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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the last Ice Age, a land bridge may have allowed early humans to cross from:
a)
Africa to South America
b)
Asia to North America
c)
Europe to Asia
d)
Africa to Europe
2.
What does Anno Domini mean?
a)
In the Beginning of Time
b)
The Modern Era
c)
In the Year of Our Lord
d)
The Common Time
3.
People migrated across which land bridge in order to reach North America and South America?
a)
Beijing Land Bridge
b)
Between Land Bridge
c)
Biggest Land Bridge
d)
Bering Land Bridge
4.
What does agriculture refer to?
a)
farming
b)
house
c)
land
d)
hunting
5.
How did the earliest humans live?
a)
as herders of sheep and other livestock
b)
alone or in pairs
c)
by hunting & gathering their food
d)
in farming villages along rivers and streams
6.
Prehistory refers to what period of time?
a)
before writing was invented
b)
before farming was invented
c)
before tools were invented
d)
before language was invented
7.
What does Neolithic mean?
a)
Last Stone Age
b)
Nice Stone Age
c)
New Stone Age
d)
Final Stone Age
8.
What is a part or imprint of something that was once alive known as?
a)
tool
b)
artifact
c)
coin
d)
fossil
9.
What is the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people known as?
a)
society
b)
civilization
c)
culture
d)
town
10.
What is a period of 1000 years known as?
a)
millennium
b)
chronological
c)
decade
d)
century
11.
What is an account of an event by someone who took part in or witnessed the event known as?
a)
Reliable Source
b)
Primary Source
c)
Secondary Source
d)
Helpful Source
12.
What did the first civilizations develop near?
a)
Mountains
b)
Forests
c)
Plains
d)
Rivers
13.
What does Paleolithic mean?
a)
Old Stone Age
b)
First Stone Age
c)
Last Stone Age
d)
Past Stone Age
14.
What is a period of 100 years known as?
a)
chronological
b)
century
c)
millennium
d)
decade
15.
When referring to dates, what does B.C.E. stand for?
a)
Before Christ Era
b)
Before Common Era
c)
Before Christ Exhists
d)
Before Civilization Exhists
16.
What is a period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc. known as?
a)
chronological
b)
decade
c)
era
d)
time
17.
What is the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans known as?
a)
domestication
b)
cultivate
c)
culture
d)
agriculture
18.
When referring to dates, what does A.D. stand for?
a)
After the Dark Era
b)
After Dynasty
c)
After Death
d)
Anno Domini
19.
What is a period of 10 years known as?
a)
millennium
b)
chronological
c)
decade
d)
century
20.
What is the study of past cultures based on what people, plants and animals left behind known as?
a)
domestication
b)
cultivate
c)
society
d)
archaelogy
21.
What does Mesolithic mean?
a)
Middle Stone Age
b)
Between Stone Age
c)
Mixed Stone Age
d)
Last Stone Age
22.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
a)
bones
b)
tools
c)
footprints
d)
impressions
23.
What is the proper name for people who hunted animals and gathered wild plants, fruits, and nuts to survive?
a)
hunter-gatherers
b)
cavemen
c)
early humans
d)
wanderers
24.
What is Information gathered by someone who did NOT take part in or witness the event known as?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Reliable Source
c)
Helpful Source
d)
Secondary Source
25.
What is an object created and used by humans known as?
a)
tool
b)
artifact
c)
fossil
d)
bone
26.
Is a textbook a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
27.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?
a)
coins
b)
jewelry
c)
impressions
d)
clothing
28.
Is an artifact a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
29.
All of the following are characteristics of early human societies during the Old Stone Age EXCECT:
a)
migrating in a nomadic search for food
b)
hunting and gathering food
c)
developing written language
d)
making tools and weapons out of stone, bone, or wood
30.
During which era did people begin to settle in permanent communities?
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Mesolithic
31.
All of the following are ways archeologists learn about early humans EXCEPT:
a)
recovering artifacts made by ancient humans
b)
analyzing artifacts and drawing conclusions about human culture
c)
analyzing the writings left behind by the cultures
d)
recovering fossils from the time period
32.
What was the climate like during the Neolithic Era?
a)
cold
b)
windy
c)
warm
d)
rainy
33.
What year comes after 1 B.C.?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
0
d)
2 B.C.
34.
What was the most important development that occurred during the Neolithic Era?
a)
domestication of animals
b)
agrictulture
c)
permanent homes
d)
hunting
35.
During what era did people travel in small groups of 20 or less?
a)
Neolithic
b)
Mesolithic
c)
Paleolithic
36.
What was the climate like during the Paleolithic Era?
a)
cold
b)
wet
c)
dry
d)
hot
37.
What event caused many hunter-gatherers to migrate to different continents around the world?
a)
a volcanic eruption
b)
the last Ice Age
c)
a world war
d)
invaders from other lands
38.
A museum display shows tools made by the earliest humans. What were the tools on display most likely made from?
a)
bone
b)
iron
c)
bronze
d)
stone
39.
During what era was fire first created and used by people?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Mesolithic
c)
Neolithic
40.
What word means to be constantly moving?
a)
domesticate
b)
cultivate
c)
nomadic
d)
agrictulture
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