AP World History 世界历史.pdf

AP World History Unit One Study Guide Ancient Civilizations Name Test Date: These questions are based on class discussions and material, reading from chapters 1-7 in the Traditions and Encounters text and chapters 1-3 in the World Civilizations text. 1. What is pre-history? 2. What century is the year 842? What hundreds? 3. Which happened first in time an event which happened 732 BCE or an event that happened 73 BCE? 4. If you look at the ideas of men such as Jarad Diamond and his theories about the Neolithic Revolution and diffusion of ideas, why would you say that civilization flourished in Mesopotamia and surrounding areas? 5. What is the Paleolithic era and what kind of societies were present during this era? 6. What kinds of changes were made to societies after the Neolithic Revolution? 7. List 5 different systems that make up a civilization. (must have all to be correct) 8. List a key phrase that would help explain each of the systems above. 9. What are 5 characteristics of civilization? 10. What is the difference between an archaeologist and an anthropologist? 11. How do we know that Cro-Magnon man was successful? How do we measure his success) 12. What were the subsistence patterns of early man? 13. Explain the concept of sustainability. 14. What were the types of items that were forged in early societies? 15. What was the earliest metal worked systematically by humans? 16. What was the earliest form of agriculture? 17. What is pastorialism? 18. What is the difference between a society and a civilization? 19. Explain the results of the Neolithic Revolution. 20. What was complex social stratification based upon in early civilizations? 21. How were social tasks divided before the Neolithic Revolution and the onset of civilization? 22. At the onset of the Neolithic Revolution the populatio