Social Studies - Unit 1 Exam Review

Which tool would be most useful in a hunter-gatherer society?

• an iron plow

• a hammer

• a bow and arrow

• a chisel

During the Neolithic Age, increasing job specialization most directly lead to the development of new

• trade routes resulting from the production of surplus food supplies

• technologies resulting from the ability of workers to focus on more specific tasks

• methods of herding animals resulting from improved understanding of landscapes and seasons

• methods for mass-producing goods resulting from improved technical knowledge

History that happened before a written historical record was recorded is called "prehistory." This includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and most of the Neolithic periods. How do historians know what happened during that time?

• reading books

• studying artificats

• ancient scrolls

• googling it

The "Three Age System" is made up of which three ages?

• Bronze Age, Iron Age, Stone Age

• Iron Age, Stone Age, Gold Age

• Stone Age, Bronze Age, Steel Age

• Stone Age, Bronze Age, Diamond Age

How did hunter-gatherers survive?

• They grew crops and raised domesticated animals.

• They scavenged from other tribes

• They hunted wild animals and gathered edible plants they found.

• All of these are correct.

How many ice ages have there been in world history?

• One

• Five

• Ten

• Twenty

How did climate change at the end of the last ice age impact the ability of people to hunt and gather food?

• It did not impact their ability to hunt and gather food.

• It made it easier, the climate was warmer, so they not have to hunt on the ice.

• It was more difficult to hunt because many of the places they would hunt were flooded, making them hard to get to.

• It was more difficult because the warmer climate made them get too hot and tired while they were hunting.

Rising sea-levels made it more difficult for early humans to migrate to other places.

• True

• False

Identify two ways animals were useful to people in agricultural settlements.

• Hunting

• Plowing

• Trading

• Food

Which of the following is an example of an artifact historians use to study pre-history?

• Clay Jar

• Arrowhead

• Bronze Plate

• All of these are correct