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WorksheetsNomads - Workshops Exam
Total questions: 106
Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins
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Date
1.
1. What is a band?
a)
a. A group of elements used by early human beings for hunting
b)
b. It is a way of organization in which people live in one area
c)
c. It is a group of people or animals acting together
d)
d. It is a relation created by early humans with their environment
2.
2. What is a community?
a)
a. It is the space shared by early humans to live
b)
b. It is a group of people with close ties living in one area
c)
c. These are groups divided in different parts of an area
d)
d. It is a type of band
3.
3. Early humans were...
a)
a. Environmentally friends
b)
b. Shamans
c)
c. Collectors
d)
d. Hunter - gatherers
4.
4. What were some tools created by early humans?
a)
a. Fire - glass - agriculture
b)
b. Digging tool - Ax - Harpoon
c)
c. Digging tool - Sword - Harpoon
d)
d. Clock - Compass - Shelter
5.
5. What about religion for early humans?
a)
a. Spirits
b)
b. Gods
c)
c. Animals
d)
d. All of the above
6.
6. Choose the wrong option:
a)
a. Early humans didn't have to work too hard
b)
b. Early humans had time to relax and play
c)
c. Early humans didn't require a lot of land
d)
d. Early humans had limited group size
7.
7. How did farming villages develop?
a)
a. Because of the population growth
b)
b. Surpluses development
c)
c. Because of religion
d)
d. Social class system
8.
8. Who were the first people to be specialized?
a)
a. Villagers - Bakers
b)
b. Potters - Weavers
c)
c. Farmers - Butchers
d)
d. Farmers - Shamans
9.
9. What is Catal Huyuk?
a)
a. It is a small village located in Turkey
b)
b. It is a place with a population of 5000
c)
c. It is an example of a complex village
d)
d. All of the above
10.
10. Which region was the first civilization developed in?
a)
a. Catal Huyuk
b)
b. Ziggurat
c)
c. Sumer
d)
d. Mesopotamia
11.
11. What is NOT a characteristic of a complex village?
a)
a. Larger populations
b)
b. Cultivations fields
c)
c. Specialized workers
d)
d. Social Classes
12.
12. People trained in skills or crafts are called...
a)
a. Artisans
b)
b. Potters
c)
c. Carpenters
d)
d. Tool makers
13.
13. Complex villages were not like the cities of today. Although one of these villages have had as many as...
a)
a. 2000 people
b)
b. 300 people
c)
c. 5000 people
d)
d. 1000 people
14.
14. A social class is...
a)
a. the residents of a place
b)
b. It is a group of people with similar customs, background and income.
c)
c. It is a group of people with close ties living in one area
d)
d. A group of people or animals acting together
15.
15. How did early humans interact with the environment?
a)
a. They interact with the weather by wearing boots in the snow and sunglasses in the sunshine
b)
b. They interact with the environment for shelter
c)
They interact with the environment by making cultivations fields
d)
They interact with the environment as a source for food and social development
16.
What is celebrated on August 7th?
a)
Battle of Boyaca
b)
Slaughter of the bananeras
c)
Independence of Colombia
d)
The Bogotazo
17.
What is the flower fair?
a)
A festival
b)
A party
c)
A concert
d)
A funeral
18.
What day and in what year did Colombia become independent?
a)
July seven of 1824
b)
July four of 1820
c)
twentieth of July, 1810
d)
twentieth July of 1910
19.
What is the coldest place on earth?
a)
Alaska
b)
North Pole
c)
Antarctica
d)
Canada
20.
What is the longest river in the world?
a)
Amazonas
b)
Milo
c)
Nilo
d)
Cauca
21.
Which riches does Colombia have?
a)
Gold
b)
Economy
c)
Cotton
d)
Flora and Fauna
22.
Colombia has coast on two oceans, what are they?
a)
The Pacific and Caribbean
b)
The Caribbean and Antarctic
c)
The Atlanctic and Indian
d)
The Pacific
23.
How many regions Colombian Geography have?
a)
Five
b)
Six
c)
Seven
d)
Four
24.
Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?
a)
History
b)
Weather
c)
Language
d)
Food
25.
