7th Grade Early Civilizations Test Review 1

Vocabulary word: The written and recorded events of people.

• recorded time

• History

• Prehistory

• Cuneiform

Before writing was a thing, people passed their history down through telling stories. The period of time before writing was invented is known as ____________.

• History

• Before History

• Prehistory

• Historigraphy

Before being politically correct was a thing, the term "B.C." or "Before Christ," was used when talking about events that occurred before recorded history. Now, instead of using "B.C." we use "B.C.E." What does "B.C.E." stand for?

• Bacon, Cheese, and Eggs

• Before Christ Existed

• Before Common Era

• Before Christian Era

A scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past is called an archaeologist.

• True

• False

Stories passed down by word of mouth are called

• Family Traditions

• Oral Traditions

• Tribal Traditions

• Written Traditions

The study of the Earth's surface and the processes that change it are known as geography.

• True

• False

According to scientists, about 5,000 years ago history began when

• the Nile river started to flood.

• the Nile river went down.

• people learned to make fire.

• people developed a system of writing.

Egyptian civilization developed on the banks of the Nile because

• the sunshine there helped crops to grow.

• it was unsettled before they got there.

• they were tired of wandering around in search of food.

• the river would flood each year and leave mineral rich soil behind.

The earliest known period of human culture is called

• the Old Stone Age

• the New Stone Age

• the Old Age

• Neolithic Age

A person with no settled place to call home is called a nomad.

• True

• False