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History of Humanity
Review Sheet
In order to best prepare for your upcoming assessment, answer the following questions (short answer):
Use your class notes/assignments to help you!
1. During the Stone Age, what were tools made of?
2. Why did people travel (nomadic) instead of settling?
3. What was the Neolithic Revolution and how did it cause the creation of settlements?
4. How did the physical geography of early civilizations allow them to flourish? (what type of
area did they settle near)
5. What was the Industrial Revolution? Explain some of the impacts it had on society
(positive/negative)
6. What does it mean for a country to be an industrialized nation?
7. Define Imperialism; Describe at least 3 reasons why Europeans imperialized other
nations
8. Define Nationalism; Explain how this term is a direct reaction to the period of Imperialism
9. What was the Cold War? What were the names of the two world powers competing with
one another?
10. Explain how newly independent nations (due to nationalism) were impacted by the Cold
War?
11. Define Globalization; Give two specific examples that demonstrate what it looks like in
today’s world
12. Identify at least two challenges of the modern world. Be sure to explain why they are
challenges.