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| 4924633040 | The Agricultural Revolution is also known as the? | Neolithic Revolution | 0 | |
| 4924656597 | The Agricultural Revolution was not a single event because... | it occurred at different times in different parts of the world and spread to some areas but independent in others. | 1 | |
| 4924667802 | Did the Neolithic Revolution independently or dependently? | Independently | 2 | |
| 4924694676 | Where did the Neolithic Revolution happen and over what span of time? | In different places over a large span of time | 3 | |
| 4924702727 | What does neolithic means? | New stone | 4 | |
| 4924709186 | What is slash and burn agriculture also known as? | Shifting cultivation | 5 | |
| 4924718128 | What is swidden agriculture also known as? | Slash and burn agriculture | 6 | |
| 4924725963 | What is fallow? | Land abandoned to natural vegetation | 7 | |
| 4924734917 | The Holocene Period is the _______________ era since the end of the what age? | Geological; the Great Ice Age | 8 | |
| 4924754751 | Some believed the warm climate drove people to favor what? | Agriculture and patoralism | 9 | |
| 4924762552 | The Holocene period is the current _______________ period. | warm | 10 | |
| 4924767774 | What is the end of result of plowing? | More land is cultivated | 11 | |
| 4924769538 | The greater productivity of plowing led to what? | The growth of towns into cities | 12 | |
| 4924785668 | Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin that led to vast improvements in what? | Equipment and tools | 13 | |
| 4924793005 | What does mesopotamia mean? | The land between two rivers | 14 | |
| 4924798409 | Mesopotamia is the region in the eastern mediterranean between what two rivers? | Tigris and Euphrates | 15 | |
| 4924809799 | Where is the Tigris and Euphrates rivers located? (present day country) | Iraq | 16 | |
| 4924816425 | When did civilization in Mesopotamia begin? | 5000 BCE | 17 | |
| 4924821061 | Mesopotamia is known as the cradle of what? | Culture | 18 | |
| 4924824045 | Where is the Nile River located? | North Africa | 19 | |
| 4924831260 | The Nile River played a role in ancient _______________ history. | Egyptian | 20 | |
| 4924835310 | Where is the Indus River located? | South Asia | 21 | |
| 4924841817 | Civilization near the Indus River started when? | 2500 BCE | 22 | |
| 4924845487 | The Huang He River is also known as what? | The Yellow River | 23 | |
| 4924852346 | Where (specific country) is the Huang He River (Yellow River)? | China | 24 | |
| 4924868514 | The Huang He River is the earliest _______________ civilization. | Chinese | 25 | |
| 4924878227 | When did the Chinese civilization near the Yellow River start? | 4500 BCE | 26 | |
| 4924893761 | What is the definition of deforestation? | Destruction of forests in order to make land available for other use | 27 | |
| 4924900974 | Give 2 reasons as to why deforestation is bad. | Bad for environment (ecosystems) and can cause pollution | 28 | |
| 4924908856 | What is desertification? | Process by which fertile land becomes desert | 29 | |
| 4924911496 | During desertification, the land becomes more... | arid | 30 | |
| 4924919585 | Human activities can cause... | Desertification | 31 | |
| 4924924147 | What is soil erosion? | The wearing away of topsoil by natural forces | 32 | |
| 4924933809 | Does soil erosion occur naturally? | Yes | 33 | |
| 4924937969 | Deforestation and overgrazing can cause... | Soil erosion | 34 | |
| 4924941594 | What is overgrazing? | Animals graze too much in an area, plants are eaten faster than they can regrow or recover | 35 | |
| 4924948080 | Overgrazing can cause what? | Soil erosion | 36 | |
| 4924961639 | What is salinization? | The process by which a non-saline soil becomes saline | 37 | |
| 4924969316 | What does salinization refer to? | A buildup of salts in soil | 38 | |
| 4924974564 | True or False: Deforestation, desertification, soil erosion, and overgrazing are all linked. | True | 39 | |
| 4925011340 | The term civilization is used by anthropologists to describe... | A group of people sharing cultural traits | 40 | |
| 4925030543 | Certain political, social, economic, and technological traits are indicators of civilizations. Name 3 of these. | -Cities are administrative centers -Monumental building -Long-distance trade | 41 | |
