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Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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Having surplus food meant that families could be larger.
Having surplus food meant that some people could do work other than farming.
Having surplus food meant that food could be stored.
Having surplus food meant that crops did not need to be planted every year.
2. Prehistory is the time before humans
appeared on Earth.
began to use tools.
began to farm.
invented writing.
3. Cities formed governments to
keep order and provide services.
ensure that all people were treated equally.
develop occupations for people to keep people employed.
keep track of who was moving into the city.
4. Geography refers to climate, landscape, and
population. culture.
location. food supply.
5. The frozen body of the Iceman was found
on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa.
in the Himalayas.
in the Alps.
in the Andes.
6. Archaeologists use all of the following to study prehistoric cultures EXCEPT
writing on stone.
bones.
tools.
spear points.
7. Kings, priests, military officers, merchants, artisans, and slaves are all examples of people from different
societies.
cultures.
traditions.
social classes.
8. Ideas and information spread from city to city through
universities.
people who were taken captive.
trade.
invasions by armies.
9. In some areas of the world, Old Stone Age societies existed
into the first century.
until CE. 1000.
until 2500 BCE.
into the 1900s.
10. Pastoral nomads travel from place to place to
find good places to grow food.
find food for their animals.
find good places to establish trade routes.
avoid having to fight with their enemies.
11. Scientists believe modern humans originated more than 100,000 years ago in
Asia.
Northern Europe.
Africa.
Australia.
12. Fertile soil
has an abundance of rainwater.
naturally contains lots of healthy seeds.
has substances that plants need for growth.
is usually found in shady areas.
13. Which of the following is true about oral traditions?
They were never written down.
They tell about what was important in a society.
They are historically accurate.
They no longer exist.
14. The first metal used by Europeans was
brass.
copper.
iron.
steel.
15. To understand societies that existed in the past, historians study
cave paintings.
bones and tools.
written records.
fossils.
16. The first domesticated animals may have been
camels. sheep.
dogs. donkeys.
17. In the New Stone Age, people began to
use fire to ward off large, dangerous animals.
grow their own food.
make tools.
mine ore.
18. Systems of writing were developed about 5,000 years ago by people in Southwest Asia and
Africa.
the Americas.
Europe.
Japan.
19. Where were early cities most likely to develop?
in protected mountain areas
near large rivers
on open plains where it was easy to see enemies from a distance
where the climate was warmest
20. An artisan is someone who
paints portraits for a living.
is especially good at whatever he or she does.
makes things like baskets or pottery by hand.
is crafty in business dealings.
Primary Source
Of the Situation of Countries
Snorri Sturluson
The Heimskringla, or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway, was written in Old Norse by Snorri Sturluson. Composed around 1225 CE, it relates the history of Norway through 1177 CE. An Icelandic chieftain and historian, Sturluson was well-known for his storytelling. The following excerpt from the opening of "The Ynglinga Saga" shows how Sturluson combines his historical knowledge with oral tradition and legend.
It is said that the earth's circle which the human race inhabits is torn across into many bights [inlets], so that great seas run into the land from the out-ocean. Thus it is known that a great sea goes in at Narvesund, and up to the land of Jerusalem. From the same sea a long sea-bight stretches towards the north-east, and is called the Black Sea, and divides the three parts of the earth; of which the eastern part is called Asia, and the western is called by some Europa, by some Enea. Northward of the Black Sea lies Swithiod the Great, or the Cold. The Great Swithiod is reckoned by some as not less than the Great Serkland; others compare it to the Great Blueland. The northern part of Swithiod lies uninhabited on account of frost and cold, as likewise the southern parts of Blueland are waste from the burning of the sun. In Swithiod are many great domains, and many races of men, and many kinds of languages. There are giants, and there are dwarfs, and there are also blue men, and there are any kinds of stranger creatures. There are huge wild beasts, and dreadful dragons. On the south side of the mountains which lie outside of all inhabited lands runs a river through Swithiod, which is properly called by the name of Tanais, but was formerly called Tanaquisl, or Vanaquisl, and which falls into the Black Sea. The country of the people on the Vanaquisl was called Vanaland, or Vanaheim; and the river separates the three parts of the world, of which the eastermost part is called Asia, and the westermost Europe.
Highlight the parts that are factual in YELLOW
Use ANOTHER color highlighter for parts that come from myths or legends
In your group, list at least 10 things in the United States that are most likely myths than historical accuracy
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