidon
The earliest known example of a Mother Goddess sculpture dates back to _______.
(2.3) - ANSWER✔✔ 40,000 years ago
Which region's people are most famous for their portrayal of the Mother Goddess
figure? (2.3) - ANSWER✔✔ Cyclades Islands
Why was the Indo-European diaspora important? (2.4) - ANSWER✔✔ It spread
agriculture to new areas, and gave rise to the evolution of different languages.
, Lake Agassiz and the Indo-European diaspora are thought to both have occurred
around ______. (2.4) - ANSWER✔✔ 6400 BCE
What does the term Indo-European refer to? (2.4) - ANSWER✔✔ A family of
languages
In the Sumerian myth, why did the Goddess Enlil plan to flood the earth? (2.4) -
ANSWER✔✔ To control human population.
Why do scholars now believe the Great Flood actually took place? (2.4) -
ANSWER✔✔ Studies of language suggest that most western languages can be
traced back to a single common language.
What was the easiest way for a barbarian to gain the products of civilizations? (2.5)
- ANSWER✔✔ Taking them by force
How did emerging cities with population surplus overcome the problem of
administration? (2.5) - ANSWER✔✔ Through writing and hierarchies.
What was the first proper city? (2.5) - ANSWER✔✔ Uruk
How did the creation of cities change the way in which people worked? (2.5) -
ANSWER✔✔ Workers became more specialized.
How did emerging cities overcome the challenge of having to feed large
populations? (2.5) - ANSWER✔✔ By building roads