| 4925053077 | What are megaliths? | Big stones | 42 | |
| 4925055936 | Megaliths seem to relate to? | Religious beliefs | 43 | |
| 4925061206 | Structures and complexes of very large stones constructed for what kind of purposes in Neolithic times? | Ceremonial and religious | 44 | |
| 4925067523 | Where is Göbekli Tepe located? | Southern Turkey | 45 | |
| 4925075451 | What is the world's oldest assemblage of stone buildings? | Göbekli Tepe | 46 | |
| 4925081249 | Göbekli Tepe was used for what? | Ceremonies | 47 | |
| 4925092840 | What was the first craft industry to develop? | Pottery | 48 | |
| 4925098790 | Knives, axes, hoes, weapons made of? | Copper | 49 | |
| 4925103159 | Earliest textiles documented about... | 6000 BCE | 50 | |
| 4925111750 | Textile jobs done primarily by _______________ at home. | Women | 51 | |
| 4925116669 | What is cultural diffusion? | The spreading and sharing of cultural characteristics | 52 | |
| 4925121034 | Long-distance trade led to what? | Cultural diffusion | 53 | |
| 4925124570 | Material culture consist of objects such as? | Pottery, tools, textiles | 54 | |
| 4925136190 | Nonmaterial culture consists of what? | Beliefs, customs, and values | 55 | |
| 4925141123 | How is nonmaterial culture spread? | Through long-distance trade | 56 | |
| 4925145747 | What is theocracy? | A form of government where a God or deity is the supreme ruler | 57 | |
| 4925150123 | What is meritocracy? | A political philosophy that power should be given to certain people based on ability and talent | 58 | |
| 4925153247 | What is an oligarchy? | A form of government where a small group of people has control over a country | 59 | |
| 4925159293 | What is an artisan? | A worker in a skilled trade; a craftsperson | 60 | |
| 4925163709 | Who is a scribe? | A person who writes books or documents by hand in hieratics, cuneiform or other scripts | 61 | |
| 4925168122 | A scribe may keep track of records for who? | Priests and the government | 62 | |
| 4925178355 | What and where is Catal Huyuk? | Neolithic village found in southern Turkey | 63 | |
| 4925182512 | When was Catal Huyuk founded? | Around 7000 BCE | 64 | |
| 4925186846 | How many acres does Catal Huyuk cover? | 32 | 65 | |
| 4925192026 | Define patriarchal system. | Men held power in the family, the economy, and the government | 66 | |
| 4925195824 | Anatolia is known as what? | Asia Minor, Asian Turkey, Anatolian peninsula, or Anatolian plateau | 67 | |
| 4925199763 | Anatolia is the westernmost protrusion of? | Asia | 68 | |
| 4925206184 | Anatolia makes up the majority of what modern day country? | Turkey | 69 | |
| 4925208439 | What is Jericho? | A Palestinian city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank | 70 | |
| 4925212607 | What is Skara Brae? | A stone-built Neolithic settlement | 71 | |
| 4925216073 | Where is Skara Brae located? | On the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland | 72 | |
| 4925218115 | Skara Brae is the largest island in the _______________ archipelago of Scotland. | Orkney | 73 | |
| 4925230005 | Specialization of labor includes... | Priests, traders, and builders | 74 | |
| 4925233262 | What is the barter system? | Trading of one type of good for another | 75 | |
| 4925239191 | Long-distance trade made what impractical? | The barter system | 76 | |
| 4925244081 | Define nuclear family size. | Consists of a pair of adults and their children | 77 | |
| 4925248054 | What is a kinship group? | A small family, clan, or other group based on family | 78 | |
| 4925253261 | Define patrilineal. | Based on the relationship to the father or descent through the male line | 79 | |
| 4925256067 | Define matrilineal. | Based on the relationship to the mother or descent through the female line | 80 | |
| 4925262960 | What is skilled labor? | Part of the labor force with advanced education | 81 | |
| 4925265877 | What does unskilled labor refer to? | Refers to jobs like farming that doesn't require special skills | 82 | |
| 4925272432 | What is coerced labor? | One person is owned as property by another | 83 | |
| 4925278915 | What is an Agrarian society? | A society whose economy is based on producing crops on farmland | 84 |
