K12- AP World History- Unit 1 Review

Which statement offers the best rationale for studying world history?

World history promotes unity through an understanding of the diversity and distinctive features of the world's various cultures.

World history examines how past generations have surmounted challenges and offers insights for future courses of action.

World history demonstrates how nations cooperate with each other and presents a pattern for interactions among them today.

Studying history is politically correct and fosters peaceful coexistence, although the past exerts little influence in today's world.

All of the listed traits characterize the human species. Which one of them has been the most important in allowing human beings to adapt and flourish?

A well-developed brain

Opposable thumbs

An omnivorous diet

The ability to stand on two limbs

How did Paleolithic humans adapt to survive during the Pleistocene era?

They migrated to warmer climates farther from the advancing ice sheets.

They expanded their hunting practices to include fishing and small game.

They made more use of shelter and fire and developed warmer clothing.

They began to develop agriculture and adopted a sedentary lifestyle.

Which statement most accurately reflects the state of world affairs during the Neolithic revolution?

Growing wealth and power led to suspicion, envy, and sometimes warfare among civilizations.

Political systems developed to promote order and equality among the inhabitants of urban areas.

The main reason for contact between civilizations was to settle disputes over land stewardship.

The civilizations in the Middle East remained unaware of those in the Far East and the Americas.

Which statement most accurately describes the interplay of aesthetics, intellectual life, and religion during the Neolithic revolution?

The majority of people in the Neolithic world became literate, which promoted the rise of civilizations.

Organized religion in Neolithic times countered and stifled the growth of scientific and philosophical inquiry.

More advanced technology enabled more leisure time for men and women to engage in religion and arts.

Neolithic people studied the natural world to increase their understanding of the spiritual world.

K12- AP World History- Unit 1 Review

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