Connections A World History: Combined
Volume – 4th Edition
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Chapter 1: The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 B.C.E.
Multiple-Choice Questions
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1) Which of the following do scholars study to learn about early hominins?
A) monuments
B) fossils
C) writing tablets
D) farm tools
Answer: B
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Topic: 1.1 Our Earliest Ancestors
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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2) Scholars believe that humans are descended from hominins who originated in __________.
A) Australia
B) Africa
C) Asia
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D) Europe
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 Our Earliest Ancestors
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Difficulty Level: Easy
3) The Paleolithic period began about __________ years ago.
A) 2 million
B) 1 million
C) 500,000
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D) 10,000
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 Our Earliest Ancestors
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Difficulty Level: Easy
4) Which of the following could hominins do during the Paleolithic period?
A) create iron tools and weapons
B) communicate with each other
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C) breed animals
D) grow their own food
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1.1 Hominins and Cultural Adaptation
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Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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5) Which of the following is an example of cultural adaptation?
A) walking on two feet rather than four
B) developing darker pigmentation in hot climates
C) assimilating new members into the community
D) avoiding plants that had proven lethal in the past
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Answer: D
Topic: 1.1.1 Hominins and Cultural Adaptation
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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6) Early hominins were __________.
A) artisans
B) farmers
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C) foragers
D) herders
Answer: C
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
7) Which of the following was part of the diet of foragers?
A) chocolate
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B) bread
C) wild berries
D) cow’s milk
Answer: C
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
8) What was the general size of Paleolithic foraging communities?
A) 3 to 6
D?
B) 30 to 60
C) 300 to 600
D) 3,000 to 6,000
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
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Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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9) Which of the following distinguished early hominins from other mammals?
A) There was no division of labor between men and women.
B) Their offspring took longer to reach physical maturity.
C) They did not form lasting emotional bonds.
D) Their evolution was shaped exclusively by biology.
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Answer: B
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Understand the Connections
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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10) Which of the following supports the argument that gender roles were not fixed in early
hominin communities?
A) Farmers hunted animals.
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B) Hunters planted grains.
C) Women looked after children.
D) Men gathered plant food.
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
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Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Understand the Connections
Difficulty Level: Moderate
11) About 1.8 million years ago, the first hominin migrants out of Africa headed to __________.
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A) North America
B) Antarctica
C) Europe
D) Asia
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1.3 Ice Age Migrations and Homo Sapiens
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Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
12) Which of the following still exist today?
D?
A) Homo sapiens
B) Neanderthals
C) Paleolithic peoples
D) Neolithic peoples
Answer: A
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Topic: 1.1.3 Ice Age Migrations and Homo Sapiens
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Volume – 4th Edition
UV
TEST BANK
IA
_A
PP
Edward H. Judge
RO
Complete Test Bank for Instructors and Students
VE
© Edward H. Judge
D?
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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©Medexcellence ✅��
, Judge and Langdon/Connections: A World History, Combined Volume, 4e
Chapter 1: The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 B.C.E.
Multiple-Choice Questions
UV
1) Which of the following do scholars study to learn about early hominins?
A) monuments
B) fossils
C) writing tablets
D) farm tools
Answer: B
IA
Topic: 1.1 Our Earliest Ancestors
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
_A
2) Scholars believe that humans are descended from hominins who originated in __________.
A) Australia
B) Africa
C) Asia
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D) Europe
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 Our Earliest Ancestors
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
RO
Difficulty Level: Easy
3) The Paleolithic period began about __________ years ago.
A) 2 million
B) 1 million
C) 500,000
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D) 10,000
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 Our Earliest Ancestors
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
D?
Difficulty Level: Easy
4) Which of the following could hominins do during the Paleolithic period?
A) create iron tools and weapons
B) communicate with each other
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C) breed animals
D) grow their own food
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1.1 Hominins and Cultural Adaptation
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Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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5) Which of the following is an example of cultural adaptation?
A) walking on two feet rather than four
B) developing darker pigmentation in hot climates
C) assimilating new members into the community
D) avoiding plants that had proven lethal in the past
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Answer: D
Topic: 1.1.1 Hominins and Cultural Adaptation
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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6) Early hominins were __________.
A) artisans
B) farmers
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C) foragers
D) herders
Answer: C
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
PP
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
7) Which of the following was part of the diet of foragers?
A) chocolate
RO
B) bread
C) wild berries
D) cow’s milk
Answer: C
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
VE
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
8) What was the general size of Paleolithic foraging communities?
A) 3 to 6
D?
B) 30 to 60
C) 300 to 600
D) 3,000 to 6,000
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
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Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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9) Which of the following distinguished early hominins from other mammals?
A) There was no division of labor between men and women.
B) Their offspring took longer to reach physical maturity.
C) They did not form lasting emotional bonds.
D) Their evolution was shaped exclusively by biology.
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Answer: B
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Understand the Connections
Difficulty Level: Moderate
IA
10) Which of the following supports the argument that gender roles were not fixed in early
hominin communities?
A) Farmers hunted animals.
_A
B) Hunters planted grains.
C) Women looked after children.
D) Men gathered plant food.
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1.2 Foraging, Family, and Gender
PP
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Understand the Connections
Difficulty Level: Moderate
11) About 1.8 million years ago, the first hominin migrants out of Africa headed to __________.
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A) North America
B) Antarctica
C) Europe
D) Asia
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1.3 Ice Age Migrations and Homo Sapiens
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Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
12) Which of the following still exist today?
D?
A) Homo sapiens
B) Neanderthals
C) Paleolithic peoples
D) Neolithic peoples
Answer: A
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Topic: 1.1.3 Ice Age Migrations and Homo Sapiens
Learning Objective: 1.1 What do we know about prehistoric hominins, and how do we know it?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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