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SS 7th Grade Review Homework

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paleolithic people first used tools made of

a)

bronze

b)

copper

c)

sticks, stones, and tree branches

d)

flint

2.

Which of the following developed after the Paleolithic Age?

a)

language

b)

farming

c)

art

d)

tools

3.

The land bridge connected which two continents?

a)

North America and Europe

b)

North America and Asia

c)

North America and South America

d)

North America and Africa

4.

Catalhuyuk had special buildings that were holy places or

a)

fortresses

b)

lofts

c)

shrines

d)

cathedrals of worship

5.

How did people first communicate with one another?

a)

A sounds and alphabet

b)

alphabet and physical gestures

c)

physical gestures and writing

d)

sounds and physical gestures

6.

Historians called settled farming during the Neolithic Age the ____________________.

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Ice Age

d)

Paleolithic Age

7.

In which Age did people hunt and gather food?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

8.

In which Age did people farm?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

9.

In which age did people live in mud brick houses?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

10.

What is being shown in this image?

a)

systematic agriculture

b)

domestication

c)

specialization

d)

nomads

11.

This would have been a shelter for which type of person?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Creolithic

d)

None of the above

12.

Why did Paleolithic people move around?

a)

to escape a violent king

b)

to find food and water

c)

to look for trade

d)

None of the above

13.

Which of the following is NOT a result of the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

farming allowed for a surplus of food

b)

specialization

c)

stable food supplies meant less time had to be spent hunting dangerous animals

d)

fire could be used to cook food

14.

Tin and copper can be joined together to form

a)

steel

b)

brass

c)

bronze

d)

gold

e)

iron

15.

A time when glaciers covered much of the land

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Ice Age

d)

Paleolithic

16.

people who move from place to place as a group to find food for themselves

a)

paleolithic

b)

neolithic

c)

nomads

d)

shrine

17.

The period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze

a)

Ice Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Neolithic

18.

the act of training for a particular job

a)

domestication

b)

systematic agriculture

c)

specialization

d)

monarchy

19.

What does Neolithic mean?

a)

Before Stone Man

b)

Now Stone Age

c)

New Lithic Period

d)

New Stone Age

20.

What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?

a)

They had enough water for crops

b)

They had a stable food supply

c)

They had better tasting food

d)

They had more time to relax

21.

Why did people live in larger communities during the Neolithic Age than in earlier timees?

a)

They created better ways of getting along with people

b)

They could trade their crops with other groups

c)

They needed more people for hunting and gathering

d)

They could grow enough food to support more people

22.

What is true about life in Paleolithic times?

a)

people lived in large communities and moved frequently

b)

people developed special skills such as weaving and farming

c)

People spent most of their time finding enough food to live

d)

people lived in permanent structures made of mud bricks

23.

What was NOT a result of people developing specialized skills?

a)

Moving more often in search of food

b)

Improving the quality of what they made

c)

Making things beautiful rather than just useful

d)

trading with other people for different things

24.
Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent? 
a)
Europe 
b)
North America 
c)
Asia 
d)
Africa 
25.
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a)
They were experts at using their environment to meet their basis needs. 
b)
The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
c)
They domesticated animals to help with daily activities. 
d)
They developed ways to bring water to their crops. 
26.
What was the main role women played in Paleolithic society?
a)
Women gathered wild plants for food. 
b)
Women hunted animals for food.
c)
Women planted seeds for food. 
d)
Women domesticated animals for food. 
27.
Which of the following describes how the earliest humans (paleolithic) lived? 
a)
by hunting and gathering food
b)
by herding sheep and other live stock
c)
alone or in pairs
d)
in farming villages along streams and rivers
28.
Early humans migrated to which continent last? 
a)
North America 
b)
South America 
c)
Europe 
d)
Africa
29.
Which statement is true?
a)
During the Neolithic Era people migrated from place to place. 
b)
During the Paleolithic Era people migrated from place to place. 
c)
During the Neolithic Era people developed language.
d)
During the Paleolithic Era people used animals to help with farming. 
30.
Which statement best describes the clothing of early cultures?
a)
Paleolithic people learned to weave plants for cloth. 
b)
Neolithic people used only animal skins for clothing.
c)
Paleolithic people used wool collected from domesticated sheep. 
d)
Neolithic people made clothes from cloth, wool, and animal skins. 
31.

If a historian writes his or her opinion, this is an example of

a)

a primary source.

b)

a secondary source.

c)

an encyclopedia article.

d)

an artifact.

