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WorksheetsUnit 2 (Early Humans)
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
People who regularly move from place to place to survive. They traveled in groups, or bands, of about 20 or 30 members.
a)
Nomads
b)
Farmers
c)
Gypsies
d)
Settlers
2.
Long periods of extreme cold that affected all of Earth
a)
Ice Age
b)
Stone Age
c)
Paleolithic Age
d)
Neolithic Age
3.
To tame animals for human use
a)
domesticate
b)
nomad
c)
eradicate
d)
specialization
4.
Time period that began about 8000 b.c. and lasted until around 4000 b.c.—about 4,000 years. Humans shifted from hunting and gathering to growing food on a regular basis during this time period.
a)
Neolithic Age
b)
Paleolithic Age
c)
Renaissance Period
d)
Age of Enlightenment
5.
Special buildings that were holy places. These places were decorated with images of gods and goddesses.
a)
shrines
b)
monoliths
c)
churches
d)
labyrinths
6.
______________ means people took up specific jobs as their talents allowed. Some people became artisans, or skilled workers. They made weapons and jewelry that they traded with neighboring communities. People made pottery from clay to store grain and food. They made baskets from plant fibers.
a)
specialization
b)
neolithic renaissance
c)
mercantilism
d)
monarchy
7.
Craftspeople in western Asia discovered that mixing copper and tin formed bronze. This was a technological breakthrough and started the ______________ which lasted from 3000 to 1200 b.c. It was at this time that people began to make tools and weapons from bronze.
a)
Bronze Age
b)
Stone Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Paleolithic Age
8.
A type of government led by a king or queen. In early civilizations, it was the first type of government. Power/authority was usually inherited by parents.
a)
monarchy
b)
democracy
c)
republic
d)
specialization
9.
Growing food on a regular basis
a)
systematic agriculture
b)
hunting and gathering
c)
random agriculture
d)
specialization
10.
What was unique about Paleolithic people?
a)
They were nomadic. They moved from place to place to find food
b)
They were highly skilled farmers
c)
They were very religious
d)
They used Bronze tools
11.
What was an advantage of early humans inventing more complex tools like spears, bow & arrows, etc.?
a)
It made killing large animals easier
b)
It made it easier for women to create clothes from animal skin
c)
It increased warfare
d)
It made fishing obsolete
12.
Prior to the invention of bronze, which of the following did NOT serve as tools for humans in the Paleolithic age?
a)
stones
b)
iron
c)
sticks
d)
tree branches
13.
Dinosaurs and humans existed together for thousands of years.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Two important contributions of the Paleolithic humans were:
a)
oil and chocolate
b)
fire and tools
c)
the wheel and laws
d)
medicine and philosophy
15.
The most recent Ice Age began about
a)
100,000 years ago
b)
10,000 years ago
c)
100 years ago
d)
500,000 years ago
16.
Historians consider the ___________________ to be the most important event in human history.
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Neolithic Revolution
c)
Invention of the Wheel
d)
Birth of the first human
17.
The biggest and earliest known communities have been found in
a)
Southwest Asia
b)
Southeast Asia
c)
South Africa
d)
Western Europe
18.
Shrines show that the role of ____________ was growing in the lives of Neolithic people.
a)
religion
b)
agriculture
c)
government
d)
warfare
19.
One benefit of settled communities in the Neolithic period was
a)
greater security
b)
centralized banking
c)
grocery stores
d)
short commute to school
20.
The _____________ is also called the Old Stone Age. It began about 2.5 million years ago and lasted until around 8000 b.c.
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
New Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Age of Enlightenment
21.
What geographic feature did early humans often settle around?
a)
River Valleys
b)
Mountains
c)
Forrests
d)
Plains
22.
What is a Hunter-Gatherer?
a)
People who live in sedentary villages.
b)
People who collect hunting tools.
c)
People who hunted animals and gathered plants for food.
d)
People who engage in systematic agriculture.
23.
What does it mean to be nomadic?
a)
having no fixed home; moving from place to place in search of food/water
b)
to live off the secondary products of animals
c)
to live in a settled, agrarian community
d)
no not be "mad" or angry due to ones wandering lifestyle
24.
What is agriculture?
a)
The planting of crops
b)
nomads
c)
puffballs
d)
irrigation
25.
Plant and animal domestication was important for the advances in what?
a)
agriculture
b)
prehistory
c)
migration
d)
specialization
26.
What innovation below DID NOT help hunter-gatherers to adapt to their natural environment?
a)
stone tools
b)
iron shovels
c)
camp fires
d)
bone tools
27.
Hunter Gatherer’s were nomadic. What statement below is CORRECT?
a)
they found one place to live and settled there
b)
they lived in towns and traded with other peoples
c)
they planted crops on farms and raised animals
d)
they wandered about following sources of food and water
28.
What role did women play in the hunter-gatherer’s society?
a)
they built shelters
b)
they planted crops
c)
they hunted the food
d)
they gathered berries and seeds
29.
What role did the men play in the hunter-gatherers’ society?
a)
they raised the children
b)
they gathered berries and seeds
c)
they planted crops
d)
they hunted the food
30.
How did the domestication of plants and animals IMPACT the lives of hunter gatherers?
a)
they continued to be nomadic
b)
they settled down and became farmers
c)
they did not change their way of life
d)
they lived separately far away from others
31.
Which statement BEST describes how the hunter gatherers were able to survive during this time era?
a)
they adapted to their changing environments
b)
they were protected by their nature gods and prayers
c)
they had organized militaries to defend them
d)
they all spoke the same language and could communicate
32.
Why is the Stone Age called the Stone Age?
a)
he bones of people from this time have turned to stone
b)
During this time, people often made many of their tools and weapons out of stone.
c)
During the time, people often built their houses out of stone.
d)
During this time, people wrote stories on stone tablets
33.
What made specialization possible?
a)
The abundant food due to farming
b)
traders and merchants
c)
written language
d)
technological revolution
34.
Why did agriculture lead to a more complex society?
a)
Farmers developed more productive ways to use tools.
b)
A surplus of goods increased trade between humans who specialized in different jobs.
c)
A surplus of goods increased trade between humans who specialized in different jobs.
d)
All of these
35.
The word homo sapiens means
a)
wise human
b)
upright human
c)
nomadic human
d)
human species
36.
Early humans used slash and burn techniques to clear forests for farm land. What happened to the environment as a result?
a)
soil erosion
b)
helped the ground become more fertile
c)
Nothing changed
d)
drought
37.
Which of the following is one characteristic that all civilizations around the world have in common?
a)
Specialized workers
b)
Sports
c)
Nomadic lifestyles
d)
Monotheistic religion
38.
What is one reason that caused paleolithic people to leave their home in east Africa thousands of years ago and migrate to new places?
a)
A period of heavy rains
b)
A long period of drought
c)
The development of stone tool technology
d)
Foreign invaders
39.
What was unique about Paleolithic people?
a)
They were nomadic. They moved from place to place to find food
b)
They were very religious. They built large temples.
c)
They were highly skilled farmers. They maintained a surplus of food.
d)
They used Bronze tools
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