WorksheetsOrigins of Civilization.Prehistory
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 19mins
The study the development of people and societies is called:
historians
archeology
anthropology
agnotology
The discovery of ______ led scientists to believe that ancient people developed skills to survive.
transportation
tools
communities
fire
Which pre-history era appears to have been the period of the most significant development?
New Stone Age (Neolithic Period)
Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Period)
Medieval Period
Jurassic Period
Early humans did not settle in one place. They wandered around in small groups. They were called:
explorers
tribes
barbarians
nomads
The Neolithic period featured people who settled into communities called villages. The Neolithic Revolution introduced:
fire
farming
spears
books
Early villages developed into civilizations that mostly settled near major rivers. This was because:
rivers provided food and water
rivers provided transportation
rivers kept dangerous animals away
Only the first 2 answers are correct
A "civilization" is characterized by having:
an organized government
millions of people
schools
none of the above
Civilizations were often led by chiefs or elders and a social class began to evolve based on the work each person did for the community. This began a social system of:
revolution
ranking
rebellion
cooperation
Early writing was done in the form of:
pictographs
communication
code bars
alphabet
Migration was what led early civilizations to first create:
villages
towns
city-states
empires
