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WorksheetsCradles of Civilization 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A complete change in the ways of thinking, working, or living
a)
Paleolithic
b)
nomad
c)
revolution
d)
technology
2.
belief that the natural world is full of spirits
a)
animism
b)
irrigate
c)
domesticate
d)
culture
3.
the science or practice of farming
a)
specialization
b)
surplus
c)
hunter-gatherer
d)
agriculture
4.
beliefs, customs, practices, & behavior of a group of people
a)
technology
b)
culture
c)
domesticate
d)
migration
5.
movement of people from one place to another
a)
domesticate
b)
Neolithic
c)
migration
d)
surplus
6.
person who lives by hunting & gathering plants
a)
technology
b)
hunter-gatherer
c)
revolution
d)
animism
7.
person who moves from place to place without a permanent home
a)
culture
b)
nomad
c)
settler
d)
irrigate
8.
an act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities
a)
specialization
b)
surplus
c)
agriculture
d)
culture
9.
tools & skills people use to meet their needs & wants
a)
hunter-gatherer
b)
nomad
c)
technology
d)
revolution
10.
extra; more than is needed
a)
Neolithic
b)
surplus
c)
technology
d)
animism
11.
change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans
a)
domesticate
b)
irrigate
c)
agriculture
d)
revolution
12.
Old Stone Age; time of the hunter-gatherers
a)
Neolithic Era
b)
Paleolithic Era
13.
New Stone Age; time of the Agricultural Revolution
a)
Neolithic Era
b)
Paleolithic Era
14.
Which of these BEST explains why people in hunter-gather communities owned few private possessions?
a)
They tended to be communists.
b)
There were many roaming bandits.
c)
There were no possessions to be had in that era.
d)
They were forced to move constantly to find food.
15.
Which term BEST describes the lifestyle of hunter-gatherers?
a)
effortless
b)
isolated
c)
nomadic
d)
stable
16.
Which of these BEST describes the importance of mankind's first use of fire approximately 1 million years ago?
a)
People were more protected from predators.
b)
Humans could now invent tools to make life easier.
c)
Harnessing fire meant that dinosaur meat could now be cooked.
d)
Hunter-gatherers' ability to hunt at night meant they could eat more.
17.
About 10,000 years ago, human civilization changed in a major way. What was this change?
a)
Humans began to make tools.
b)
Humans began to use spoken language.
c)
Humans increasingly became literate.
d)
Humans began to farm & domesticate animals.
18.
Which of these is MOST associated with the Neolithic Era?
a)
Invention of stone tools
b)
the end of the Bronze Age
c)
development of agriculture
d)
development of medicine & languages
19.
One of the main reasons societies settled along rivers in the Neolithic Era was because
a)
the village elders demanded it.
b)
the land there was more valuable.
c)
it was safer & secure there.
d)
it provided irrigation for farming.
20.
Which development allowed Sumerians to farm more and even grow crops on drier land?
a)
plows
b)
cuneiform
c)
wheeled chariots
d)
irrigation system
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