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Prehistory and River Valleys SOL Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the time period before a written language was created?
a)
History
b)
Climate
c)
Prehistory
d)
Environment
2.
If a person travels from place to place, without a permanent home, what are they?
a)
Domesticated
b)
Landform
c)
Archaeologist
d)
Nomad
3.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
masteredfire.
b)
developed agriculture.
c)
migrated fromAfrica.
d)
organized governments
4.
The name for the New Stone Age
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Mesolithic Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Information Age
5.
People who follow herds of animals and have no permanent homes are called ____________.
a)
nomads 
b)
fishermen 
c)
merchants 
d)
domestication
6.
The name for the Old Stone Age
a)
Neolithic
b)
Space Age
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Mesolithic
7.
What test performed by archaeologists was used to analyze fossils and artifacts?
a)
Domestification
b)
Fossilizing
c)
carbon dating
d)
Endopretodosis
8.
Catalhoyuk is located in
a)
England
b)
Anatolia
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
Chinese Province
9.
Which archaeological site is depicted-
a)
Aleppo
b)
Jericho
c)
Stonehenge
d)
Catalyhouk
10.
Scientists believe that Homo sapiens sapiens appeared in _________________ between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago.
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
11.

One of the first examples of written law in the ancient world. It was posted by a king in the Babylonian Empire.

a)

Code of Conduct

b)

Code of Hammurabi

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Empire

12.
What river goes with Egypt?
a)
Nile
b)
Euphrates
c)
Egypt
d)
Indus
13.
What river valley would have been here?
a)
China
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Indus
d)
Egypt
14.
What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
15.
What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?
a)
Nile River
b)
Indus River
c)
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
d)
Tigris and Euphrate Eivers
16.
Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
17.
Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
18.
Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
19.
Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
20.
Name the civilization: 
- Indus River
- Harappa
- Mohenjo Daro
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
21.

Why did ancient civilizations develop in river valleys

a)

Abraham told them to

b)

Rich Soil and Water sustains life

c)

Governments said it was best

d)

Its hot

22.
People in the Neolithic period started to learn how to do what in order to provide food for their families?
a)
hunt
b)
farm
c)
buy food
23.
In order to water their crops, people had to create ________________ systems.
a)
propeller
b)
irrigation
24.

Language development made it easier for people to work together and pass on knowledge?

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Domesticate

a)

To tame wild animals and plants.

b)

A person that mostly eats berries and game meats.

c)

A person who studies the past.

d)

The first known group of people that domesticated animals.

26.

Why did Homo sapiens migrate to other parts of the world?

a)

F To meet other humans to form larger civilizations

b)

G Exploration was for adventure and to gain wealth

c)

H To create permanent villages throughout the world

d)

J Early humans were nomadic mainly in search of food and shelter

27.

What is the best title for the list?

a)

F Methods of New Stone Age societies

b)

G Permanent settlements of early man

c)

H Characteristics of Old Stone Age societies

d)

J Trends in Neolithic agriculture

28.

Archaeologists apply which scientific test to estimate age?

a)

A Photography

b)

B Analyzing cave art

c)

C Carbon dating

d)

D Piecing remains together

29.

Which archaeological site shown in England was begun

during the Neolithic Age and completed during the Bronze Age?

a)

A Aleppo

b)

B Jericho

c)

C Stonehenge

d)

D Catalhoyuk

30.
Where did the first humans originate?
a)
East Asia
b)
South Asia
c)
East Africa
d)
North Africa
31.
Why did early humans move from place to place?
a)
Following animal migration
b)
Following the Wind
c)
Following Bugs
d)
to hang out with
Mrs. Johnson
32.
Why did Early Humans develop fire?
a)
Warmth
b)
Protection
c)
Cooking Food
d)
All of the above
33.
Nomadic, first tools, fire, clans, oral language, and cave art
a)
The Paleolithic Era
b)
The Neolithic Era
c)
The Middle Era
d)
The Last Era
34.
Agriculture, domesticated animals, advanced tools, pottery, weaving skills
a)
The Paleolithic Era
b)
The Neolithic Era
c)
The Middle Era
d)
The Last Era

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