Prehistory Quick Check #1

Which is the best description of a nomadic group of people?

• people who live in a city or state
• people who live in houses and drive cars
• people who move from place to place in search of food
• people who grow crops and stay in one place permanently

How did domestication affect community life?

• People did not need tools.
• People searched for different foods.
• People did not need to hunt for food anymore.
• People had less food.

Which best describes the Neolithic Era?

• Major battles fought between people of Asia and Africa
• The shift from hunting and food gathering to food producing
• The shift from food gathering to hunting
• Major battle fought between the people of Asia

How might early people have crossed from Asia into North America?

• Island cluster
• Mountain range
• Land bridge
• Peninsula

What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?

• They required humans to stand close to animals when hunting.
• They increased chances for survival.
• They decreased chances for survival.
• They allowed more animals to graze the fields.

Which of the following statements best summarizes why people learned how to make clothes and build shelters after migrating out of Africa?

• They needed to trade cloth with other merchants.
• They needed more protection to survive in colder areas.
• They needed less protection to survive in warmer areas.
• They needed to trade living spaces with others.

Which of the following is the correct chronological (from earliest to latest) order for the Stone Age eras?

• Paleolithic   Neolithic    Mesolithic
• Neolithic  Mesolithic  Paleolithic
• Mesolithic   Neolithic  Paleolithic 
• Paleolithic  Mesolithic  Neolithic

To tame plants and animals

• nomad
• domesticate
• migrate
• agriculture

An early ancestor of humans

• agriculture
• hominid
• migrate
• nomad

A person who travels from place to place

• agriculture
• nomad
• domesticate
• migrate