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Prehistory

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is NOT from the Homo Erectus:

a)

Its remains were found in France, in the cave of Cro - Magnon

b)

He abandoned Africa for the first time

c)

He used fire

d)

He walked upright

e)

His tools were very elaborated

2.

The only hominid not extincted

a)

HOMO SAPIENS

b)

HOMBRE NEANDERTHAL

c)

HOMOHABILIS

d)

HOMO ERECTUS

3.

Which one is not a period of History?

a)

Ancient History

b)

Modern Age

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Prehistory

e)

Early Modern Age

4.

Prehistory is divided into...

a)

2 periods

b)

3 periods

c)

1 period

d)

4 periods

5.

Nomadic means...

a)

people live in permanently in one place

b)

people went from one place to another

c)

people like agriculture

d)

people built huts

6.

Name the oldest period

a)

Prehistory

b)

Neolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Metal Ages

7.

People cultivated crops and domestic animals.

a)

Ancient ages

b)

Neolithic

c)

Paleolithic

8.

Fire was discovered in

a)

Neolithic

b)

Middles ages

c)

Paleolithic

9.

People made pottery

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Early modern ages.

10.

People mover around to find plants and hunt.

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Middles ages

11.

WHAT IS PREHISTORY?

a)

It is a period before wheel was invented

b)

It is a period before writing was invented

c)

It is a period before Hominids

d)

It is a period before metals were discovered

12.

WE DIVIDE PREHISTORY INTO THREE PERIODS

a)

Palaeolithic Age, Prepalaeolithic Age, Neolithic Age

b)

Prepalaeolithic Age, Palaeolithic Age, Neolithic Age

c)

Palaeolithic Age, Neolithic Age, Metal Age

d)

Palaeolithic Age, Metal Age I, Metal Age II.

13.

HOMINIZATION IS

a)

A process of Human evolution

b)

A process of writing evolution

c)

A process of Animal evolution

d)

All of them are correct

14.

EARLY HUMANS LIVED FROM

a)

Fishing and metals

b)

fishing, hunting and gathering

c)

gathering and fishing

d)

All of them are correct

15.

In order to express ideas, early humans

a)

wrote letters

b)

painted in caves

c)

played music

d)

posted on Facebook

16.

What led to the first permanent settlements?

a)

agriculture

b)

megaliths

c)

migration

d)

language

17.

The Ice Age resulted in people crossing a land bridge from which two continents?

a)

Europe to Asia

b)

Asia to North America

c)

Africa to Asia

d)

North America to South America

18.

Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?

a)

stone

b)

bone

c)

bronze

d)

wood

19.

The following describes which Stone Age era?

- Man-made fire

- Domestication of plants and animals

- Agriculture

a)

Mesolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Bronze Age

20.

___ are a group of people who wander and follow herds of animals which they hunt.

a)

Warriors

b)

Nomads

c)

Cave People

d)

Climate

21.

The following describes which Stone Age era?

- Man-made fire

- Domestication of plants and animals

- Agriculture

a)

Mesolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Bronze Age

22.

___ are a group of people who wander and follow herds of animals which they hunt.

a)

Warriors

b)

Nomads

c)

Cave People

d)

Climate

23.

Houses were made from mud bricks.

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

24.

In order to express ideas, early humans

a)

wrote letters

b)

painted in caves

c)

played music

d)

posted on Facebook

25.

What led to the first permanent settlements?

a)

agriculture

b)

megaliths

c)

migration

d)

language

26.

Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?

a)

stone

b)

bone

c)

bronze

d)

wood

27.

Why is this period of time known as the Stone Age?

a)

People preferred using stones to build shelter

b)

Everybody lived in caves

c)

Tools were mostly made from stone

d)

The climate was always cold

28.

Historians believe that people first lived in

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

29.

How did domestication affect community life?

a)

People did not need tools.

b)

People searched for different foods.

c)

People did not need to hunt for food anymore.

d)

People had less food.

30.

Which best describes the Neolithic Era?

a)

Major battles fought between people of Asia and Africa

b)

The shift from hunting and food gathering to food producing

c)

The shift from food gathering to hunting

d)

Major battle fought between the people of Asia

31.

Why did people change from hunter-gatherers to village dwellers?

a)

Game animals became extinct

b)

Farming allowed people to stay in one place

c)

Moving constantly was difficult for most children

d)

People wanted to connect with their family members

32.

To tame plants and animals

a)

nomad

b)

domesticate

c)

migrate

d)

agriculture

33.

A person who travels from place to place

a)

agriculture

b)

nomad

c)

domesticate

d)

migrate

34.

The raising of plants and animals for human use

a)

agriculture

b)

migrate

c)

hominid

d)

ancestor

35.

The first part of the Stone Age

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic

d)

Terrific

36.
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution? 
a)
beginning of hunting and gathering
b)
man learned to write
c)
man began farming
d)
man built towns and cities
37.

Humans had to hunt for food.

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

38.

Humans had to be nomads.

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

39.

Houses were made from mud bricks.

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

40.

Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth was the

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Ice Age

d)

Bronze Age

41.

The ability to walk on two feet is called

a)

Flexibility

b)

Bipedalism

c)

Hominization

d)

Evolution

42.

Lucy, our most ancient ancestor, belongs to:

a)

Australopithecus afarensis

b)

Ardipithecus

c)

Homo neanderthalensis

d)

Homo Antecessor

43.

Evolution from primates to human beings

a)

Hominization

b)

Evolution

c)

Transformation

44.

HE ABANDONED AFRICA FOR THE FIRST TIME

a)

HOMO HABILIS

b)

HOMO ERECTUS

c)

HOMO SAPIENS

d)

N.A

45.

SON LOS PRIMEROS HOMINIDOS QUE SE CLASIFICAN DENTRO DEL GENERO HUMANO(HOMO).

a)

HOMO HABILIS

b)

HOMO ERECTUS

c)

HOMO SAPIENS

d)

N.A

46.

SON EL GRUPO DE HOMINIDOS MAS PRIMITVO QUE SE CONOCE.

a)

AUSTRALOPITHECUS

b)

HOMO HABILIS

c)

HOMO SAPIENS

d)

N.A

47.

RECIBIO ESTE NOMBRE PORQUE SUS RESTOS SE ENCONTRARON EN EL VALLE DE NEANDERTAL.

a)

AUSTRALOPITHECUS

b)

HOMO HABILIS

c)

HOMBRE DE NEANDERTAL

d)

N.A

48.

FUERON LOS PRIMEROS EN CONOCER Y UTILIZAR EL FUEGO PARA COCINAR SUS ALIMENTOS.

a)

HOMO HABILIS

b)

HOMO ERECTUS

c)

HOMO SAPIENS

d)

N.A