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1st 9 Weeks Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What led to the first permanent settlements?
a)
agriculture
b)
megaliths
c)
migration
d)
language
2.
The Ice Age resulted in people crossing a land bridge from which two continents?
a)
Europe to Asia
b)
Asia to North America
c)
Africa to Asia
d)
North America to South America
3.
Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?
a)
stone
b)
bone
c)
bronze
d)
wood
4.
In the Neolithic Age, what geographical feature would be the most important for a settlement?
a)
river
b)
mountain
c)
desert
d)
ocean
5.

The following describes which Stone Age era?

- Man-made fire

- Megaliths

- Domestication of plants and animals

- Agriculture

a)

Mesolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Bronze Age

6.

The following describes which Stone Age era?

- Hand axe

- Spears for hunting

- Cave art for expressing ideas

- The beginning of language

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Mesolithic

d)

Bronze Age

7.
Why is this period of time known as the Stone Age?
a)
People preferred using stones to build shelter
b)
Everybody lived in caves
c)
Tools were mostly made from stone
d)
The climate was always cold
8.
The period of time before written history is known as
a)
B.C.
b)
ancient history
c)
prehistory
d)
B.C.E.
9.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?
a)
clay pot
b)
animal bones
c)
stone spear
d)
arrow head
10.
Historians believe that people first lived in
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
North America
11.
___ are a group of people who wander and follow herds of animals which they hunt.
a)
Warriors
b)
Nomads
c)
Cave People
d)
Climate
12.
In the ________ age, humans settled in small farming villages
a)
Ice
b)
Paleolithic 
c)
Neolithic
d)
Bronze
13.

Why were the rivers important to the early humans?

a)

Sailing

b)

Shells

c)

Irrigating crops

d)

Washing clothing

14.

Human population during the Neolithic Age grew dramatically due to the _________________.

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

irrigation

c)

domestication

d)

specialization

15.

This happened because fewer farmers were needed and more diverse workers could do to do different jobs.

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

irrigation

c)

domestication

d)

division of labor

16.

The _____________ of plants and animals benefited people because it allowed them to settle in one place.

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

irrigation

c)

domestication

d)

specialization

17.

Making weapons and basket weaving were different forms of ___________________.

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

irrigation

c)

domestication

d)

job specialization

18.

The earliest humans got their food by...

a)

growing crops

b)

raising chickens and cows

c)

hunting animals and gathering berries and nuts

d)

going to the grocery store

19.

Migration means to...

a)

plant a number of different crops

b)

move in numbers

c)

settle in a city or town

20.
Paleolithic people were also called____.
a)
Neolithic people
b)
Greeks
c)
Hunters-gatherers
21.

Why were early humans always on the move?

a)

searching for food

b)

searching for riches

c)

running from animals

22.

Paleolithic means _____________.

a)

"new stone"

b)

"middle stone"

c)

"old stone"

23.

People who hunt for buried settlements are called_________.

a)

historians

b)

archaeologists

c)

anthropologists

24.

Paleolithic people learned to tame ________.

a)

lions

b)

cows

c)

fire

25.
What replaced hunting and gathering during the Neolithic period?
a)
grocery stores
b)
fishing 
c)
farming
26.
The "New Stone Age" was also called___.
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Neolithic Age
27.
Language made it easier for the people to do what?
a)
work together
b)
sing and dance
c)
write history books
28.
In order to express ideas, early humans
a)
wrote letters
b)
painted in caves
c)
played music
d)
posted on Facebook
29.

The main difference between a fossil and artifact is primarily that one was...

a)

made by humans.

b)

left by animals.

c)

the remains of dinosaurs.

d)

the best clue to prehistory.

30.

Scientists who search for, discover, and interpret fossils/artifacts are called __________.

a)

archaeologists

b)

paleontologists

c)

historians

d)

geographers

31.

Elements that contribute to a particular way of life for a group of people make up __________.

a)

culture

b)

tradition

c)

history

d)

entertainment

32.

The movement of people from one location to another is called...

a)

migration.

b)

immigration.

c)

transportation.

d)

walking.

33.

What is the application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people's needs called?

a)

Technology

b)

Innovation

c)

Creativity

d)

Science

34.