Cultural diffusion is best described as...
a)
sharing music from one culture to another
b)
Cultural margarine
c)
the spreading of religion
d)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
26.
What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?
a)
Venezuela has large reserves of oil
b)
Texas has large amounts of oil
c)
students in China learn Chinese in school
d)
young people dance to rock music in Japan
27.
When a person moves Permanently from their home to another place, their culture is being spread through which of the following
a)
Genghis Grill
b)
Migration
c)
War
d)
Trade
28.
A group of Vikings with Swords travel to Paris and sell the swords to a museum.
In return, they get a bread oven.
In return, they get a bread oven.
a)
Trade
b)
War
c)
Tirade
d)
Migration
29.
Archaeology is the study of __________?
a)
Africans
b)
African Americans
c)
Human life in the past.
d)
Human life in the Future
30.
Why is it difficult to study the origins of humankind?
a)
There are no written records.
b)
There is not enough money
c)
No one wants to study them.
31.
Where do archaeologists believe that human beings first appeared?
a)
Alaska
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Yesterday
32.
How did hunter-gatherers obtain their food?
a)
They bought it at a supermarket.
b)
They ordered pizza.
c)
They hunted small animals and gathered food.
33.
What is a Nomad?
a)
People who travel from place to place depending on the season.
b)
People who always wear sweaters.
c)
People who never travel.
34.
What were the Neanderthals the first people to do?
a)
Shave
b)
use tools
c)
Bury their dead
d)
Hunt with weapons
35.
For thousands of years Neanderthals and Modern Humans lived near one another. In the end who disappeared?
a)
Neanderthals
b)
Modern Humans
36.
How old is the earliest record of human writing?
a)
6000 years old
b)
1.75 million years old
c)
25 years old
d)
4.4 million years old
37.
How do Archaeologists learn about ancient people?
a)
They learn by examining fossils and artifacts.
b)
They learn by reading caveman books.
38.
What was the main reason that hunter-gatherers moved?
a)
scarce food(very little)
b)
not enough homes(shelter)
c)
not enough room in the cave
d)
disagreements in the group
39.
What allowed civilizations to develop?
a)
strong leaders
b)
lush fertile fields
c)
domestication of plans and animals
d)
plenty of building material
40.
Before the neolithic civilization, people lived in
a)
mud homes
b)
cliff dwellings
c)
stone huts
d)
small groups of people
41.
After the neolithic civilization, people
a)
lived in the paleolithic era
b)
placed greater value on material possessions
c)
everyone knew each other
d)
authority was given to elders
42.
The earliest settlements are believed to have been established
a)
in north America
b)
by Sumerians in Mesopotamia
c)
by Germans
d)
in asia
43.
one outcome of he neolithic revolution is
a)
the invention of the chariot
b)
monarchies being formed
c)
greater hunting
d)
rise in population
44.
cuneiform (writing) is first attributed to....
a)
Sumerians
b)
Egyptians
c)
Indians
d)
chinese
45.
you need cities....writing...religion.....art...music....technology....to be considered a
a)
civilization
b)
leader
c)
military
d)
defensive wall
46.
Sumerians believed in 3000 gods...this made them
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
c)
theocratic
d)
democracy
47.
Jews believed in 1 god...this made them
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
c)
theocratic
d)
democracy
48.
this man is best remembered for his code of laws
a)
Sargon
b)
king tut
c)
Hammurabi
d)
moses
49.
Africa had an early civilization....what was it called
a)
Egypt
b)
china
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
india
50.
this civilization had hieroglyphics
a)
Egypt
b)
china
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
india
51.
this civilization had the nile river
a)
Egypt
b)
china
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
india
52.
this civilization had the tigris river
a)
Egypt
b)
china
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
india
53.
this civilization had the pharaoh
a)
Egypt
b)
china
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
india
54.
Which lead to people acquiring skills other than hunting and gathering
a)
the agricultural revolution
b)
the paleolithic revolution
c)
the information revolution
d)
the industrial revolution
55.
