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WorksheetsPre-Breal Review 11/21
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
The Paleolithic Era is a Greek term meaning____.
The Old Stone Age
The New Stone Age
Prehistoric Period
The Land Before Time
The Neolithic Era is a Greek term meaning____.
The Old Stone Age
The New Stone Age
Prehistoric Period
The Land Before Time
During the Paleolithic Era, early humans were ____ because they traveled from place to place in search of food and resources.
archaeologists
farmers
nomads
mummies
During the Paleolithic Era, people survived mainly by collecting and killing their own food. For this reason, we refer to them as_______.
collecters an hunters
hunters and gatherers
finders and keepers
collectors and trappers
During the Neolithic Era, early humans developed ____ ehich allowed them to plant crops and have more control over their food supply.
hunting
domestication
agriculture (farming)
migrating
During the Neolithic Era, early humans learned ___ which is the taming of animals for food, labor and resources.
hunting
domestication
agriculture (farming)
migrating
Agriculture (farming) and domestication allowed early humans to_____.
Settle in one place and make permanent homes.
Grow populations and grow larger villages and cities.
Specialize in new jobs - since farmers could produce food for many people.
All of the above.
Historians believe early humans began living in Africa. They, then, ____, or moved their homes throughout different continents over many, many years!
migrated
domesticated
irrigated
mobilized
As early humans moved from place to place the had to adapt to new environments. When someone adapts to a new place they ___.
build temples to thank the gods for sending them there
sleep to save energy for the hard work they need to do
make changes to themselves or their environment in order to have a better life
leave it because they hate it
Which of the following IS NOT an example of how early humans adapted to climate changes during the Ice Age?
Make warmer clothes with animal fur.
They built fires to keep warm.
They covered their huts with animal fur to keep warm.
They swam in the ocean to get their bodies used to the cold temperatures.
Otzi the Iceman was discovered by ____ in 1991.
two German hikers
a team of archaeologists
a shepherd
the Italian police force
We consider Otzi to be a ______ because his body was preserved and kept fresh by ice! Not by someone preserving his body on purpose.
Neolithic nomad
natural mummy
Stone Age gatherer
Paleolithic priest
Why do we refer to the Paleolithic Era through the Neolithic Era as the Stone Age?
Because most people lived in caves.
Because most tools were made primarily of stone and other natural materials.
Because cave art is the only artwork from this time period.
Because there were many stone buildings that people lived in.
Why is most of what we know about Otzi's life and death a theory?
Because they did not find enough artifacts with him.
He is a prehistoric mummy so there are no written records to confirm our ideas.
Because the ice tampered all of the evidence.
Because the officials who removed him smashed all of his artifacts by accident.
Which of the following IS NOT an artifact that we recovered with Otzi's body?
A silver chain.
A copper axe.
A flint (stone) dagger.
A bear skin hat.
What did we discover in an x-ray of Otzi's body in 2001 that leads us to believe he did not die naturally.
A piece of a sword.
Frostbite.
An arrowhead.
Goat hair.
_____ is the study of past people, places, and events.
Biology
Astrology
History
Grammar
How does geography help us learn about the past?
It helps us learn about the places, climates, and physical features poeple had to work with and live in.
It helps us to understand the different jobs people had.
It helps us to read ancient texts and documents.
It helps us to know what people looked like in ancient times.
The time periods before written history are known as___.
prehistory
precivilization
precursor
archaic times
____ are people who study artifacts to help us learn about human history.
Biologists
Chemists
Archaeologists
Geologists
An ____ is a human-made object the usually holds some kind of cultural or historic value.
pendant
tool
artifact
architecture
_____ are elements found in nature like mountains, waterways, plains, and even natural plants that people need to use and adapt to in order to survive.
Artifacts
Parks
Climates
Physical features
____ refers to the overall consistent weather and temperature patterns of a given place.
Archaeology
Geology
Climate
Theology
Which of the following is an example of an artifact?
Which of the following pictures shows ONLY physical features.
Something that is ancient is ____.
brand new
in a museum
very, very old
underground
Sometimes archaeologists need to ____ artifacts, or dig them out of the ground.
excavate
irrigate
preserve
alleviate
What continent do we live on?
Australia
Africa
North America
South America
When we observe, we state facts about an object using our five senses. Which of the following is an observation about the picture you see?
It could be a knive.
There is a gray and brown piece tied together with something.
Maybe it was used for hunting.
I think its really, really old.
When we make an inference we use our observations, plus what we know about the world and life to draw an educated conclusion about the object. Which is an inference about the image you see?
There is a white circle.
There is something stringy going through the white circle.
I think it was jewelry from The Stone Age. Maybe a necklace!
The stringy material is brown.
Paleolithic or Neolithic? Temporary homes like huts, tents, and sometimes caves.
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic or Neolithic? Discovered fire! (First to discover fire!)
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic or Neolithic? Settled in one place because they needed to tend to farms and domesticated animals.
Paloelithic Era
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic or Neolithic? Hunted and gathered for food.
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic or Neolithic? Experienced an increase in population and more jobs due to food surpluses!
Paleolithic
Neolithic
What ocean is East of North America?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Artic
Which are the intermediate directions?
N, S, E, W
latitude
longitude
NE, NW, SE, SW
What are the cardinal directions?
NW, NE, SE, SW
latitude
longitude
N, S, E, W
South America is which number?
1
7
6
4
The Artic Ocean is which number?
4
9
3
2
What direction is this arrow pointing?
South
Southeast
Southwest
East
What direction is this arrow pointing?
North
Northeast
Northwest
West
What continent is shown in the picture?
Europe
North America
Asia
Africa
What continent is shown in the picture?
South America
North America
Asia
Australia
What continent is shown in the picture?
Africa
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
What continent is shown in yellow?
Australia
North America
South America
Africa
What continenet is shown in purple?
Australia
Asia
Europe
South America
_____ is the study of past people, places, and events.
Biology
Astrology
History
Grammar
How does geography help us learn about the past?
It helps us learn about the places, climates, and physical features poeple had to work with and live in.
It helps us to understand the different jobs people had.
It helps us to read ancient texts and documents.
It helps us to know what people looked like in ancient times.
The time periods before written history are known as___.
prehistory
precivilization
precursor
archaic times
____ refers to the overall consistent weather and temperature patterns of a given place.
Archaeology
Geology
Climate
Theology
We have ___ hemispheres (or halves of the Earth). They are broken up by the Equator and the Prime Meridian lines on maps.
2
4
5
7
AD stands for___.
Anno Domini
Average Date
All Dates
Anno Dominoes
What does CE stand for?
Common Age
Correct Era
Common Era
Comlete Eras
