Exam (elaborations) Test Bank For civilizations

1) The earliest prehuman species thus far discovered is called A) Homo sapiens. B) Australopithecus. C) Homo habilis. D) Neanderthal man. E) Homo erectus. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 2) The first use of fire is attributed to A) Homo habilis. B) Cro-Magnon man. C) Neanderthal man. D) Australopithecus. E) Homo erectus. Answer: E Page Ref: 4 3) Neanderthal man lived primarily in A) North America. B) Europe. C) Arabia D) Java. E) China. Answer: B Page Ref: 5 4) All of the following are true of Neanderthal man EXCEPT A) they were able hunters. B) they were well suited for colder climates. C) they wore clothes. D) they were the same height as modern man. E) they invented tools. Answer: D Page Ref: 5 5) Which of the following do present-day humans most closely resemble? A) Cro-Magnon man B) Homo erectus C) Homo habilis D) Australopithecus E) Neanderthal man Answer: A Page Ref: 6 1 6) Humankind has created patterns of behavior and learning termed A) religion. B) culture. C) clans. D) civilization. E) language. Answer: B Page Ref: 6 7) ʺPaleolithic cultureʺ refers to A) the use of iron. B) the development of bronze tools. C) the use of stone tools. D) the use of agriculture. E) none of the above. Answer: C Page Ref: 6 8) The terms ʺutilization,ʺ ʺfashioning,ʺ and ʺstandardizationʺ describe stages of the A) human invention of tools. B) growth of agriculture. C) evolution of the human brain. D) creation of an empire. E) development of specialization of labor. Answer: A Page Ref: 6-7 9) The earliest-known works of art are paintings on A) the walls of caves. B) woven fabrics. C) animal skins. D) burial artifacts. E) bark. Answer: A Page Ref: 7 10) The transition of human beings from a food-gathering to a food-producing economy occurred during the ________ Age. A) Iron B) Bronze C) Paleolithic D) Neolithic E) Mesolithic Answer: D Page Ref: 7 2 11) The Fertile Crescent is