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Early Human Test Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does prehistory mean?

a)

The time before time.

b)

The time period before writing/recording of events.

c)

Previous history.

2.

During the Paleolithic Age, people were...

a)

Scientifics.

b)

Nomads.

c)

Hunters.

d)

Gatherers

3.

What is the meaning of NOMADS?

a)

They didn't live in one place.

b)

They stay always in the same place.

c)

They were constantly on the move in search of animals to hunt

d)

They buy food on the supermarket.

4.

The Paleolithic humans made...

a)

Metal tools.

b)

Wooden tools.

c)

Stone tools.

5.

Paleolithic people discovered...

a)

Metal

b)

Fire

c)

Water

d)

Electricity

6.

Which of them is associated with agricultural development?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Stone Age

d)

Metal Age

7.
The change that led to all other changes in the neolithic revolution was the
a)
movement away from eating only fruits and grains to eating meat
b)
discovery of new technology 
c)
change in the method of obtaining food
d)
development of social structures
8.
Where did the first civilizations rise?
a)
On rivers
b)
Near mountains
c)
In North America
d)
Near Seas
9.
What was a major effect of the neolithic revolution?
a)
People began hunting and gathering
b)
The first permanent settlements
c)
A terrible war
d)
Human rights
10.

Which among the following was the reason for Early Humans to start a settled life?

a)

Because they have started agriculture

b)

Because they want to control food supply

c)

Because they have started domesticating animals

d)

None of the above

11.
Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people? 
a)
They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
b)
They migrated, or moved, from place to place
c)
They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.
d)
They lived in small villages and farmed the land. 
12.
The map shows the migration routes of early humans. What made it possible for them to move from Asia to North America?
a)
They constructed large ships to sail across at #1. 
b)
They crossed the land bridge at #1. 
c)
They swam the short distance at #1. 
d)
They built a bridge out of wood at #1.
13.
Which were hunter-gatherers?
a)
Paleolithic 
b)
Neolithic
14.
Who farmed and domesticated animals?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
15.
Which group traded?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
16.
Who lived in houses made of mud brick?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
17.
Who spent most of their time searching for food and didn't have many other jobs?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
18.
Who lived in large communities that were able to defend themselves easier?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
19.
Who lived in caves and tents?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
20.
Farming and Domestication of Animals resulted in the beginning of....
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Metal Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Fire Age
21.
People who migrate from place to place are called...
a)
farmers
b)
paleolithic
c)
laborers
d)
nomads
22.
complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living
a)
revolution
b)
culture
c)
technology
d)
domesticate
23.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
mastered fire.
b)
developed agriculture and settled down.
c)
migrated from Africa.
d)
organized governments
24.
What is Agricultural  Revolution?
a)
When people started singing.
b)
The Agricultural Revolution was a period of technological.
c)
a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food.
d)
When people started dancing.
25.

How did early people express themselves

a)

Song

b)

Dance

c)

Art

d)

Rap

26.
Time of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth
a)
Bronze Age
b)
Ice Age
c)
Stone Age
d)
Golden Age
27.
Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used
a)
Rocks
b)
Water
c)
Caves
d)
Fire
28.
What are people changing when they adapt
a)
Human Behavior
b)
Physical Geography
c)
Climate
d)
Wildlife
29.
Needed animal fur for colthing
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Ice Age
c)
Both
30.
This strip of land was known as a __________ __________. This allowed people to travel from Asia and North America.
a)
Land bridge
b)
Highway road
c)
Mountain range
d)
Tall Mountians

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