Prehistory

What is the time period before a written language was created?

• History
• Climate
• Prehistory
• Environment

Who were the earliest humans?

• Hunter gatherers
• Farmers
• Cobblers
• Bakers

If a person travels from place to place, without a permanent home, what are they?

• Domesticated
• Landform
• Archaeologist
• Nomad

What were the roles of men and women in the hunter-gatherer community?

• Women gathered and hunted
• Men gathered and hunted
• Men hunted and women gathered
• Women hunted while men gathered

What word means taming plants and animals to make them useful for humans?

• Irrigate
• Landform
• Domestication
• Geography

Why did hunter gatherers migrate?

• To make better tools
• To explore the river valleys
• To find food
• To find better shelter

Where did early humans choose to settle?

• Near the coastline
• Near mountains
• Near rivers
• Near the deserts

One of the main reasons people settled along rivers was…

• Village elders demanded it
• land was cheap
• To encourage the growth of the arts
• Water supply for irrigation

Which of these is the best explanation of the immediate effects of the Agricultural Revolution?

• People quit hunting
• Writing was invented
• Humans began to form villages and towns
• Periods of famine reduced the population

Cave art dates back to which time period?

• The Old Stone Age
• The New Stone Age
• The Renaissance
• The Middle Ages