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History Practice Quiz 224
10 questions · 12 minutes
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Q1.Which crops were easily grown in East and Southeast Asia?
Explanation: The text states that in East and Southeast Asia, the crops that grew easily were millet and rice.
Q2.Which animals were domesticated around the same time as the adoption of agriculture?
Explanation: People learnt to domesticate animals such as sheep, goat, cattle, pig and donkey.
Q3.What plant fibres were woven into cloth?
Explanation: Plant fibres such as cotton and flax were woven into cloth.
Q4.About how many years ago were domesticated animals harnessed to ploughs and carts?
Explanation: Somewhat later, about 5,000 years ago, domesticated animals such as cattle and donkeys were harnessed to ploughs and carts.
Q5.What new equipment was used for processing and grinding grain?
Explanation: New equipment included mortars and pestles for processing and grinding grain.
Q6.What were stone axes and hoes used for?
Explanation: Stone axes and hoes were used to clear land for cultivation, as well as for digging the earth to sow seeds.
Q7.Which metals did people learn to tap ores of?
Explanation: The text states that in some areas, people learnt to tap the ores of metals such as copper and tin.
Q8.What is obsidian?
Explanation: Obsidian as hardened volcanic lava.
Q9.What replaced small communities of early people?
Explanation: The text says that with increasing trade, growth of villages and towns, and movements of people, in place of small communities there now grew small states.
Q10.What is the term used to describe the transformation of people's lives in early history?
Explanation: This as a revolution, as the lives of people were probably transformed beyond recognition.
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