SOL Review Packet #2 Answers
WHI.2 – Early Humans
1. On what continent did the first forms of man evolve?
Early man first evolved on Africa.
2. What form of early man emerged about 100,000 to 400,000 years ago?
Homo sapiens emerged during that time period.
3. Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to where?
They migrated to Eurasia (Mesopotamia), Australia, and the Americas.
4. How did early man get his food?
They hunted animals and gathered wild plants and fruits.
5. Name two characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies.
They were nomads (traveled around following their food), invented the first tools,
learned how to make fire, and lived in small groups (clans).
6. What is another name for the Old Stone Age? What about the New Stone Age?
The Old Stone Age is the Paleolithic Era and the New Stone Age is the Neolithic Era.
7. A person who migrates in search of food, water and shelter is a nomad.
8. What group developed the first tools and weapons?
Homo habilis was the first to develop tools and weapons.
9. What effect did agriculture have on how early man lived?
They could live in permanent settlements because it was a constant food supply.
10. What does carbon dating do?
Carbon dating measures the radioactivity in artifacts to determine their age.
11. What is an artifact?
Man-made objects found on archeological digs such as tools, pottery, clothes, etc.
12. Who studies past cultures by locating & analyzing human remains, fossils, and artifacts?
Archeologiest study past cultures.
WHI.3 – River Valley Civilizations
13. What did river valleys provide for early civilizations?
River valleys provided fertile soil for agriculture, water supply, and protection from
invaders.
14. Egypt is located next to what river?
Egype is located near the Nile River.
15. What area is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Mesopotamia is the area between those rivers, with the civilization known as Sumer.
16. What river valley civilization was located in India? What about in China?
The river valley civilization in India was the Indus Valley and in China it was the
Huang He.
17. What were rulers in Egypt called?
Rulers in Egypt were the pharoahs who were seen as gods.
18. What is a dynasty?
A dynasty is a ruling family that holds power for several generations.
19. (True or False) Most river civilizations had a rigid class system.
True.
20. Name the two written law codes of the Fertile Crescent.
Hammurabi’s Code and the Ten Commandments were the two written law codes.
21. What is an empire?
An empire is the region over which an emperor rules, sometimes a number of
societies or countries.
22. What were two metals used to make tools and weapons?
Bronze and iron were used to make tools and weapons.
23. What type of religion did most people of the Fertile Crescent practice?
Most people practiced polytheistic religions.
24. What type of religion did the Hebrews follow?
The Hebrews followed a monotheistic religion.
25. Judaism is the foundation of what other religions?
Judaism is the foundation of Christianity.
26. What is the holy city of the Hebrews? What is the sacred text of the Hebrews?
The holy city is Jerusalem and the sacred text is the Torah (the Old Testament).
27. What states the proper moral and religious conduct for Hebrews?
The Ten Commandments state the proper moral and religious conduct for Hebrews.
28. What is the belief in one God?
Monotheism is the belief in only one God.
29. What civilization used hieroglyphics? What about cuneiform?
Egypt used hieroglyphics and Sumer used cuneiform.
30. What civilization developed the alphabet as we know it?
The Phoenicians developed the alphabet as we know it.