WorksheetsPrehistory Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
One example of people modifying their environment is
a)
trade between geographic regions.
b)
mapping the roads of a region.
c)
clearing away trees to plant crops.
d)
reading about regions that have a mild climate.
2.
What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
a)
They required humans to stand close to animals when hunting.
b)
They decreased chances for survival.
c)
They increased chances for survival.
d)
They allowed more animals to graze the fields.
3.
What effect did the ice ages have on early humans?
a)
Early humans were forced to control large fires.
b)
Early humans were forced to adapt to new environments.
c)
Early humans were forced to fish.
d)
Early humans were forced to hunt.
4.
According to scientists, how did early people migrate out of Africa and into new places?
a)
They followed Otzi the ice-man.
b)
They used ships.
c)
They used land bridges.
d)
They used technology.
5.
Which of the following is the BEST advancement of the New Stone Age?
a)
using tools
b)
gathering food
c)
using seeds to grow crops
d)
using fire to cook food
6.
Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa
b)
the shift from food gathering to farming
c)
the shift from food gathering to hunting
d)
major battle fought between the peoples of Asia
7.
Which of the following was NOT part of the domestication of animals in the New Stone Age?
a)
Animals were used as materials for shelter.
b)
Animals were used for clothes.
c)
Animals were used for food.
d)
Animals were used for carrying loads.
8.
What effect did farming have on people in the New Stone Age?
a)
It allowed them to hunt for animals.
b)
It allowed them to travel.
c)
It allowed them to paint caves.
d)
It allowed them to build permanent settlements.
9.
During the Stone Age tools became less advanced over time.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Plants and animals were more useful to people in the New Stone Age because of:
a)
domestication
b)
religious beliefs and fire control.
c)
migration patterns.
d)
barbarian invasions.
11.
Hunter-gatherers only ate fruit, seeds, and nuts.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What is the definition of technology?
a)
Digital devices such as iPads, cell phones, etc
b)
tools and skills used to meet needs and wants
c)
handheld object, helps a person do something
13.
Which is NOT an example of a dynamic relationship between people and the environment?
a)
People used resources to make tools.
b)
People used resources to make shelter.
c)
People used resources to make fire.
d)
People developed a spoken language
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