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Prehistory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ______________ is a period of 100 years.

a)

year

b)

prehistory

c)

century

d)

timeline

2.

Both the Paleolithic and the Neolithic belong to the __________________.

a)

Stone Age

b)

Ancient Age

c)

Middle Age

d)

Bronze and Iron Age

3.

What started when Columbus discovered America?

a)

The Middle Ages

b)

The Early Modern Age

c)

Prehistory

d)

The Ancient Age

4.

Humans have evolved and changed since they first appeared about 2.5 million years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What century did 1925 A.D. belong to?

a)

The 18th Century A.D.

b)

The 20th Century B.C.

c)

The 19th Century A.D.

d)

The 20th Century A.D.

6.

What century did 1700 A.D. belong to?

a)

The 17th Century A.D.

b)

The 18th Century A.D.

c)

The 16th Century A.D.

d)

The 18th Century B.C.

7.

Prehistory ended when ___________ was invented.

a)

fire

b)

tools

c)

writing

d)

the wheel

8.

________________ is the longest period of history, it started 2.5 million years ago and ended 10,000 years ago.

a)

Ancient History

b)

Prehistory

c)

The Modern Age

d)

The Middle Ages

9.

Put these years in chronological order (from oldest to youngest):


1492 A.D.

4080 B.C.

2020 A.D.

101 A.D.

500 B.C.

a)

2020 A.D. -- 1492 A.D. -- 101 A.D -- 500 B.C.-- 4080 B.C

b)

101 A.D. - 500 B.C. --1492 A.D. -- 2020 A.D. -- 4080 B.C.

c)

4080 B.C. -- 500 B.C. -- 101 A.D. -- 1492 A.D. -- 2020 A.D.

d)

500 B.C. -- 4080 B.C. -- 101 A.D. -- 1492 A.D. -- 2020 A.D.

10.

The Paleolithic people were ______________ and the Neolithic people were ______________.

a)

nomadic ; sedentary

b)

sedentary ; nomadic

11.

Why were people nomadic during the Paleolithic Period?

a)

Because they had agriculture

b)

Because they had farm animals

c)

Because they had to search for food

d)

Because they liked to walk a lot

12.

This man lived during the Paleolithic Period. He is using _____________ to __________.

a)

a spear ; hunt

b)

a spear ; fish

c)

a wheel ; trade

d)

fire ; eat

13.

People who look for objects and buildings from the past to tell us about how people lived are called _____________.

a)

nomads

b)

farmers

c)

artists

d)

archeologists

14.

Agriculture began during the _______________ Period. People learned how to cultivate crops and raise animals.

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Bronze and Iron

d)

Ancient

15.

Because of agriculture, people became sedentary and _______________.

a)

walked a lot to search for food

b)

stopped moving and stayed in one place

c)

collected fruits and plants from far away places

d)

did not live permanently in one place

16.

The _____________ people discovered fire and lived in caves and huts.

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Bronze and Iron

d)

Ancient

17.

What people discovered how to make jewelry and weapons from metal?

a)

The Neolithic

b)

The Paleolithic

c)

The Bronze and Iron Age

d)

The Modern Age

18.

When was the wheel invented?

a)

During the Early Modern Age

b)

During the Bronze and Iron Age

c)

During the Paleolithic Period

d)

During the Neolithic Period

19.

Because of the invention of the wheel, there was more _________ because things could be transported more easily to be exchanged.

a)

crops

b)

animals

c)

jewelry

d)

trade

20.

The first type of metal people used to make objects was __________.

a)

Bronze

b)

Iron

c)

Copper