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WorksheetsBIG CHALLENGE 5
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which does not describe hunter-gatherers?
a)
Lived in clans to survive
b)
Hunted animals and gathered plants
c)
Problem solvers
d)
Grew their own food
2.
Hunter-Gatherers are people who
a)
Buy food at the 7-11
b)
Make food from crops they grow
c)
fish for food
d)
Hunt food and gather berries
3.
What is another word for farming?
a)
Specialization
b)
Agriculture
c)
Domesticate
d)
Surplus
4.
Scientists believe the first humans may have come from:
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
5.
What does Anno Domini mean?
a)
The Common Era
b)
The Christian Era
c)
In the year of our lord
d)
After death
6.
Define: Surplus
a)
Not having enough
b)
Farming
c)
Grow plants
d)
Having more than needed
7.
Define: specialization
a)
People farming
b)
People trained to do special types of work
c)
Hunting and Gathering
d)
Having more than needed
8.
Which would NOT be an artifact from pre-historic people?
a)
Stone tipped spear
b)
Cave Art
c)
Hand axe
d)
Wheeled cart
9.
What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?
a)
More time to relax
b)
Better tasting food
c)
More stable food supply
d)
Increased water supply
10.
According to the timeline, which period of Prehistory lasted for the longest time?
a)
The Ice Age to Civlization
b)
Nelolithic to Beginning of civilization
c)
First religions to the last Ice Age
d)
Paleolithic period to the beginning of Neolithic Period
11.
According to the timeline, when did the Neolithic era begin?
a)
8000 B.C.
b)
4,000 B.C.
c)
14,000 B.C.
d)
10,000 B.C.
12.
What field of study would examine the above items as part of their research?
a)
Geography
b)
Archaeology
c)
Paleontology
d)
Anthropology
13.
The objects identified in the picture would most likely come from which period of time?
a)
Iron Age
b)
Neolithic
c)
Bronze Age
d)
Paleolithic period
14.
Any object shaped by human hands is referred to as
a)
a fossil
b)
a bone
c)
an artifact
d)
a clan
15.
Archaeologists learn about prehistoric people by studying all of the following except
a)
Fossils
b)
Pottery
c)
tools and weapons
d)
written record
16.
What does B.C.E mean?
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Cro-Magnon Era
c)
The years before the birth of Christ
d)
The years after the Christian Era began
17.
The Paleolithic Era is also known as-
a)
Bronze Age
b)
Iron Age
c)
Old Stone Age
d)
Steel Age
18.
Neolithic period is also referred to as-
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Transformation Era
c)
Bronze Era
d)
Steel Era
19.
What was the MOST significant technological breakthrough of the Paleolithic Era?
a)
the ability to create fire
b)
the ability to domesticate animals and crops
c)
cave paintings
20.
Which era is known as the hunter gatherer society?
a)
Paleolithic Era
b)
Neolithic Era
21.
Which is the best description of a nomadic group of people?
a)
people who live in a city or state
b)
people who live in houses and drive cars
c)
people who move from place to place in search of food
d)
people who grow crops and stay in one place permanently
22.
Which best describes the Neolithic Era?
a)
Major battles fought between people of Asia and Africa
b)
The shift from hunting and food gathering to food producing
c)
The shift from food gathering to hunting
d)
Major battle fought between the people of Asia
23.
What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
a)
They required humans to stand close to animals when hunting.
b)
They increased chances for survival.
c)
They decreased chances for survival.
d)
They allowed more animals to graze the fields.
24.
Which of the following statements best summarizes why people learned how to make clothes and build shelters after migrating out of Africa?
a)
They needed to trade cloth with other merchants.
b)
They needed more protection to survive in colder areas.
c)
They needed less protection to survive in warmer areas.
d)
They needed to trade living spaces with others.
25.
Which of the following is the correct chronological (from earliest to latest) order for the Stone Age eras?
