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Early Humans Review for Test

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A well-organized government, specialized jobs, and multiple cities are the components of a:

a)

Civilization

b)

Organization

c)

Country

d)

Specialization

2.

Early humans were (a)   that had no permanent homes since they followed their food from place to place.

3.

If a bird moves from one place to another, is that migration?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

If a human moves from one place to another, is that migration?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

If a robot moves from one place to another, is that migration?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Check all of the components of a civilization:

a)

Temples for worship

b)

Multiple cities

c)

Organized government

d)

Specialized jobs

7.

How did early humans get their food?

a)

They hunted for meat and gathered fruits and vegetables.

b)

They went to the local grocery store.

c)

They traded their foods with other neighboring tribes.

d)

Early humans didn't eat food.

8.

True or false:

Hunter-gatherers are nomads.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or false:

All nomads were hunter-gatherers.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Living off the land, humans had to endure ____________ __________, which are things in nature that affect humans' lives.

a)

Environmental Factors

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Hunter-gatherers

d)

Primary Source

11.

What is the most important factor humans look for when creating towns?

a)

a freshwater source

b)

large animals to hunt

c)

nearby stones for building walls

d)

a place for a jail

12.

Depend means...

a)

Need

b)

Change

c)

Get used to

d)

Copy

13.

Adapt means...

a)

Need

b)

Change

c)

Get used to

d)

Copy

14.

Modify means...

a)

Need

b)

Change

c)

Get used to

d)

Copy

15.

One of the earliest technologies for humans was fire. What was it useful for?

a)

keeping warm

b)

cooking food

c)

protection against wild animals

d)

All of these

16.

What does Paleolithic mean?

a)

Everyone was a hunter-gatherer.

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

New Stone Age

d)

Everyone was a nomad.

17.

What does Neolithic mean?

a)

Everyone was a hunter-gatherer.

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

New Stone Age

d)

Everyone was a nomad.

18.

What is a similarity between Neolithic and Paleolithic peoples?

a)

They both farmed.

b)

They were both hunter-gatherers.

c)

They had both established large civilizations.

d)

They both used stone tools and weapons.

19.

True or False:


Paleolithic people were farmers.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or False:


Neolithic people were farmers.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is a difference between Neolithic and Paleolithic peoples?

a)

Paleolithic people were the only ones to use stone tools and weapons.

b)

Neolithic people had learned how to farm.

c)

Paleolithic had large homes.

d)

Neolithic people used cars.

22.

What is the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

The switch from hunting and gathering to farming.

b)

The switch from farming to hunting and gathering.

c)

Moving water from a place where it's needed to place where it's found.

d)

The Paleolithic practice of planting seeds.

23.

If a place doesn't have enough water, a solution would be...

a)

specialization

b)

domestication

c)

irrigation

d)

civilization

24.

A (a)   of crops means that they had more than they needed.

25.

When people are able to focus on an activity or skill, they were to have ________________ jobs, meaning that not everyone had the same.

a)

specialized

b)

domesticated

c)

irrigated

d)

technological

26.

Which of these animals has been domesticated by humans?

a)

Dogs

b)

Horses

c)

Cows

d)

Alligators

e)

Lions

27.

What was the first animal domesticated by early humans?

a)

Dog

b)

Cat

c)

Sheep

d)

Pig

28.

Anytime before writing is called...

a)

prehistory.

b)

ancient.

c)

biblical.

d)

fantasy.

29.

A surplus of crops means that not everyone has to find or grow food. This leads to...

a)

specialization of jobs.

b)

the end of civilzations.

c)

the creation of religions.

d)

people settling next to water.

30.

Prehistory is anytime before...

(a)  

31.

What does an archaeologist do?

a)

Study human cultures

b)

Write histories for people

c)

Study artifacts from the past

d)

Dig up dinosaur bones

32.

Archaeologists study (a)   from the past.

33.

What is an artifact?

a)

Fossils

b)

Any written record from early humans

c)

Only things found in the Paleolithic period

d)

An object made and left behind by humans

34.

Depending on the time, technology is different. Which of these would have been technology for the humans that started using them?

a)

Farming

b)

Fire

c)

Automobiles

d)

Phones

e)

Gunpowder

35.

What played a critical role in where civilizations developed?

a)

Proximity to movie theaters

b)

Proximity to modern cities

c)

Environmental factors like climate and rivers.

d)

Preferences of community leaders

36.

Any tool or technique created by humans to make their lives easier is called:

a)

tools.

b)

irrigation.

c)

technology.

d)

artifacts.

37.

Which of these is a primary source?

a)

An autobiography

b)

A biography

c)

A journal entry

d)

A textbook

e)

An interview of a witness

38.

Which of these is a secondary source?

a)

An autobiography

b)

A biography

c)

A journal entry

d)

A textbook

e)

An interview of a witness

39.

Are the Lascaux Cave Drawings artifacts?

a)

Yes, they were made by humans in the past.

b)

No, art isn't an artifact.

40.

The Lascaux Cave Drawings are cave art which showed up mostly during...

a)

the Paleolithic Era.

b)

Ancient India.

c)

the Neolithic Era.

d)

the Mesolithic Era.

41.

Which of these are types of early human artifacts?

a)

Tools/weapons

b)

Bowls

c)

Wheels

d)

Art

e)

Music

42.

Why was a surplus of crops necessary for the growth of civilizations?

a)

Without restaurants, no one would have been able to get any food.

b)

Without additional crops, there wouldn't have been a growth in the population and people would have remained farmers without specialized jobs.

c)

Agriculture has nothing to do with the growth of civilizations.

d)

A surplus of crops actually decreases population size.

43.

What does BCE mean?

a)

Before common era (ancient times)

b)

Before Christ Ever

c)

Bistoria Cristus Expelus

d)

By Core Experiments

44.

What does agriculture mean?

a)

farming

b)

the culture of the people of Agrabah

c)

the use of irrigation

d)

the culture of ancient people

45.

BCE was called ____ (a religious way of measuring time)

a)

AD

b)

BC

c)

CE

d)

USA

46.

CE means...

a)

common era (modern times)

b)

Christ exists

c)

Core Education

d)

Clean Exit

47.

The religious counterpart of CE is...

a)

BCE

b)

BC

c)

AD (anno domini)

d)

NASA

48.

Which of these is the earliest date?

a)

1981 CE

b)

1981 BCE

c)

2021 BCE

d)

12 CE

49.

Which of these is the earliest date?

a)

321 CE

b)

1981 CE

c)

4 BCE

d)

1912 CE

50.

Which of these is the latest date?

a)

1321 CE

b)

2010 BCE

c)

57 BCE

d)

39 CE

51.

Artifacts are always...

a)

Primary sources

b)

Secondary sources

c)

Fake

d)

Replicas of originals

52.

True or False: Farming led to permanent settlements.

a)

True, homes were needed close to their growing crops.

b)

True, but backwards- homes led to farming.

c)

False, homes led to farming.

d)

Just no.

53.

Is Mr. Terawood a prehistoric primary source with a surplus of energy?

a)

Yes, he's all of those things.

b)

No, he is very tame and calm at all times.

c)

No, he is a secondary source.

d)

No, he isn't prehistoric or a primary source, but he sure has a surplus of energy.

54.

Trading food is not possible with a surplus.

a)

True

b)

False