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Prehistory Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Scientists currently believed humans first appeared in:

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

2.

A hunter-gatherer society would most likely develop in an area

a)

where animals are plentiful

b)

near an ocean

c)

in an area with many raw materials

d)

close to a mountain

3.

Hunter-gatherers migrated in order to:

a)

explore rivers

b)

find food

c)

get better shelter

d)

grow crops

4.

Early hunter-gatherer human societies are generally typified by:

a)

large numbers of people

b)

small nomadic clans of humans

c)

moderate numbers of people living in permanent villages

d)

miniscule cities and large agricultural developments

5.

Humans were first able to:

a)

farm

b)

create art

c)

domesticate animals

d)

make tools

6.

The development of one technology allowed societies to record events, ushering in the historic period of time. What was this technology?

a)

Written Language

b)

Typewriter

c)

Moveable Type

d)

Wooden Plow

7.

The Neolitihic Era began when Humans

a)

began to control and lesson their population

b)

first developed organized countries

c)

first lived in permanent agricultural societies

d)

learn to write down and communicate their thoughts to other peoples in the world

8.

How do you best describe a domesticated animal?

a)

An animal that is controlled and used for human benefit

b)

Relatively small and valued for their hide

c)

An animal such as a deer or an elephant

d)

A wild animal hunted in elaborate ceremonies

9.

What effect did the inventions of the plow, pottery, and weaving have on early societies?

a)

moved about to find food

b)

warred with their neighbors

c)

they developed parmanent settlements

d)

developed early democracies

10.

What event marked the start of the historical period

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Industrical Revolution

c)

Computer Age

d)

Green Revolution

11.

What is it called when one finds out how old an artifact is?

a)

Recording

b)

Dating

c)

Sizing

d)

Assigning

12.

Who studies the remains of a civilization?

a)

Archaelologist

b)

historians

c)

Paleontologists

d)

Cartographers

13.

Artifacts are:

a)

damaged works of art

b)

editorial cartoons

c)

military equipment

d)

objects made by human hands

14.

What can an archaeologist conclude about artifacts found in the same era?

a)

remains are from different time

b)

Remains are from the same time

c)

different people made the artifacts

d)

artifacts were from people had no technology

15.

A famous structure was built around 4-5,000 years ago in Englnd. What is this stone structure called?

a)

Great Pyramid

b)

Great Wall

c)

Parthenon

d)

Stonehenge