a)
Paleolithic Neolithic Mesolithic
b)
Neolithic Mesolithic Paleolithic
c)
Mesolithic Neolithic Paleolithic
d)
Paleolithic Mesolithic Neolithic
26.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
ECUADOR
b)
BOGOTA
c)
COLOMBIA
d)
QUITO
27.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
ECUADOR
b)
BOGOTA
c)
COLOMBIA
d)
QUITO
28.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
MONTEVIDEO
b)
URUGUAY
c)
ARGENTINA
d)
BUENOS AIRES
29.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
MONTEVIDEO
b)
URUGUAY
c)
ARGENTINA
d)
BUENOS AIRES
30.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
MANAGUA
b)
NICARAGUA
c)
COSTA RICA
d)
SAN JOSE
31.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
MANAGUA
b)
NICARAGUA
c)
COSTA RICA
d)
SAN JOSE
32.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
CARACAS
b)
VENEZUELA
c)
PERU
d)
LIMA
33.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
CARACAS
b)
VENEZUELA
c)
PERU
d)
LIMA
34.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
LIMA
b)
PERU
c)
LA PAZ
d)
BOLIVIA
35.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
ASUNCION
b)
PARAGUAY
c)
CHILE
d)
SANTIAGO
36.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
ASUNCION
b)
PARAGUAY
c)
CHILE
d)
SANTIAGO
37.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
LA PAZ
b)
BOLIVIA
c)
SANTIAGO
d)
CHILE
38.
What is the name of the highlighted state?
a)
OREGON
b)
WASHINGTON
c)
MONTANA
d)
IDAHO
39.
What is the name of the highlighted state?
a)
NEBRASKA
b)
KANSAS
c)
OKLAHOMA
d)
COLORADO
40.
What is the name of the highlighted state?
a)
VERMONT
b)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
c)
MAINE
d)
NEW YORK
41.
What is the name of the highlighted state?
a)
MICHIGAN
b)
NORT DAKOTA
c)
MINNESOTA
d)
WYOMING
42.
What is the name of the highlighted state?
a)
MICHIGAN
b)
NORT DAKOTA
c)
MINNESOTA
d)
WYOMING
43.
What is the name of the highlighted state?
a)
CALIFORNIA
b)
ARIZONA
c)
NEVADA
d)
UTAH
44.
How did the Maya nobles travel from place to place?
a)
THEY WALKED
b)
THEY RODE HORSES
c)
THEY WERE CARRIED BY SLAVES
d)
THEY RODE LLAMAS
45.
What would a Maya farmer do after coming home from working in the fields?
a)
PLAY A GAME
b)
TAKE A BATH
c)
WORK IN THE YARD
d)
COOK DINNER FOR THE FAMILY
46.
How did Maya men and women wear their hair?
a)
BOTH WORE THEIR HAIR LONG
b)
MEN HAD LONG HAIR AND WOMEN SHORT HAIR
c)
WOMEN HAD LONG HAIR AND MEN SHORT HAIR
d)
BOTH WORE THEIR HAIR SHORT
47.
What was the most common food of the Maya?.
a)
RICE
b)
WHEAT
c)
FISH
d)
MAIZE
48.
Wealthy Mayans wore tall hats and feather headdresses.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
49.
What food did the Maya considered a gift from the gods?
a)
DEER
b)
TURKEY
c)
CHOCOLATE
d)
RICE
50.
What did the Maya use for money?
a)
CACAO SEEDS
b)
SHELLS
c)
BONES
d)
TEETH
51.
Why did the Maya sometimes build their homes on platforms of dirt or stone?
a)
TO GET CLOSER TO THE GODS
b)
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM FLOODS
c)
TO GET ABOVE SNAKES AND BUGS
d)
TO DEFEND THEIR HOME BETTER
52.
Which of the following features did the Maya consider to be beautiful?
a)
FLAT FOREHEADS
b)
BIG NOSES
c)
CROSSED EYES
d)
ALL OF THESE
53.
Before 900 BC, the Maya people were divided into two groups. These were...
a)
Nobles and Commoners
b)
Kings and Slaves
c)
North and South
d)
Men and Women
54.
In order to be a King or Queen in Ancient Maya you had to be...
a)
Voted in
b)
Born into a royal family
c)
Pay a great amount of money
d)
Able to pass a test of fire
55.
Which class did most of the writing?
a)
Priests
b)
Slaves
c)
Kings
d)
Teachers
56.
The lords who ruled the towns collected this from their people to give to the King
a)
Names
b)
Birthday cards
c)
Taxes
d)
Tribute
57.
This high ranking group was responsible for tracking the movements of the stars to help make predictions for the King.
a)
ASTROLOGERS
b)
ASTRONOMERS
c)
ARCHITECTS
d)
ASTRONAUTS
58.
Slaves were often born into slavery. What other things could cause a person become a slave?
a)
Becoming an orphan
b)
Planting the worst crops
c)
Being caught playing cards
d)
Being taken prisoner in battle
59.
A person of noble birth was made to be physically different from a commoner. How could you identify a nobleman?
a)
Elongated head
b)
Crossed eyes
c)
Plucked eyebrows
d)
Pierced nose
60.
This separate class was responsible for taking prisoners
a)
WARRIORS
b)
NOBLES
c)
POLICE
d)
FARMERS
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