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Unit 1 Quizizz Review

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is another name for the Old Stone Age?
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Polytheistic
d)
Animism
2.
Which of the following is another name for the New Stone Age?
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Polytheistic
d)
Animism
3.
Which of the following terms is objects made by humans that teach about the past?
a)
Culture
b)
Artifact
c)
Cultural Diffusion
d)
Civilization
4.
Which of the following terms is people who move from place to place to find food?
a)
Nomad
b)
Domesticate
c)
Artifact
d)
Civilization
5.
Which of the following means to raise animals and plants in a controlled way that makes them best suited for human use?
a)
Nomad
b)
Domesticate
c)
Artifact
d)
Civilization
6.
What led to the first permanent settlements?
a)
agriculture
b)
megaliths
c)
migration
d)
language
7.
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
8.
Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?
a)
stone
b)
bone
c)
bronze
d)
wood
9.
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
10.
Which was NOT one of the roles of women during the Stone Age?
a)
cooking food
b)
hunting wild animals
c)
taking care of young
d)
gathering plants and berries
11.
The period of time before written history is known as
a)
B.C.
b)
ancient history
c)
prehistory
d)
B.C.E.
12.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?
a)
clay pot
b)
animal bones
c)
stone spear
d)
arrow head
13.
___ are a group of people who wander and follow herds of animals which they hunt.
a)
Warriors
b)
Nomads
c)
Cave People
d)
Climate
14.
Which of the following best defines a land bridge?
a)
mammoth bones laid out over a body of water
b)
a mountain range beside a body of water
c)
a strip of land connecting two continents
d)
a strip of coast along a rocky shore
15.
Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa.
b)
the shift from food gathering to food producing
c)
the shift from food gathering to hunting
d)
major battle fought between the peoples of Asia.
16.
What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?
a)
It allowed them to build permanent settlements
b)
It allowed them to travel
c)
It allowed them to paint caves
d)
It allowed them to hunt for animals
17.
What development enabled people to live as farmers?
a)
Warm clothing
b)
Domestication of plants & animals
c)
Pottery
d)
Wheel
18.
How did the domestication of plants and animals IMPACT the lives of hunter gatherers?
a)
they continued to be nomadic
b)
they did not change their way of life
c)
they settled down and became farmers
d)
they lived separately far away from others
19.
The earliest humans lived 
a)
by hunting and gathering their food
b)
alone or in pairs
c)
as herders of sheep and other livestock
d)
in farming villages along rivers
20.

The Neolithic Revolution started when...

a)

People went from food gathering to food producing

b)

People went from using stone tools to metal

c)

People went from cave shelters to teepees

d)

People went from cold weather to warm

21.

The process of changing plants & animals to make them more useful to humans.

a)

Domestication

b)

Agriculture

c)

Migrate

d)

Hominid

22.
Why did early humans move from place to place?
a)
Following animal migration
b)
Following the Wind
c)
Following Bugs
d)
to hang out with
Mrs. Johnson
23.
Why did Early Humans develop fire?
a)
Warmth
b)
Protection
c)
Cooking Food
d)
All of the above
24.
  The production of food by farming crops and domesticating animals
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Artifact
c)
Agriculture
d)
Angel
25.
Scientist who studies earlier peoples and cultures using artifacts and remains
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Artifact
c)
Agriculture
d)
Angel
26.
What does the word surplus  mean?
a)
Extra (more than needed)
b)
Less than needed
c)
Only what you need
d)
To tame or train
27.

What does BCE stand for?

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Common Era

c)

Before Christ

d)

Anno Domini- Meaning in the year of our Lord

28.

What does CE stand for?

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Common Era

c)

Before Christ

d)

Anno Domini- Meaning in the year of our Lord

29.

What does BC stand for?

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Common Era

c)

Before Christ

d)

Anno Domini- Meaning in the year of our Lord

30.

What does AD stand for?

