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Prehistory Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Study of past human life
a)
Midden
b)
Stratigraphy
c)
Radiocarbon dating
d)
Archaeology
2.
The name for the New Stone Age
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Mesolithic Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Information Age
3.
The name for the Old Stone Age
a)
Neolithic
b)
Space Age
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Mesolithic
4.
An object made and used by people of the past
a)
Midden
b)
Radiocarbon dating
c)
Artifact
d)
Site
5.
What do the initials A.D. stand for in history?
a)
After Dark
b)
After Death
c)
Anno Domini
d)
Ancient Disaster
6.
What is meant by the term “Neolithic Revolution?”
a)
Battles among people of the Stone Age
b)
Invention of farming and domestication of animals
c)
Advancement of weapons
d)
Inventions of the potter's wheel and the wheel for transportation
7.
Which of the following is NOT true about hunters and gatherers?
a)
They moved in order to hunt their prey.
b)
They were nomadic.
c)
They had pigs, sheep, and goats on their farms.
d)
They had temporary shelters.
8.
Which of the following is NOT true about food producers?
a)
They began to form cities.
b)
They farmed to get their food.
c)
They were nomadic.
d)
They began to have extra food.
9.
Which of the following DOES NOT describe life during the Paleolithic Stone Age?
a)
Hunting and gathering
b)
Hominids lived in small bands
c)
Farming
d)
Use of simple stone tools
10.
Which of the following DOES NOT describe life during the Neolithic Stone Age?
a)
Art became more advanced
b)
Writing developed
c)
Farming became more advanced
d)
Stone technology advanced
11.
How might early people have crossed from Asia into North America?
a)
Island cluster
b)
Mountain range
c)
Land bridge
d)
Peninsula
12.
What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
a)
They required humans to stand close to animals when hunting.
b)
They increased chances for survival.
c)
They decreased chances for survival.
d)
They allowed more animals to graze the fields.
13.
Which of the following is the correct chronological (from earliest to latest) order for the Stone Age eras?
a)
Paleolithic   Neolithic    Mesolithic
b)
Neolithic  Mesolithic  Paleolithic
c)
Mesolithic   Neolithic  Paleolithic 
d)
Paleolithic  Mesolithic  Neolithic
14.
To tame plants and animals
a)
nomad
b)
domesticate
c)
migrate
d)
agriculture
15.
Where did the stone age begin?
a)
Australian Outback
b)
South America
c)
Rift Valley of East Africa
d)
China
16.
To move from one place to another is known as________
a)
Migrate
b)
Vegetation
c)
Beringia
d)
Archaeology
17.

What is a Nomad?

a)

A person who has no settled home

b)

A farming community

c)

A tool maker

d)

Someone is who is never mad

18.

How did Hunter gatherers benefit from the discovery of fire?

a)

It made them warm

b)

It scared away animals

c)

They could cook food

d)

all of the above

19.

All land was good for farming.

a)

true

b)

false

20.
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.
21.
One example of people modifying their environment is
a)
trade between geographic regions.
b)
mapping the roads of a region.
c)
clearing away trees to plant crops.
d)
reading about regions that have a mild climate.
22.
According to scientists, how did early people migrate out of Africa and into new places?
a)
They followed Otzi the ice-man.
b)
They used ships.
c)
They used land bridges.
d)
They used technology.
23.
What field of study would examine the above items as part of their research?
a)
Geography
b)
Archaeology
c)
Paleontology 
d)
Anthropology
24.
The objects identified in the picture would most likely come from which period of time?
a)
Iron Age
b)
Neolithic
c)
Bronze Age
d)
Paleolithic period
25.
What was first created by Neolithic man?
a)

writing

b)

farming

c)
cave art
d)
fire
26.
Prior to the Neolithic Revolution, people generally lived near-
a)
a river for irrigation
b)
a source of iron and steel
c)
an animal food source
d)
a strong military defense
27.
The way of life for a group of people is their
a)
Habitat
b)
Culture
c)
Environment
d)
Government
28.
Archaeologists learn about prehistoric people by studying all of the following except
a)
Fossils
b)
Pottery
c)
tools and weapons
d)
written record
29.

When did people populate America?

a)

12,000 years ago

b)

30,000 years ago

c)

140,000 years ago

d)

30 million years ago

30.

What was one of the primary reasons early humans formed communities?

a)

To share resources

b)

To migrate together

c)

To build larger shelters

d)

To hunt larger animals

31.

Which of the following was a significant advancement during the Neolithic Age?

a)

Development of language

b)

Use of fire

c)

Invention of the wheel

d)

Creation of cave paintings

32.

What was a major consequence of the agricultural revolution?

a)

Decrease in population

b)

Increase in nomadic lifestyle

c)

Formation of permanent settlements

d)

Decline in trade

33.

What is the study of ancient human cultures through their material remains?

a)

Anthropology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Geology

d)

Sociology

34.

Which of the following was a significant development during the Neolithic Age?

a)

Use of fire

b)

Development of writing

c)

Domestication of animals

d)

Creation of stone tools

35.

What term describes the transition from nomadic life to settled farming communities?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Technological Revolution

d)

Cultural Revolution

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