Pre-History, Mesopotamia, and Egypt Practice Test

Which discovery marked the transition from the Paleolithic Era to the Neolithic Era?

• Use of stone tools

• Agriculture

• Fire-making

• Migration

What was the major difference between the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age?

• Metalworking vs Stone tools

• Nomadic life vs Farming

• Fire use vs Hunting

• Writing vs Oral stories

The Neolithic Revolution is best described as:

• Beginning of hunting

• Shift from hunting-gathering to farming

• Discovery of fire

• Invention of writing

Which process did Egyptians use to preserve bodies for the afterlife?

• Cremation

• Mummification

Egyptians practiced _______ to ensure a person’s spirit could live on after death.

• Mummification
• Cremation

• Burial

• Sacrifice

Mesopotamian religion was monotheistic.

• True

• False

Mesopotamians believed in many gods, which means their religion was:

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Atheistic

• Animistic

Which achievement allowed people to settle in one place permanently?

• Cave art

• Agriculture

• Migration

• Stone tools

What discovery gave early humans the ability to form permanent villages?

• Hunting

• Agriculture

• Fire

• Domestication of animals

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is called the:

• Nile Delta

• Fertile Crescent

• Silk Road

• Sahara Basin