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Early People

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a nomad?

a)

A person who settles down and farms

b)

A person who moves from place to place

c)

A person who answers to nobody

d)

A person who is not capable of becoming angry

2.

Using animal skins in cold weather is an example of

a)

people dressing well

b)

a religious practice

c)

people adapting to their environment

3.

What is a monarchy

a)

a government led by a king

b)

a government run by one supreme leader

c)

a government run by a religious figure or institution

d)

a government where everybody votes on everything

4.

Images of gods and goddess are often found decorating...

a)

trade ships

b)

cave walls

c)

shrines

d)

illuminated manuscripts

5.

Which one of these is not a domesticated animal

a)

Dog

b)

Cow

c)

Chicken

d)

Tiger

6.

People changed their diet, built sturdier shelters and started using animal skins to make warm clothing during the ________ age

a)

Bronze

b)

Ice

c)

Stone

d)

Neolithic

7.

How did Paleolithic people get food?

a)

Farming

b)

Hunting and Gathering

c)

Fishing

d)

Gathering Berries

8.

Spears, arrows and needles used to sew are all examples of

a)

specialization

b)

nomadic lifestyle

c)

Bronze age tools

d)

tools

9.

When was the Neolithic Age?

a)

8000 B.C to 4000 B.C

b)

1800 A.D to 1900 A.D

c)

2.6 Million years ago

d)

4000 B.C to 3000 B.C

10.

When did people start using flint tools

a)

Neolithic Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Paleolithic Age

d)

Golden Age

11.

As people moved to villages and cities, the _______________ of work developed

a)

systematic agriculture

b)

specialization

c)

domesticate

d)

technology

12.

When did River Valley civilizations begin?

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Specialization Age

d)

Bronze Age

13.

Improved tools are one example of the ________________ of early people

a)

monarchy

b)

technology

c)

importance

d)

specialization

14.

Review: What are first hand pieces of evidence called...

a)

Primary Sources

b)

Secondary Sources

c)

Excellent Sources

d)

First hand

15.

Review: How many years in a century?

a)

1000

b)

50

c)

10

d)

100

16.

When did people mostly hunt and gather for survival?

a)

Ice Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Paleolithic Age

d)

Bronze Age

17.

Review: Digging up an old necklace in China is an example of ...

a)

Paleontology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Archaeology

d)

species

18.

What is systematic agriculture?

a)

searching for your food everyday

b)

organized growing of food on a regular schedule

c)

raising only animals on a farm

d)

growing food for half the year and hunting half the year