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WorksheetsSS Benchmark 1 Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
What did Mary and Louis Leakey discover?
a)
fossils of Homo Sapiens
b)
evidence of early homonids
c)
prehistoric fossils
d)
excavation of prehistoric sites
2.
Which is an example of an archaeological artifact?
a)
a prehistoric painting on a cave wall
b)
the bones of an Ice Age mammoth
c)
footprints of an extinct animal
d)
a site where precise digging is taking place
3.
Which of these items could be used for radiocarbon dating?
a)
a clay pot
b)
the flint blade of a prehistoric ax
c)
a wooden oar from a prehistoric boat
d)
a stone tool made by Homo habilis
4.
Which is a characteristic of the Paleolithic period?
a)
tools such as paintbrushes and toothbrushes
b)
stone tools
c)
bone fossils
d)
radiocarbon dating
5.
What does the word theory mean ?
a)
a statement of opinion
b)
fact known to be true
c)
explanation
supported by evidence
d)
widely help belief
6.
Who were the Clovis people?
a)
the first makers of clay pots
b)
cave artists of Europe
c)
Stone Age hunters and gatherers in Africa
d)
early North Americans
7.
What does the word extinct mean?
a)
tamed or domesticated
b)
widespread
c)
no longer existing
d)
hunted
8.
How long ago were the first wild boars penned and raised as pigs ?
a)
10,000 years ago
b)
9,000 years ago
c)
8,000 years ago
d)
7,000 years ago
9.
When beekeepers began working in southwestern Asia, which group was already at work in South America?
a)
llama herders
b)
beekeepers
c)
breeders of guinea pigs
d)
cattle herders
10.
What is a main difference between a hunter-gatherer society and an agricultural society?
a)
hunters and gatherers have no tamed animals
b)
agricultural people live in permanent settlements
c)
agricultural people are nomads
d)
hunters and gatherers worship ancestors
11.
What did pastoral people domesticate?
a)
their households
b)
grazing animals
c)
villages and towns
d)
cereal grasses, such as wheat
12.
What does the word surplus mean?
a)
extra
b)
subsistence
c)
valuable
d)
harvested
13.
What kind of map is shown?
a)
product map
b)
relief map
c)
political map
d)
contour map
14.
Which statement describes the mound?
a)
the mound rises 30 feet above the surrounding land
b)
the top of the mound is 12 feet above sea level
c)
the mound is 80 feet high
d)
the mound rises 110 feet above the surrounding land
15.
The site of the southwestern Asian farming village
a)
Catal Huyuk
b)
Olduvai Gorge
c)
Africa
d)
Abu Hureyra
16.
Land that was connected to the Americas during the Ice Age
a)
Catal Huyuk
b)
Olduvai Gorge
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
17.
Land where Homo Sapiens may have originated
a)
Abu Huyerya
b)
Africa
c)
Catal Huyuk
d)
Abu Hureyra
18.
The site of one of the earliest large towns
a)
Catal Huyuk
b)
Abu Hureyra
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
19.
The site where fossils of early hominids were found
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Olduvai Gorge
d)
Abu Hureyra
20.
What does the shading on the map help you understand ?
a)
location
b)
distance from sea level
c)
population
d)
latitude or longitude
21.
Which site is several degrees north of the equator?
a)
Tibito
b)
Chavin de Huantar
c)
Tiahuanaco
d)
Monte Verde
22.
Which is NOT a sign of religion among prehistoric city dwellers?
a)
ruins of shrines
b)
temples
c)
rooms of worship
d)
pictures
23.
Which is NOT a sign of religion among prehistoric city dwellers?
a)
farmer
b)
merchant
c)
programmer
d)
builder
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