UT High School World History A Final Exam Thorough Review 2024 with complete solution.
Pre-history -Answer- the period of time before written
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Lucy -Answer- 3.2 million year old skeleton found in Africa by Donald Johanser
The pre-history people were this -Answer- Hunter-gatherers (nomadic)
Stone Age -Answer- When people began using bone and stone tools
Archaeology -Answer- Study of past human material remains
Anthropology -Answer- Study of human society, culture, and development
Humans originated from here -Answer- Africa (eastern + southern)
Bipedalism -Answer- Ability to walk on two legs
Neolithic Revolution -Answer- (10,000 - 8,000 BC) When humans began using
agriculture and domesticating animals
What makes a civilization? (8) -Answer- (1) government
(2) religion
(3) social classes
(4) arts
(5) cities
(6) specialization
(7) writing
(8) infrastructure
What led to social classes? -Answer- Specialization of labor
How did the Neolithic revolution contribute to the rise of civilizations? -AnswerAgriculture caused families to grow into tribes which grew into civilizations
Economics -Answer- How we consume, produce, and manage goods and services
Economic progression is often tied to this -Answer- Societal growth and imperial
expansion
Early specializations of labor (4) (social classes formed from these) -Answer- (1) Farmer
(2) Warrior
(3) Religious leader
(4) Artisan
UT High School World History A Final Exam Thorough
Review 2024 with complete solution.
Writing is important to civilization for these reasons (4) -Answer- (1) Codification of laws
(2) Record-keeping
(3) Birth of literature
(4) Sharing of culture
Social Class -Answer- How people are divided by income and labor
The River Valley Civilizations were located here -Answer- Rivers valleys in Africa and
Asia
Dynasty -Answer- A family of rulers
Cuneiform -Answer- the world's first system of writing (from the Middle East)
Metallurgy -Answer- the science of working with metals
Polytheism -Answer- Belief in many gods
Sanskrit -Answer- Language of ancient India
Theocracy -Answer- A government controlled by religious leaders
Ziggurat -Answer- Mesopotamian temple tower
The major River Valley Regions (4) -Answer- (1) Egypt (Nile)
(2) Mesopotamia (Tigris-Euphrates)
(3) India (Indus)
(4) China (Yangtze)
Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia) -Answer- Between Tigris/Euphrates in modern Iraq
Advancements of Mesopotamia (6) -Answer- (1) Irrigation
(2) Drainage
(3) Wheel
(4) Sail
(5) Plow
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