32.

An ancient arrowhead is an example of

a)

an artifact.

b)

a fossil.

c)

a secondary source.

d)

a written record.

33.

Studying history can help us with decision-making because

a)

in the past people made better decisions.

b)

it helps us to know ourselves better.

c)

it teaches us about world cultures.

d)

people can decide to be historians, archaeologists, or geographers.

34.

Each of the following are typically used as primary sources except

a)

diaries.

b)

treaties.

c)

biographies.

d)

letters.

35.

Which of these items are artifacts that a historian could use to learn about the lives of prehistoric peoples? Select all that apply.

a)

bone necklace

b)

cave painting

c)

dinosaur fossil

d)

human skeleton

e)

stone weapon

36.

The Gregorian calendar

a)

is used by all of the world today.

b)

is used by nobody in the world today.

c)

is used by most of the world today.

d)

is only used by Europe today.

37.

The study of fossils from prehistoric times is called

a)

anthropology.

b)

archaeology.

c)

geology.

d)

paleontology.

38.

When historians draw conclusions, they look for

a)

other historians’ opinions.

b)

how people view events in present times, not past.

c)

facts and evidence in their primary and secondary sources.

d)

bias and opinions in secondary sources.

39.

a large division of time

a)

fossil

b)

era

c)

bias

d)

scholarly

40.

the study of objects to learn about past human life

a)

artifact

b)

conclusion

c)

scholarly

d)

archaeology

41.

the study of human culture and how it develops over time

a)

artifact

b)

scholarly

c)

anthropology

d)

conclusion

42.

Ten decades is call a

a)

Era

b)

Century

c)

Millennium

d)

leap year

43.

Which of the following is considered a primary resource?

a)

Diary

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Junior Scholastic magazine

d)

History textbook

44.

Historians studying the same topic will always come to the same conclusion.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Labels on a time line include which of the following...

a)

AD

b)

PM

c)

AM

d)

BC

46.

A reliable source

a)

is your best friend

b)

is written from a trustworthy view

c)

is usually a secondary source

d)

has to be a primary source

47.

An example of a secondary source is

a)

a diary

b)

a letter

c)

a government document

d)

an encyclopedia

48.

In the Gregorian calendar, events are dates either before or after the birth of ________.

a)

Jesus

b)

The Sun

c)

The Moon

d)

Abraham Lincoln

49.

The first historical era, more than 5,000 years ago is called,______and refers to a time before people developed writing.

a)

decade

b)

prehistory

c)

century

d)

Gregorian Calendar

50.

An example of a secondary source would be________.

a)

the biography of a famous general.

b)

a hand-drawn map by an explorer.

c)

the election records from a presidential race in 1860.

d)

a letter written from the battlefield to a soldier's wife.

51.

A group of 100 years is known as a _______.

a)

decade

b)

century

c)

leap year

d)

full moon

52.

An unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events

a)

evidence

b)

credentials

c)

bias

d)

conclusion

53.

To present someone's work as your own without giving that person credit

a)

plagiarism

b)

bias

c)

evidence

d)

era

54.

The years after the birth of Jesus are labeled _____

a)

B.C.

b)

A.D.

c)

B.C.E.

d)

A.D.D.

55.

The years before the birth of Jesus are labeled ______

a)

B.C.

b)

A.D.

c)

B.C.E.

d)

A.D.D.

56.

Movement is:

a)

Movement is the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas from place to place.

b)

Movement is a group of places that share common physical and human characteristics.

c)

Movement is where something is.

d)

Movement is how people and their environment affect each other.

57.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

a)

People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

b)

Galveston builds houses on stilts.

c)

Lincoln, Nebraska

d)

Rio Grande River

58.

What is REGION?

a)

Region describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Region is a group of places that share common physical or human characteristics or features.

c)

Region is where something is located.

d)

Location is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.

59.

Choose all of the human features that describe place (3)

a)

religion

b)

government

c)

landforms

d)

food

60.

What is PLACE?

a)

Place describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Place is where something is located.

c)

Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

d)

Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.

61.

Which of these events occurred before the birth of Jesus Christ? (2 events)

a)

c.563 BC Birth of the Buddha

b)

c.1974 AD Johanson found a partial skeleton of a human from 3.2 million years ago.

c)

c. 1086 AD King William I of England created the first National Census.

d)

c. 8000 BC Farming begins in Southwest Asia.