WorksheetsUnit 1 Early Man and Prehistory
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
A _____ source is something that is written at the time of what is being studied
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
First
This type of source is usually is written after the fact.
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
First
The bible is an example of which kind of source?
Primary only
Secondary only
Both primary and secondary
Neither primary or secondary
If you were completing research on the topic of 9/11 terror attacks and was looking for a primary source about what life was like in New York, which of the following would be best?
A political analyst to describe the conflict in the middle east
Interview a taxi cab driver who saw the attacks happen
A book written in 2011 about the changes in American since 9/11
The 9/11 commisison report compiled by Congress to describe the failures that happened during the terror attacks
A person who studie the past, usually in the field by examining artifacts from past cultures.
Paleontologist
Archaeologist
Linguist
Socialogist
Which of the following would be an example of an artifact from the stone age?
A book about the stone age
A scientist who studies the stone age
A knife made from wood and flint during the stone age
None of the answers above are examples of artifacts
Which continent did people originally migrate from?
North America
Asia
Europe
Africa
How did people migrate to North America?
The came from Australia
The came from Europe
They came from Asia
They started off in American
Which is an example of a push factor?
Not enough food
Better living conditions
More attractive climates
Religious freedoms
Which is an example of a pull factor of migration?
Natural disaster
Not enough jobs
Better medical care
Wat
Which of the following are NOT necessary for the development of permanent settlements?
Water
Suitable land
Location near the sea
Stable food supply
The Old Stone Age is another way to describe _____ era of the Stone Age
Stone Age
Paeolithic
Neolithic
Mesolithic
The following were results of the development of farming:
permanent settlements
development of specialization
domestication
all of the above
This may be the most important event in human history
Domestication
American Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The New Stone Age is another way to describe the _____era of the stone age.
Stone Age
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Mesolithic
Paleolithic people were often ______ meaning they traveled, usually following sources of food.
Domesticate
Specializtion
Nomads
settled
The Stone Age is traditionally thought to fall in the _______ time in history because writing had not been invented yet.
Ancient
Modern
Pre-historic
Middle Ages
Times of extreme cold when great sheet of ice covered parts of the earth were the _____
Bronze ages
Iron ages
Ice ages
Stone ages
Taming an animal or plant for human use is called _______
Domestication
Specialization
Agriculture
Settlement
One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was
Religion
Language
Tools
Culture
The first people to create art painted on
canvas
cave walls
papyrus
paper
Which tools might indicate that a society wore clothing?
Bone needles
Spear
Sharp edged tools
Scraping tools
Which tools might indicate that a society hunted animals?
Bone needles
Spear, bow and arrow
Sharp edged tools
Fishhook
Which tools would be useful for catching fish?
Bone harpoon
Bone needles
Sharp edged tools
Scraping tools