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Common Era

c)

Before Christ

d)

Anno Domini- Meaning in the year of our Lord

31.

Which year is the earliest

a)

700 BC

b)

400 BC

c)

750 AD

d)

1000 AD

32.

Which year is the most recent

a)

5000 BCE

b)

200 BCE

c)

400 CE

d)

1300 CE

33.

How many years are there between 100 BC and 50 AD

a)

50 years

b)

100 years

c)

150 years

d)

200 years

34.

How long is a decade?

a)

1,000 years

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

10 million years ago

35.

On a timeline, C.E. is represented

a)

on the right side of the timeline

b)

on the left side of the timeline

c)

in the year zero

d)

C.E. is never on a timeline

36.

B.C.E. is represented

a)

on the right side of the timeline

b)

on the left side of the timeline

c)

in between B.C. and A.D.

d)

B.C.E. is never on a timeline

37.
Which timeline is labeled correctly?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
38.

Which timeline is labeled correctly with religious designations?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

39.

Which designations should never be found on the same timeline?

a)

A.D. and B.C.

b)

A.D. and C.E.

c)

B.C.E. and C.E.

d)

B.C. and B.C.E.

40.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
41.
What span of time is used on this timeline? 
a)
1850s
b)
1850-2000
c)
1865-1968
d)
1850-1950
42.
What interval is being used?
a)
25 years
b)
150 years
c)
50 years
d)
no interval used
43.
Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 
a)
Last use of hieroglyphic writing
b)
Rosetta Stone is carved
c)
Settlers in Nile Valley
d)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
44.
Timelines are read from
a)
right to left
b)
left to right
c)
upside down
d)
not read
45.
B.C.E. stands for
a)
Before Christ
b)
Best Common Era
c)
Before Common Era
d)
Common Era
46.
B.C. Stands for
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christ
c)
Before Columbus Era
d)
Best Cousins
47.
Which timeline is labeled correctly?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
48.
CE
a)
Common Era
b)
Christmas Eve
c)
Cheers Everyone!
49.
On a timeline, B.C.E. is represented
a)
on the right side of the timeline
b)
on the left side of the timeline
c)
in the year zero
d)
B.C.E. is never on a timeline
50.
On a timeline, C.E. is represented
a)
on the right side of the timeline
b)
on the left side of the timeline
c)
in the year zero
d)
C.E. is never on a timeline
51.
Which happened first, the building of the Pyramids or the development of hieroglyphic writing?
a)
Pyramids of Giza built
b)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
52.
What was released in 2006?
a)
Office 2003
b)
BluRay Players
c)
Xbox 360
53.
What happened right BEFORE the person ate breakfast?
a)
He got dressed
b)
He caught the bus
c)
He brushed his teeth
54.
A __________ is a period of 10 year.
a)
century
b)
year
c)
decade
d)
Era
55.
A _________ is a period of 100 years.
a)
decade
b)
century
c)
Era
d)
chronological order
56.
A timeline can represent any length of time.
a)
true
b)
false
57.
AD
a)
Anno Domini
b)
After Death
c)
After Dinner
d)
Already Done
58.
History is important because?
a)
We can learn from past mistakes
b)
We can learn about other cultures
c)
We know what happened in the past
d)
All of the above
59.

Historians divide the past into larger blocks of time known as...

a)

fossils

b)

decades

c)

eras

d)

