WorksheetsPrehistory Midterm Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does prehistory mean?
a)
Before man
b)
Before writing
c)
Before farming
d)
Before language
2.
How did Paleolithic people survive?
a)
Fire
b)
Agriculture
c)
Farming
d)
Hunting and Gathering
3.
According to the timeline, which period of Prehistory lasted for the longest time?
a)
The Ice Age to Civlization
b)
Nelolithic to Beginning of civilization
c)
First religions to the last Ice Age
d)
Paleolithic period to the beginning of Neolithic Period
4.
According to the timeline, when did the Neolithic era begin?
a)
8000 B.C.
b)
4,000 B.C.
c)
14,000 B.C.
d)
10,000 B.C.
5.
What field of study would examine the above items as part of their research?
a)
Geography
b)
Archaeology
c)
Paleontology
d)
Anthropology
6.
Which statement best reflects the living conditions of human societies during the Neolithic Era?
a)
The development of simple tools allowed hunter-gatherer societies to survive harsh conditions
b)
The use of rivers encouraged trade of surplus goods between city states
c)
The need for new sources of food and shelter caused humans to frequently migrate to different locations
d)
The development of agriculture and domestication of animals led to the rise of small villages
7.
The objects identified in the picture would most likely come from which period of time?
a)
Iron Age
b)
Neolithic
c)
Bronze Age
d)
Paleolithic period
8.
This site was constructed in
a)
Aleppo
b)
England
c)
Catalhoyuk
d)
Jericho
9.
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
A movement of migrating people to North America
b)
A rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people
c)
A religious movement in which people worshiped more than one god
d)
A change from hunting to gathering to farming
10.
Any object shaped by human hands is referred to as
a)
a fossil
b)
a bone
c)
an artifact
d)
a clan
11.
What was first created by Neolithic man?
a)
Pottery
b)
cave art
c)
cave art
d)
fire
12.
People who move from place to place in search of food are called
a)
agrarians
b)
nomads
c)
farmers
d)
migrators
13.
At which location did homo sapiens emerge?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
Who were the 1st to bury their dead?
a)
Neanderthals
b)
Cro-magnon
c)
Homo Sapiens
d)
Homo Habilis
15.
What do scientist use carbon 14 for?
a)
dissolving dirt
b)
dating artifacts
c)
testing for DNA
d)
dating fossils
16.
Techonology, Complex Institution, Specialized workers, record keeping, Advanced city are characteristics of--
a)
City-State
b)
Civilization
c)
Empire
d)
Kingdom
17.
Prior to the Neolithic Revolution, people generally lived near-
a)
a river for irrigation
b)
a source of iron and steel
c)
an animal food source
d)
a strong military defense
18.
The way of life for a group of people is their
a)
Habitat
b)
Culture
c)
Environment
d)
Government
19.
Archaeologists learn about prehistoric people by studying all of the following except
a)
Fossils
b)
Pottery
c)
tools and weapons
d)
written record
20.
What does B.C.E mean?
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Cro-Magnon Era
c)
The years before the birth of Christ
d)
The years after the Christian Era began
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