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Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hunter Gatherer Communities did what of the following:

a)

Used Advanced tools that they maid like hammers and locks

b)

Used simple tools made out of stone!

c)

Used Wood tools they crafted for makeing houses/shelters

d)

cloth to make roofs

e)

Idk

2.

Did Hunter gatherers Migrate?

a)

NO

b)

Did they?

c)

Maybe

d)

yes?

3.

Crops

a)

You need water for them!

b)

We did not depend on the rain to get the crops to grow

c)

IDK

4.
Cuneiform is...
a)
a system of government
b)
the world's first system of writing
c)
a type of poem or story
d)
a seal
5.

How did hunter-gatherers express ideas to each other? Choose All that apply (no hints)

a)

written language

b)

Kinda words of a language

c)

cave paintings

6.
How did the Bering Land Bridge impact the lives of early humans?
a)
It allowed hunter-gatherers to establish permanent settlements.
b)
It allowed hunter-gatherers to migrate across continents.
c)
It allowed hunter-gatherers to create farming communities.
d)
It allowed hunter-gatherers protection from their enemies.
7.
What do prehistoric stone tools indicate about the lifestyle of hunter-gatherers?
a)
They prayed to gods of nature.
b)
They adapted to their natural environments.
c)
They used language to communicate.
d)
They had separate roles for men and women.
8.
Which of the following was a major discovery of hunter-gatherers during the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era)?
a)
fire for protection, heat and cooking
b)
a number system to count and trade
c)
a writing system to communicate
d)
iron plows to use on farms
9.
Where do archaeologists believe the first humans originated?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
10.
Which of the following was NOT a way that hunter-gatherers adapted to their environment?
a)
use of fire
b)
simple tools
c)
hunt and make clothes
d)
make settlements
11.
Which of the following was a technological advancement of hunter-gatherers?
a)
stone tools
b)
number system
c)
writing system
d)
steel plow
12.
During which prehistoric era were cave drawings, the ability to make fire, and simple tools discovered or created?
a)
Classical Era
b)
Middle Ages
c)
Neolithic Era
d)
Old Stone Age
13.
Which of the following is a role for women in hunter-gatherer societies?
a)
gathering fruit, nuts, and roots
b)
sharpening tools
c)
trapping animals
d)
leading the clan
14.
Which of the following are roles of men in hunter-gatherer societies?
a)
maintain fire
maintain fire
b)
take care of children
c)
stay close to settlement
d)
follow, hunt and kill animals
15.
Because of farming, people were able to _________ their own food.
a)
chop
b)
eat
c)
produce
d)
store
16.
Domestication means
a)
process of changing plants and animals
b)
hunting animals
c)
farming
d)
the first tools
17.
Migrate means
a)
to stay in one place
b)
to hunt animals
c)
to farm
d)
to move from place to place
18.
What effect did farming have on the Stone Age? 
a)
Permanant settlements were built.
b)
It forced man to hunt and gather.
c)
Permanant settlements were not built.
d)
It forced early man to make tools.
19.
How did hunter-gatherers express ideas to each other?
a)
written language
b)
primitive spoken language
c)
cave paintings
d)
hieroglyphics
20.

Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. This is why they were called....

a)

nomads

b)

famers

c)

immigrants

d)

settlers

21.

Early people used fire to cook food.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which of the following is an example of Paleolithic technology?

a)

flint ax head

b)

a tree branch

c)

an iron pot

d)

written language

23.

During the Paleolithic Age, people developed a written language.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which of the following is a way that early people adapted to living in a cold climate?

a)

They built houses out of stone

b)

They lived close to water

c)

They stayed inside

d)

They made clothes from animal skins

25.

A land bridge made it possible for Paleolithic people to travel from Asia into North America.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which of the following happened during the ice ages?

a)

Large pieces of ice melted, flooding the Earth

b)

Earth's oceans froze

c)

Thick sheets of ice moved across much of the northern part of the Earth

d)

Water separated Asia and North America

27.

Cave paintings are an example of Paleolithic art.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The last ice age ended....

a)

around 100,000 year ago

b)

between 9000 and 8000 b.c.e.

c)

around 4000 b.c.e.

d)

about 2.5 million years ago

29.

Before the development of spoken languages, people could not communicate with each other.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

When did the Neolithic Age begin?

a)

about 8000 b.c.e.

b)

about 4000 b.c.e.

c)

about 2000 b.c.e.

d)

2.5 million years ago

31.

What was the major development of the Neolithic Age?

a)

specialization of labor

b)

beginning of trade

c)

systematic agriculture

d)

use of stone tools

32.

In early civilizations, farmers and craftspeople belonged to the highest social class.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

During the Neolithic Age, the population was able to grow because.....

a)

many animals that were dangerous to humans died off

b)

hunters developed better techniques for hunting

c)

humans learned which plants were safe to eat

d)

people had a steady food supply

34.

A monarchy is a type of government led by an elected president.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Early civilizations often portrayed their gods and goddesses in their art.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What is the one way that houses in Catalhuyuk were different from most modern houses?

a)

Houses in Catalhuyuk were built close together

b)

People in Catalhuyuk decorated the inside of their houses

c)

Houses in Catalhuyuk did not have a front door

d)

Houses in Catalhuyuk were bare inside

37.

By the beginning of the Bronze Age, civilizations began to emerge in ......

a)

mountain ranges

b)

ocean coastlines

c)

river valleys

d)

rain forests

38.

Bronze was an advancement over copper because bronze was stronger than copper.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Started in 10,000-8,000 BCE: includes farming & domestication of animals.

a)

Neolithic Revolution

b)

Out of Africa Migration

c)

Mesopotamia

40.

Specialized labor is...

a)

nomadic

b)

Everyone is equal

c)

People having different jobs

41.

Examples of new technology for farming are..

a)

fishing net, spear, & animals skins

b)

plow, wheel, & wool clothes

c)

the internet, computers, & batteries

42.

Most early settlements started in ________ because of the fertile soil & access to water

a)

river valleys

b)

Africa

c)

the desert

43.

Some positive effects of the Neolithic Revolution was

a)

women gained more power & humans lived in harmony with nature.

b)

egalitarian society & hunter-gatherer life style.

c)

surplus of food, new technology for transportation, inter-regional trade

44.

Where was the Tigris and Euphrates river located?

a)

North America

b)

South Ameica

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

e)

Europe

45.

Break Time!!!

a)

Yes i needed a break from SS its Just soooooo Hard

b)

No!!! I want to do more SS!!!

46.

Did Men and Women have Certain Roles?

a)

YEESSS

b)

NOOOO

c)

WHATTTT

d)

huh?

47.

Did they use FIRE? (do you get the joke?)

a)

What i mean YES

b)

What i mean NOOO

c)

WHAT i mean What?

d)

OH i get it!

48.

Pre-History the name was also known as ________________

a)

Pre-Civllaziation

b)

History

c)

P-H

d)

P-C

e)

Hunter Gatherer Communites

49.

Break Time!

a)

HUH?????????

b)

WHAt NoOoOoOoOoOoO

c)

Ok thank Pre-Civilization!!!

d)

I am thankful for this Break time!!!

50.

Choose One

a)

#Pre-HistorySquad

b)

#StillLearning

c)

#LetsDoThis!!!

d)

#HistoryHelpers!!!

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