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History: periods and characteristics

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A decade is a period of...

a)

ten years.

b)

one hundred years.

c)

one thousand years.

d)

two hundred years.

2.

A century is a period of...

a)

ten years.

b)

one hundred years.

c)

one thousand years.

d)

two hundred years.

3.

A millennium is a period of...

a)

ten years.

b)

one hundred years.

c)

one thousand years.

d)

two hundred years.

4.

A graphic representation of when events happened and the time that has passed between events is a...

a)

decade

b)

century

c)

millennium

d)

timeline

5.

The period called Prehistory ended with ...

a)

the appearance of the firs human being.

b)

the invention of writing.

c)

the discovery of America

d)

the fall of the Roman Empire.

6.

The period called Ancient History ended with ...

a)

the appearance of the firs human being.

b)

the invention of writing.

c)

the discovery of America

d)

the fall of the Roman Empire.

7.

The period called Middle Ages ended with ...

a)

the appearance of the firs human being.

b)

the invention of writing.

c)

the discovery of America

d)

the fall of the Roman Empire.

8.

A Roman coin is...

a)

a primary source

b)

a secondary source

9.

A drawing of a Roman coin is...

a)

a primary source

b)

a secondary source

10.

A photograph of a pyramid is...

a)

a primary source

b)

a secondary source

11.

A letter written by Cristobal Colón is...

a)

a primary source

b)

a secondary source

12.

Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal Ages are periods of...

a)

Prehistory

b)

Ancient History

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Modern History

13.

People lived in caves in the...

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Metal Ages

14.

People started to live in permanent houses in the...

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Metal Ages

15.

People got their food by hunting, fishing and gathering fruits and nuts in the...

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Metal Ages

16.

People developed farming, so they could grow plants and raise animals to eat in the...

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Metal Ages

17.

People invented the wheel and the plough in the...

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Metal Ages

18.

Humans discovered how to work metals. The first cities appeared.

What period of Prehistory is it?

a)

Paleolithic.

b)

Neolithic.

c)

Metal Ages.