What is the difference between the Paleolithic age and the Neolithic age?
a. The way in which human waled from place to place.
b. The animals that they worshiped.
c. The shift from simple to more advanced stone tool making and the beginnings of agriculture.
d. The mastering of fire.
c. The shift from simple to more advanced stone tool making and the beginnings of agriculture. (The Paleolithic age was the period from about 2 million BC to 10,000 BC. This era is also known as the Old Stone Age. The Neolithic age, also called the New Stone Age, covers a period from about 9000 BC to 3500 BC)
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Why did most state constitutions spell out what the authors considered to be fundamental natural rights?
a. to distinguish the new constitutions from older colonial charters b. to prevent individuals from claiming unsanctioned rights c. to keep the memory of the Revolution alive d. to let future rulers know the exact limits of authority
Refer to Map 1.1, Early Agriculture. Agriculture was NOT practiced in which region?
a. China b. Southern Africa c. New Guinea d. Scandinavia e. The Iberian Peninsula
How did the "Sun King" maintain control of France?
A) He ruled with an iron fist, allowing no subjects of his kingdom control over any trade, military, or social policies. B) He happily used his most trusted aid, Jean-Baptiste Colbert to do his bidding. C) He created such wealth in the empire that despite his harsh tactics, the subjects supported him. D) Although he took the throne at five, he took total control of France at the age of twenty-three, completely reorganizing government, military, and economic policy. Power ultimately rested with him, although he maintained a partnership with the nobility. E) He could not maintain control of the empire and this is what caused the French Revolution.
The Ming dynasty restored native rule to China as Hongwu, founder of the dynasty, drove the Mongols out of China and built a tightly centralized state.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)