What new technology helped Paleolithic man by providing much needed warmth, light, and a means to scare away predators or drive animals to traps?

a)

Fire

b)

Weapons

c)

Loud noises

d)

Inventions

35.

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

36.

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

37.

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

38.

A report about the life of Abraham Lincoln written by a 5th grade student

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

39.

A newspaper article created about 9/11 at the same time of 9/11

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

40.

I go to a play about Christopher Columbus discovering America. What is the play?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

41.

A picture book biography about Martin Luther King Jr. written in 1989 by David Adler.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

42.

A newspaper article about President Kennedy's assassination the day after he was killed.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

43.

Another word for farming

a)

agriculture

b)

technology

c)

specialization

d)

shrine

44.

Form of government with a king or queen

a)

monarchy

b)

domesticate

c)

paleolithic

d)

nomad

45.

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive

a)

hunter gatherers

b)

monarchy

c)

Bronze Age

d)

agriculture

46.

Wanderers, people without a permanent home

a)

nomads

b)

surplus

c)

Ice Age

d)

agriculture

47.

Training to become a certain type of worker

a)

specialization

b)

shrines

c)

systematic agriculture

d)

surplus

48.

Organized growing and harvesting of food on a regular basis

a)

systematic agriculture

b)

domesticate

c)

hunter gatherers

d)

prehistory

49.

Having more than what is needed

a)

prehistory

b)

surplus

c)

Bronze Age

d)

agriculture

50.

Process of changing animals from wild to tame

a)

agriculture

b)

specialization

c)

domesticate

d)

nomad

51.

Time before written language

a)

prehistory

b)

nomad

c)

systematic agriculture

d)

surplus

52.

What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?

a)

messy region to live in

b)

region that can be tamed

c)

land between two rivers

d)

land near the mountains

53.

Priests, farmers, and slaves are examples of this characteristic of civilization.

a)

stable food supply

b)

government

c)

technology

d)

social hierarchy

54.

Identify the picture and explain its importance to Sumer.

a)

crusty bread - helped with the stable food supply.

b)

tool technology - used as a stepping stone when soil was wet.

c)

cuneiform tablet - written language that helped with record keeping.

d)

artwork - provided beauty in homes by hanging on walls.

55.

Name the two bodies of water that provided water for Mesopotamia.

a)

Nile River and Black Sea

b)

Tigris River and Persian Gulf

c)

Euphrates River and Tigris River

d)

Euphrates River and Nile River

56.

This structure was the most important building within a city-state.

a)

The palace

b)

The ziggurat

c)

The surplus food supply room

d)

The two-story homes of the priests

57.

How did Sumerians solve the problem of attacks by neighboring communities?

a)

They had wars

b)

They built walls

c)

They met and signed treaties

d)

They created guns

58.
What is a city-state?
a)
The area inside the city wall
b)
The city and the countryside around it.
c)
The farmland
d)
The market place
59.
What civilization was led by Sargon and was located north of Sumer?
a)
The Akkadians
b)
Egypt
c)
Babylonia
d)
Sinai Penninsula
60.
Which word describes the religion of the Sumerians?
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
c)
paganistic
d)
Christian
61.
What was the name for a person who could read and write in Sumer?
a)
king
b)
government official
c)
scribe
d)
writer
62.
What is cuneiform?
a)
a way of worship
b)
a system of farming
c)
a system of writing
d)
a type of medicine
63.

Bringing water to your crops. Including: Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches

a)

irrigation

b)

nomads

c)

ziggurat

d)

scribes

64.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

belief in one god

b)

Belief in more than one god

65.

More food than needed by a person.

a)

Trade

b)

Domestication

c)

Surplus

d)

Irrigation

66.

Sumerians believed in many gods including the powerful god Enlil--what is the belief in many gods known as?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Nativism

67.

What is the name for the large arc of rich farmland that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

The Mediterranean Basin

b)

The Green Belt

c)

Fertile Crescent

d)

Asia

68.

Another word for a craftsperson is a(n)

a)

artisan

b)

merchant

c)

scribe

d)

ziggurat

69.

Who was at the bottom of the social class?

a)

priests

b)

landowners

c)

fishers

d)

slaves

70.

As a result of improved technology and food surpluses, historians call the creation of new jobs and specialization within communities what term?

a)

division of labor

b)

education

c)

job training

d)

apprenticeship

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