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SocStud 8: Prehistory

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first period in Prehistory?

a)

Metal Age

b)

Neolithic

c)

Palaeolithic

d)

Middle Age

2.

Prehistory is the period before ____________ is invented.

a)

Fire

b)

Stone Tools

c)

Writing

d)

Farming

3.

How many periods are there in Prehistory?

a)

Five

b)

Seven

c)

Four

d)

Three

4.

What does " nomad" mean?

a)

A tribe that stays in the same place

b)

A tribe that lives in caves

c)

A tribe with a lot of warriors

d)

A tribe that travels from place to place.

5.

The neolithic period began with

a)

The development of agriculture and livestock

b)

When the firt hominids appeared

c)

When the first writing appeared

d)

When humans started walking

6.

Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age, and Metal Ages are part of ___________.

a)

Modern History

b)

Prehistory

c)

Medieval History

d)

Ancient History

7.

People who follow herds of animals and have no permanent homes are called ____________.

a)

Nomads

b)

Fishermen

c)

Merchants

d)

Farmer

8.
The name for the New Stone Age
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Mesolithic Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Information Age
9.
The name for the Old Stone Age
a)
Neolithic
b)
Space Age
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Mesolithic
10.

The theory that stipulates that the Universe started from a massive explosion.

a)

Creation Theory

b)

Evolution Theory

c)

Big Bang Theoy

d)

Unified Theory of Everything

11.

Theory that states that God, in all his wisdom, created the world.

a)

Creation Theory

b)

Evolution Theory

c)

Big Bang Theoy

d)

Unified Theory of Everything

12.

Theory that states that life is descended from a common ancestor and that complex creatures evolved from simpler ancestors.

a)

Creation Theory

b)

Evolution Theory

c)

Big Bang Theoy

d)

Unified Theory of Everything

13.

What does "Paleo" in Paleolithic mean?

a)

Old

b)

Stone

c)

New

d)

History

14.

What does "Lithic" in Paleolithic mean?

a)

Old

b)

Stone

c)

New

d)

History

15.

What does "Neo" in Neolithic mean?

a)

Old

b)

Stone

c)

New

d)

History

16.

Paleolithic people live in groups of 20 to 30 individuals called ____________.

a)

Barangay

b)

Herd

c)

Tribe

d)

Village

17.

Agriculture and livestock herding was invented during which prehistoric period?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Metal Age

d)

Medieval Age

18.

What do you call the exchange of goods between one tribe and another.

a)

Politics

b)

Economics

c)

Pilferage

d)

Trade

19.

Pottery first appeared during which prehistoric age?

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Metal Age

d)

Medieval Time

20.

The use of metal tools first emerge during this Prehistoric Age.

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Metal Age

d)

Medieval Time

21.

Due to agriculture, livestock, and metal tools the development of Cities started during this Prehistoric Age.

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Metal Age

d)

Medieval Time

22.

Which of the following is not part of the Metal Ages?

a)

Copper Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Golden Age

23.

In the late Neolithic Age, human beings built the first monuments using big blocks of stone. What do you call these monuments

a)

Megaliths

b)

Stonecrafts

c)

Altars

d)

Crop Circles

24.

Select the correct order of the ages under the Metal Ages. (The oldest age first)

a)

Iron - Bronze - Copper

b)

Bronze - Iron - Copper

c)

Bronze - Silver - Gold

d)

Copper - Bronze - Iron

25.

These are the benefits of the discovery of fire, except for one.

a)

Cook food

b)

Source warmth

c)

Protection against wild animals

d)

Reading light