Why were the roots of the Neolithic Revolution traced to the development of farming?
a)
Farming provided more wealth
b)
Farming taught people new skills
c)
Farming allowed people to live in permanent villages
d)
Farming helped people to develop techniques for making stone tools.
56.
Which development led to the other three?
a)
Surplus of food
b)
Complex civilizations
c)
Division of labor
d)
Domestication of plants and animals
57.
Which happened first, Cortez defeats the Aztec Empire or Asians cross the Bering Land Bridge?
a)
Cortez defeats the Aztecs
b)
Bering Land bridge exposed
c)
Both happened at same time
58.
Which happened first, Asians crossing Bering Land Bridge into North America or Ice forms, sea levels drop and Land Bridge is exposed?
a)
Land bridge exposed
b)
Asians cross into North America over exposed land bridge
59.
What is the movement of people from one region to another?
a)
transportation
b)
meditation
c)
teleporting
d)
migration
60.
What is a set of common values and traditions?
a)
a party
b)
politics
c)
culture
d)
war strategy
61.
What is the transfer of plants, animals, ideas, and diseases between the "Old" and "New Worlds?
a)
Stock Exchange
b)
Hemisphere Transfer
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Foreign Exchange
62.
The term "Homo erectus" means which of the following?
a)
wise, wise human
b)
upright human
c)
tall humans
d)
old stone
63.
Anthropology is the study of...
a)
underground insects
b)
tools and weapons
c)
human life and culture
d)
ancient texts
64.
Paleolithic peoples were nomads because they had no choice but to...
a)
move form colder climates to warmer ones.
b)
move on after they had depleted the land.
c)
escape the pollution they had caused.
d)
follow animal migrations and vegetation cycles.
65.
The Paleolithic Age is...
a)
also called the New Stone Age.
b)
known as a time of intensive farming.
c)
usually known as the Primitive Age.
d)
the period in which humans used simple stone tools.
66.
Who were the first humans to learn to make fire?
a)
Homo habilis
b)
Homo erectus
c)
the Neolithic peoples
d)
Neanderthals
67.
The real change in the Neolithic Revolution was the...
a)
movement away from eating just fruits and grains to eating meats.
b)
discovery of new caves.
c)
shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture.
d)
use of fire.
68.
Food surpluses in the Neolithic farming village of Catalhuyuk...
a)
made it possible for people to do things other than farming.
b)
were not stored properly and spoiled, so people starved to death.
c)
made the village susceptible to raids from nomadic tribes.
d)
caused the entire population to stop farming.
69.
The use of metals marked the end of the Neolithic Age and a...
a)
beginning to the Metal Age.
b)
movement away from agriculture.
c)
complete abandonment of other tools.
d)
new level of human control over the environment and its resources.
70.
Which of the following is the period before writing was developed?
a)
the Neolithic Age
b)
archaeology
c)
ancient times
d)
prehistory
71.
Homo sapiens sapiens spread across the world at a rate of...
a)
only 2-3 miles per generation.
b)
300 - 600 miles per generation.
c)
10,000 miles every other generation.
d)
one continent per generation.
72.
The Paleolithic peoples found shelter in caves, but over time,...
a)
they preferred living out in the open.
b)
they found the caves unlivable.
c)
the caves flooded.
d)
they created new shelters.
73.
The Neolithic Age is sometimes...
a)
known as the period when humans first used fire.
b)
called the New Stone Age.
c)
labeled as the period during which humans used simple tools.
d)
debated as the greatest age the world has ever known.
74.
Scientists believe that Homo sapiens sapiens appeared in _________________ between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago.
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
75.
The six characteristics of civilizations are cities, government, _______________, social structure, writing, and art.
a)
religion
b)
architecture
c)
use of fire
d)
war
76.
In order to settle and farm the most important resource was....
a)
water
b)
fire
c)
air
d)
pride
77.
What are two techniques early farmers used to help gain control over their agricultural environment?
a)
slash-and-burn and irrigation
b)
irrigation and plowing
c)
slash-and-burn and fertilizer
d)
dancing and slashing and burning
78.
The first developments of early man was
a)
fire
b)
tools
c)
government
d)
dancing
79.
