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Early People Review I

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are things or objects made by people of the past called?
a)
culture
b)
artifacts
c)
society
d)
tundra
2.
An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind is called a(n)
a)
Sociologist
b)
Archaelogist
c)
Scientologist
d)
Geologist
3.
The time before written history is known as
a)
Ancient
b)
Prehistoric
c)
Post-historic
d)
Precivilization
4.
Many scientists believe the earliest ancestors of humans were found on which continent?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
5.
Migrate means
a)
to stay in one place
b)
to hunt animals
c)
to farm
d)
to move from place to place
6.

When people used new _____________ to make their weapons, the weapons greatly improved.

a)

wood

b)

technology

c)

values

d)

sources

7.

The earliest people lived on what continent over two million years ago?

a)

Asia

b)

Austrailia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

8.
A movement of a group of people is:
a)
Carbon Dating
b)
Artifacts
c)
Maize
d)
Migration
9.
People who move from place to place are:
a)
Carbon Dating
b)
Artifacts
c)
Nomads
d)
Migration
10.
BCE stands for
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Common End
c)
Before Current End
d)
Before Current Era
11.
CE stands for
a)
Common End
b)
Current Era
c)
Common Era
d)
Current End
12.
Groups of people that developed advanced societies which include agriculture, trade, written language, and a form of government.
a)
tribes
b)
theory
c)
civilization
d)
ancient times
13.
A way of life
a)
migration
b)
theory
c)
olmec
d)
culture
14.
Name a pull factor when moving.
a)
great weather
b)
high crime
c)
bad schools
d)
active volcanoes
15.
Name a push factor when moving.
a)
bad schools
b)
low crime
c)
good weather
d)
lots of jobs
16.
A primary source is...
a)
any piece of information or document that was created by someone who witnessed the events firsthand
b)
A document that is from the 1400s or before. 
c)
any piece of information or document created by someone who was not a firsthand witness of an event.
d)
A history where people tell stories to remember their past.