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The Beginnings of Human Society Ch. 1 Sect. 1-2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is true about oral traditions?
a)
They were never written down.
b)
They tell about what was important in a society.
c)
They are historically accurate.
d)
They no longer exist.
2.
Fertile soil:
a)
has an abundance of rainwater.
b)
naturally contains lots of healthy seeds.
c)
has substances that plants need for growth.
d)
is usually found in shady areas.
3.
To understand societies that existed in the past, historians study:
a)
cave paintings.
b)
bones and tools.
c)
written records.
d)
fossils.
4.
Prehistory is the time before humans:
a)
appeared on Earth.
b)
began to use tools.
c)
began to farm.
d)
invented writing.
5.
In the New Stone Age, people began to:
a)
use fire to ward off large, dangerous animals.
b)
grow their own food.
c)
make tools.
d)
mine ore.
6.
The first domesticated animals may have been:
a)
camels.
b)
dogs.
c)
sheep.
d)
donkeys.
7.
The study of people, and the recorded events of people
a)
Surplus
b)
Prehistory
c)
History
d)
Social Class
8.
A scientist who examines bones, tools structures, and other objects to learn about past people and cultures
a)
Nomad
b)
Archaeologist
c)
Artisan 
d)
Social class
9.
A person with no one single, settled home
a)
Nomad
b)
Fertile
c)
Artisan
d)
Archaeologist
10.
People in the OLD Stone Age got food by 
a)
hunting animals and gathering berries
b)
farming the land
c)
domesticating animals
11.
In the words prehistoric and prehistory, the prefix pre means
a)
toward
b)
after
c)
during
d)
before
12.
Almost all of human prehistory took place during the
a)
Old Stone Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
The Copper Age
d)
CE
13.
The major difference between the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age was they they began ________ in the New Stone Age.
a)
hunting in groups
b)
farming
c)
making fire
d)
social classes
14.
stories passed down by word of mouth
a)
myths
b)
oral traditions
c)
informational text
d)
all of the above
15.

The New Stone Age began around 11,000 years ago when people _____________________________________.

a)

Planted seeds of wild grasses and began farming.

b)

Made tools of stone.

c)

Discovered fire.

d)

Had the first Thanksgiving celebration.

16.

People learned to tame animals

a)

During the Old Stone Age.

b)

Before the Old Stone Age.

c)

During the New Stone Age.

d)

After the New Stone Age.

17.

Archaeologists use_____________________________ to learn about life in prehistoric times.

a)

objects such as bones and tools.

b)

oral traditions.

c)

early writings.

d)

powerful computers to translate ancient writings.

18.

If you only found large spear points at a prehistoric dig site, what could you infer about the people who lived there?

a)

They hunted small birds.

b)

They had an oral tradition.

c)

They ate mostly the vegetables that they grew.

d)

They must have hunted large animals.

19.

About 5,000 years ago, history began when

a)

The Iceman began his trek up the Alps.

b)

The Nile flooded its banks.

c)

People learned to smelt metal.

d)

People developed a system of writing.

20.

Egyptian civilization developed on the banks of the Nile River because

a)

the river flooded each year, providing rich soil on its banks.

b)

the African sunshine allowed life to flourish.

c)

the river connected to the Mediterranean Sea.

d)

people could not grow crops in the surrounding desert.

21.

How did farmers go from small crops to large crops?

a)

People stopped eating grains.

b)

People developed better farming tools.

c)

People developed artificial plants.

d)

People have selected only the best seeds to replant each year.