The agricultural revolution was ...
a)
The shift from food gathering to food production
b)
the building of shelters and religious temples
c)
the ice age
d)
hunters and gatherers revolting
80.
What evidence have archaeologists found that show proof of early religious beliefs?
a)
ancient shrines
b)
farms
c)
axes
d)
housing and shelter
81.
Which is an example of a complex village?
a)
Catal Huyuk
b)
The Nile River
c)
Stone Henge
d)
Room 17
82.
Which specialized worker did not produce a product for the villagers?
a)
farmers
b)
holy people
c)
cake decorators
d)
weavers
83.
Which was a tool that early humans used
a)
anvil
b)
blender
c)
axe
d)
bicycle
84.
Hunter-gatherers....
a)
created pottery
b)
planted crops
c)
were nomadic
d)
enjoyed ballet
85.
What happened in 12,000 B.C.E?
a)
a. End of Ice Age
b)
b. First Natuffian settlements
c)
c. Rise of Catal Huyuk
d)
d. Transition to use of Bronze
86.
What happened in 10,500 B.C.E?
a)
a. End of Ice Age
b)
b. First Natuffian settlements
c)
c. Rise of Catal Huyuk
d)
d. Transition to use of Bronze
87.
What happened in 8,000 - 5000 B.C.E?
a)
a. End of Ice Age
b)
b. Era of Neolithic Revolution
c)
c. Rise of Catal Huyuk
d)
d. Transition to use of Bronze
88.
What happened in 7,000 B.C.E?
a)
a. End of Ice Age
b)
b. First Natuffian settlements
c)
c. Rise of Catal Huyuk
d)
d. Transition to use of Bronze
89.
What happened in 5,000 B.C.E?
a)
a. End of Ice Age
b)
b. First Natuffian settlements
c)
c. Rise of Catal Huyuk
d)
d. Beginning of cultivation of rice
90.
What happened in 4,000 B.C.E?
a)
a. End of Ice Age
b)
b. First Natuffian settlements
c)
c. Rise of Catal Huyuk
d)
d. Transition to use of Bronze
91.
A group that shares the same geographic region, a common language, and a sense of identity and culture.
a)
diffusion
b)
state
c)
nation
d)
society
92.
A group of people who share language, customs, and a common heritage.
a)
society
b)
ethnicity
c)
ethnic group
d)
religion
93.
taking existing elements of society and creating something new to meet a need.
a)
innovation
b)
diffusion
c)
acculturation
d)
dialect
94.
the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to other societies.
a)
religion
b)
diffusion
c)
urbanization
d)
acculturation
95.
the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation.
a)
diffusion
b)
acculturation
c)
innovation
d)
invention
96.
the belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe, as well as the system of beliefs itself.
a)
shinto
b)
taoism
c)
christianity
d)
religion
97.
a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity.
a)
state
b)
nation
c)
county
d)
city
98.
The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group.
a)
Culture
b)
society
c)
ethnic group
d)
innovation
99.
What day did the pope arrive to Colombia?
a)
Monday
b)
Saturday
c)
Thursday
d)
Wednesday
100.
What is celebrated on August 7th?
a)
Battle of Boyaca
b)
Slaughter of the bananeras
c)
Independence of Colombia
d)
The Bogotazo
101.
Which is the capital of Colombia?
a)
Medellín
b)
Tunja
c)
Bógota
d)
Cartagena
102.
What day and in what year did Colombia become independent?
a)
July seven of 1824
b)
July four of 1820
c)
twentieth of July, 1810
d)
twentieth July of 1910
103.
What is the coldest place on earth?
a)
Alaska
b)
North Pole
c)
Antarctica
d)
Canada
104.
Which riches does Colombia have?
a)
Gold
b)
Economy
c)
Cotton
d)
Flora and Fauna
105.
Colombia has coast on two oceans, what are they?
a)
The Pacific and Caribbean
b)
The Caribbean and Antarctic
c)
The Atlanctic and Indian
d)
The Pacific
106.
How many regions Colombian Geography have?
a)
Five
b)
Six
c)
Seven
d)
Four
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