StraighterLine-Acrobatiq Survey of World History QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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History QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |\ |\ |\




Which statement best describes the system used in this
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course for reckoning time? |\ |\ |\




a. It is organized chronologically by key events
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b. It uses simple addition to calculate the passage of time
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from earlier to later.
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c. It varies based on the geographical location of events.
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d. It uses three designations to note three main periods of
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time.
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e. It is measured by centuries. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d.
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It uses three designations to note three main periods of
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time.


An event that took place approximately 25,000 years
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before today would have a date followed by which
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designation?

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,a. ADD |\




b. CE |\




c. BPE|\




d. BP |\




e. AC - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. BP
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A historian studying a period in the past for which there is
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no material evidence available is studying an event in
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what time period? |\ |\




a. Prehistoric
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b. Historical
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c. Medieval
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d. Premodern
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,e. Classical - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Prehistoric
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Which characteristic defines "historical" but not
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"prehistoric" periods?
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a. presence of Homo sapiens
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b. availability of written records
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c. events within it are chronologically organized.
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d. assumptions about human behavior can be drawn
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e. occurring during and after the Paleolithic era -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. availability of written records
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During which era did modern humans first appear?
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a. Neolithic
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b. Paleolithic
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, c. Historical
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d. Common - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Paleolithic
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Which is the best explanation for why Homo sapiens was
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the first hominid species to migrate to regions beyond
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Africa?


a. They developed formal language for communicating.
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b. They developed more complex thinking ability.
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c. They developed a seasonal pattern of migration.
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d. They developed cooperative hunting techniques.
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e. They developed simple tools. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔b. They developed more complex thinking ability.
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Which statements describe advances that marked the
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evolution from earlier hominids to Homo sapiens? (Select
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all that apply.)
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a. Homo sapiens engaged in the practice of foraging.
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b. Homo sapiens developed stone tools.
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c. Homo sapiens created art to depict their experiences.
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