periods

60.
What did early humans develop in order to survive and grow?
a)
Caves
b)
Domestic animals
c)
Transportation
d)
Technology
61.
What era is the Old Stone age known as?
a)
Hunting Era
b)
Paleolithic Era
c)
Gathering Era
d)
Ice era
62.
What are two examples of technology that hunter-gatherers used
a)
Animals and fire
b)
Computers and cell phones
c)
Fire and tools
d)
Tools and branches
63.
What 3 things did early humans make tools out of?
a)
Bones, stones and antlers
b)
Rocks, boulders, seaweed
c)
Trees, rocks, and animal skins
d)
All of the above
64.
What three things did tool makers use tools for?
a)
Cutting meat, chopping trees, scraping animal skins
b)
Fighting, hunting, ceremonies
c)
Dancing, protection, scare animals
d)
Cutting paper, making medicine, making clothes
65.
What is one of the benefits of fire? 
a)
Scaring off dangerous animals
b)
Cooking meat and plants
c)
Light on dark nights
d)
All of the above
66.
Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place,  this makes them what kind of person?
a)
Traveler
b)
Nomad
c)
Wanderer
d)
Gypsy
67.
Lived by hunting small animals and gathering plants
a)
Scientists
b)
archeologist
c)
Romans
d)
Hunter-gatherers
68.
People that moved from place to place with the seasons.
a)
Nomads
b)
Bands
c)
Roamers
d)
Neanderthal
69.
How did agriculture affect how humans spent their time?
a)
They lived day to day.
b)
People can only grow certain crops
c)
People had time to do other things
70.
when people focus working on a single job or activity
a)
surplus
b)
specialization
c)
technology
d)
practice
71.
another word for farming
a)
agriculture
b)
technology
c)
specialization
d)
shrine
72.
having more than what is needed
a)
prehistory
b)
surplus
c)
Bronze Age
d)
agriculture
73.
What made it possible to feed large groups of people?
a)
specialization
b)
rice paddies
c)
New farming methods and tools
d)
Crop rotation
74.
_______________ improved the way people lived during the Neolithic Era.
a)
surplus production
b)
population growth
c)
agriculture
75.
How did specialization improve communities?
a)
Communities grew larger and wealthier.
b)
It improved food production.
c)
People did not need to work hard.
76.
What method did communities use that assured of more animal products to eat?
a)
surplus
b)
crop rotation
c)
specialization
d)
domestication
77.
What did communities do with their surplus products?
a)
They traded with other communities.
b)
They threw them away.
c)
Made other products out of it.
78.
A culture that has a developed complex system of religion, learning, arts, and government.
a)
civilization
b)
agriculture
c)
domestication
d)
trade
79.
Why did farming lead to permanent villages? 
a)
people grew too much food to travel 
b)
people needed to build storage for crops
c)
people needed to stay and tend their crops
d)
people had to make pottery to hold fo
80.
Which statement best describes the Neolithic people? 
a)
They lived in caves or built simple shelters.
b)
They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.
c)
They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply. 
d)
They used simple tools made from stone.
81.

Which of the following shows evidence of a Stable Food Supply?

a)

Hanging Gardens

b)

Many gods with human personalities

c)

Taxes

d)

An irrigation system with canals and levees

82.
Government, writing, and religion are characteristics of a civilization. 
a)
True
b)
False
83.

What is a set of beliefs and worship of a god or gods?

a)

social structure

b)

religion

c)

government

d)

writing

84.

What is an area where many people live, work, spend money, and celebrate together?

a)

public works

b)

architecture

c)

religion

d)

cities

85.

What is government?

a)

how people act and live together based on how much power they have

b)

the system of rules, laws, and leaders that rule a city or country

c)

a set of beliefs and worship of a god or gods

d)

special jobs that people have that need training and specific tools

86.

Job specialization is...

a)

buildings, roads, and bridges that are built by the government for everyone to use

b)

to communicate with others using sumbols

c)

jobs that certain people have that need specific tools, supplies, and training

d)

the different ways crops are grown in different areas

87.

To communicate with others using specific symbols is ...

a)

art

b)

writing

c)

religion

d)

social structure

88.

What is art?

a)

paintings, music, dance

b)

communication with others

c)

types of crops that are grown in an area

d)

a set if beliefs and worship of gods

89.

What are agricultural products?

a)

the ways crops are grown in an area and how animals are raised

b)

the types of crops and resources that are grown in an area

c)

the design of buildings

d)

how people live and act based on how much power they have