Question

A historian wants to learn more about how laborers in Egypt lived. Which document would be the best for her to study?

a pharaoh's letter to his son about how to be a warrior
a fiction book about the raiding of an ancient tomb
an ancient record on payments for the building of a pyramid
an encyclopedia entry about the use of writing in Ancient Egypt
Question 15(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.02 MC)A person draws a map showing the amount of silt left by the flooding of the Nile River. What type of social science does this most directly describe?

Geography
Archaeology
Economics
Political Science
Question 16(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.02 MC)Which of the two competing theories about how and where humans came about would Donald Johanson, discoverer of Lucy, be most likely to support?

Human life began everywhere at the same time.
Human life began in Africa first and then moved around the world.
Human life began in China first and then moved to Africa and other areas.
Human life began in Africa and North America at the same time.
Question 17(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.02 MC)Which best describes a historian's job?

to tell people what to think
to study the way in which landforms have changed
to come up with theories about the past
to disprove current interpretations of past events
Question 18(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.05 HC)Religious beliefs developed in civilizations because people did not have to worry as much about

supplying their basic needs
asking the gods for sun and rain
understanding the mysteries of nature and death
finding resources to use
Question 19(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.05 HC)The following are features of a civilization except

cities and city-states
public works
farming villages
job specialization
Question 20(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.04 LC)Which describes how early humans used wind or solar power for the same purpose?

to heat their homes in the winter months
to pump water from a river to another location
to grind grain into powder that could be used for other purposes
to provide relief from the heat during the summer
Question 21(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.02 HC)Use the statement below to answer the following question:

The skulls of early human-like creatures were much larger in size than the skulls of modern-day humans.

How would a historian most likely describe this statement?

It is truthful because comparisons of the two skull types provide

Answer 1

It is a fact because the writer is a modern-day human.
It shows neither fact nor opinion.
Question 22(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.02 HC)Use the photograph below to answer the following question:

Image of ancient tools is shown. Several bows and arrows are displayed on a wall in a museum.
Public Domain

Imagine you are visiting a museum display of an ancient civilization and you study the artifacts shown in photograph. Which of the following is the best conclusion to draw about the civilization?

There was little access to trees and metal products in the area.
The people in the civilization lived in very small groups.
There were large animals in the area for the people to hunt for food.
The people in the civilization were not skilled with their hands.
Question 23(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.01 MC)In China, the citizens use a river to produce electric power. Which of the Six Essential Elements of Geography does this most represent?

identifying the ways Earth's surface, plants, and animals are shaped by physical events
using maps to study relationships between people, places, and environments
knowing the ways that humans use Earth's natural resources
understanding the effect of places and regions on the people living in them
Question 24(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.01 MC)All of the following are part of human systems except

cities
economies
landforms
religions
Question 25(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.02 LC)Use the photograph below to answer the following question:

Image of farm land, divided into various fields and plots, taken from above.
© Barrett & MacKay / All Canada Photo / Universal Images Group / Image Quest 2016

Which of the following terms describes the object pictured above?

globe
map
GPS system
aerial photograph
Question 26(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.02 MC)In which region would archaeologists be most likely to find evidence of life older than Ardi?

Europe
Africa
Australia
North America
Question 27(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.02 MC)In which region would one be most likely to find additional evidence of the earliest human civilizations?

Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Question 28(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.05 MC)Which of the following was not an economic decision that family groups made and that led to the development of a civilization?

crops to cultivate
location of settlement
resources to use
amount of taxes to collect
Question 29(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

(01.01 LC)Which of the following words is used to refer to a period of 365 days?

century
decade
millennium
year