Test Unit 1. Prehistory and Early Humans

Apply the concepts you have learned and determine the most important and lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives.

• People began to eat wild grains.

• The population grew at a faster rate and people settled in communities.

• People completely stopped hunting and gathering.

• New types of stone tools were made.

How did the creation of basic tools eventually lead to advances in agriculture?

• Civilizations could be conquered with weapons.

• The types of tools developed determined where people settled.

• Smaller and more refined tools could be made using basic tools.

• Hunting became easier thanks to the use of tools.

A historical document from ancient Egypt is dated to the year 500 BC. A text from ancient Rome is dated to the year 200 AD. How many years separate these two documents?

• 300 years

• 700 years

• 699 years

• 799 years

As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people

• Returned to hunting and gathering

• Began to domesticate animals

• Specialized, or became skilled workers

• Moved out of the villages

What benefit did the first humans gain by settling in agricultural communities?

• They benefited from fewer diseases and enjoyed more free time

• They developed religious beliefs that led to the construction of permanent houses of worship

• They were able to expand their territory to find new sources of food for hunting and gathering

• They became more adaptable and had more natural resources available

According to the chart, people of the Paleolithic Age

• Built houses of mud bricks

• Sculpted pottery and carved wood

• Used copper and bronze to make tools

• Made simple tools such as axes

According to the table, men in the Neolithic Age

• Herded animals and built huts

• Farmed and fished

• Took care of children and farmed

• Herded, farmed, and protected the village

Which of the following statements describes a way in which people from the earliest agricultural communities were different from hunter-gatherers?

• They wore clothing.

• They buried their dead.

• They used a variety of weapons.

• They built permanent dwellings.

Which phrase defines the period called prehistory?

• Before computers

• Before written records

• Before the year 0

• Before the year 2000

The quote below is from a British archaeologist.
Using the information in the quote and what you know about early humans, how might the use of fire have affected the migration of early humans?

• People could rely less on daylight and travel at night.

• People could cook food on the fire and scare away dangerous animals.

• People could live in places that otherwise would have been too cold.

• People could settle in a place where it was easy to keep the fire going.