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Unit 1 - Study Guide

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary word means to do one particular job?

a)

master craftsman

b)

surplus

c)

specialize

d)

domesticate

2.

Pick all the pictures that show bartering.

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
a)
A human who hunts for their food.
b)
A human who hunts animals and gathers plants.
c)
A human who only travels from place to place.
d)
People who can't read.
4.
The age of stone tools is also known as? 
a)
The Neolithic Era
b)
The Bronze Age
c)
The Paleolithic Era
d)
The Mesolithic Era 
5.

Which vocabulary word means something extra, beyond what is needed?

a)

surplus

b)

slurpee

c)

super

d)

subcontinent

6.

What is true about hunter gatherer roles?

a)

Men hunted both gathered

b)

Both hunted and women gathered

c)

Both hunted and gathered

d)

Men hunted and women gathered

7.

Which vocabulary word means any tool or invention used to complete a task?

a)

artifact

b)

computer

c)

vehicle

d)

technology

8.

What is the best example of how an advance in the use of technology made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?

a)

They hunted and gathered.

b)

They discovered how to use fire.

c)

They lived near water sources.

d)

They used caves as shelters.

9.

What do historians call the general early period of human history?

a)

Ancient Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Stone Age

10.

How did Paleolithic people arrive in North America?

a)

by boat from Asia

b)

by boat from Europe

c)

by land bridge from Asia

d)

by land bridge from Europe

11.

Long period of extreme cold

a)

nomad

b)

technology

c)

Ice Age

d)

artifact

12.

relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age

a)

Neolithic

b)

Ice Age

c)

artifact

d)

Paleolithic

13.
What was the role of women in hunter gatherer societies?
a)
Women were the best hunters and gatherers. 
b)
Women exist back then? 
c)
Women gathered berries and plants; they took care of the home. 
d)
Most women did not work in the early Stone Age.
14.
What was the role of men in hunter gatherer societies?
a)
Men were care givers and took care of the children.
b)
Men were not hunters, but  traveled in groups for protection
c)
Men did not serve an important role in society.
d)
Men were hunters and traveled in groups for protection
15.

_____________ is another word for trading.

a)

Service

b)

Bartering

c)

Charities

d)

Good

16.

In the Paleolithic Age

a)

people traveled from place to place hunting animals

b)

gathered fruits, berries and nuts.

c)

lived in caves

d)

All of the above

17.

What is the yellow continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

18.

What is the orange continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

19.

What is the white continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

20.

What is the red continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

South America

21.

What is the tan continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

22.

What is the brown continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

23.

What is the largest continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

24.

What is the coldest continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

North America

c)

Australia

25.

BCE and ______ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

a)

BC

b)

CE

c)

AD

d)

DC

26.

AD and _____ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

a)

BC

b)

DC

c)

BCE

d)

CE

27.

The most modern terms are ____ and ____ because they exclude religious meaning.

a)

BCE, AD

b)

BCE, CE

c)

BC, AD

d)

CE, BC

28.

This latin term is used to estimate a year if the exact year is unknown.

a)

circa

b)

decade

c)

century

d)

era

29.

How long is a decade?

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

30.

How long is a century?

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

31.

The time before written history is called:

a)

prehistory

b)

circa

c)

timeline

d)

chronological

32.

AD means (2 answers)

a)

In the year of the Lord

b)

Anno domini

c)

After Death

d)

After Christ

33.
Which timeline is labeled correctly?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
34.
CE
a)
Common Era
b)
Christmas Eve
c)
Cheers Everyone!
35.
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
36.
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
37.
Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order?
a)
100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC
b)
1000 BC, 450 BC, 2013 CE, 2014 CE
c)
450 BC, 200 BC, 100 AD, 98 AD
d)
1000BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD
38.

How many years passed between the development of hieroglyphic writing and the carving of the Rosetta Stone?

a)

3,300 years

b)

3,200 years

c)

2800 years

d)

2,900 years

39.

Which year happened first?

a)

567 B.C.

b)

525 A.D.

40.

Which years are included in the 1st Millennium B.C.E.?

a)

1 B.C.E.-1000 B.C.E

b)

15 B.C.E-150 B.C.E

c)

1992-2092 C.E.

d)

None of the Above

41.

Which years would be included in the 1st Millennium C.E.?

a)

2000-2999 C.E.

b)

2001-2010 C.E.

c)

1-1000 C.E.

d)

None of the Above

42.

Which is the same as the 20th century?

a)

1800s

b)

1900s

c)

2000s

d)

2100s

43.

1492 C.E. could also be called

a)

1492 B.C.E.

b)

1492 A.D.

c)

1492 B.C.

44.
What century would the year 1815 be in?
a)
18th Century
b)
19th Century
c)
17th Century
d)
20th Century
45.

What is another name for 1600 C.E.?

a)

1800 C.E.

b)

600 B.C.

c)

1600 B.C.E

d)

1600 A.D.

46.
How many years between 5000BC and 2000BC?
a)
7000
b)
250
c)
3000
47.
How many years between 50BC and AD 200?
a)
150
b)
250
c)
450
48.

the taming of wild animals for people's use

a)

agriculture

b)

civilization

c)

specialization of labor

d)

domestication

49.

What change began the Neolithic Age?

a)

hunting

b)

farming

c)

trading

d)

building

50.

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

a)

easy travel

b)

shared most work

c)

kept pets

d)

stable food supply

51.

What is another name for the Neolithic Age?

a)

Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Old Stone Age

d)

The Ice Age

52.

Where did the first civilizations rise?

a)

near rivers

b)

near mountains

c)

North America

d)

Near a sea

53.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
54.
People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because
a)
they did not know how to build sturdy houses.
b)
they were easily bored and wanted to see the world.
c)
they followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive
d)
None of these
55.
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.
56.
Which statement best explains the greatest effect the emergence of agriculture had on early societies?
a)
The population steadily decreased.
b)
People were not able to specialize in just one trade. 
c)
Agriculture made it harder to find food. 
d)
The population steadily increased. 
57.

Which Characteristic of a Civilization has law codes, religion & economy that's organized

a)

Complex Institutions

b)

Advanced Cities

c)

Specialized Workers

d)

Record Keeping & Writing

e)

Advanced Technology

58.

Which Characteristic of a Civilization is this? were centers of political, economic, & religious life - more than collections of people

a)

Complex Institutions

b)

Advanced Cities

c)

Specialized Workers

d)

Record Keeping & Writing

59.

Which Characteristic of a Civilization is this? result of food surplus, had workers such as artisans, traders, & soldiers

a)

Advanced Technology

b)

Record Keeping & Writing

c)

Specialized Workers

d)

Advanced Cities

60.

Which Characteristic of a Civilization is this?recorded laws, wrote down rituals, recorded trade, writing system to record thoughts & ideas

a)

Record Keeping & Writing

b)

Specialized Workers

c)

Complex Institutions

d)

Advanced Technology

61.

Which Characteristic of a Civilization is this?developed new ways with new materials to work with; made work easier, faster & more efficient

a)

Advanced Cities

b)

Advanced Technology

c)

Specialized Workers

d)

Record Keeping

62.

Which are Characteristics of a Civilization?

a)

Advanced Technology

b)

Specialized Workers

c)

Record Keeping & Writing

d)

Complex Institutions

e)

Advanced Cities

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