Prehistory Quiz

1. Scientists currently believe humans first appeared in ____________, due to artifacts being the oldest there.:

• Australia
• North America
• Asia
• Africa

2. What event marked the start of the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age)?

• Agricultural Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Computer Age
• Green Revolution

3. Hunter-gatherers migrated in order to:

• explore rivers
• find food
• get better shelter
• grow crops

4. Early hunter-gatherer societies were generally described as:

• large numbers of people
• small nomadic clans
• people living in permanent villages
• small cities with large farms

5. Humans were first able to:

• farm
• create art
• domesticate animals
• make tools

6. The Neolithic Era began when humans:

• began to control and lessen their population
• first developed organized countries
• first lived in permanent agricultural societies
• learned to write down and communicate their thoughts

7. How do you best describe a domesticated animal?

• an animal that is tamed and used for human benefit
• a small animal, such as a rabbit, that is valued for its hide
• an animal that is entirely used by human societies
• a wild animal that is hunted in elaborate ceremonies by humans

8. What effect did the inventions of the plow, pottery and weaving have on early societies?

• They moved about to find food.
• They fought with their neighbors.
• They developed permanent settlements
• The developed early democracies

9. Who studies the remains of a civilization?

• archaeologists
• historians
• paleontologists
• cartographers

10. Artifacts are:

• damaged works of art
• editorial cartoons
• military equipment
• objects made by humans