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Foundations of Civilization

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What major change characterized the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

Domestication of plants and animals

b)

Growth of iron tool making

c)

Migration of early peoples to the Americas

d)

Decline of large empires

2.

Why were the hunter gatherers nomadic?

a)

They liked to travel

b)

They enjoyed seeing new places

c)

They visited family

d)

They had to travel in search of food.

3.

Which group of people used simple stone tools?

a)

Hunter Gatherers

b)

Neolithic

c)

Wealthy people

d)

Your mom

4.

Which era of people used simple stone tools?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Present Day

5.

Which of these was NOT an impact of the discovery of fire?

a)

Shelter

b)

Warmth

c)

Fishing

d)

Light

6.

What major change characterized the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

Domestication of plants and animals

b)

Growth of iron tool making

c)

Migration of early peoples to the Americas

d)

Decline of large empires

7.

Why were the hunter gatherers nomadic?

a)

They liked to travel

b)

They enjoyed seeing new places

c)

They visited family

d)

They had to travel in search of food.

8.

Which revolution lead to the rise of government and the establishment of villages?

a)

American Revolution

b)

Neolithic Revolution

c)

Animal Revolution

d)

Best Revolution

9.

How would a civilization benefit from a surplus (extra) of food?

a)

Specialized jobs(not everyone has to farm)

b)

Everyone had to farm for food

c)

Created a need for kings

d)

All of the above.

10.

What does agriculture mean?

a)

Farming

b)

Hunting

c)

Fishing

11.

Why is the Neolithic Revolution considered the biggest development in human history?

a)

Domestication of plants and animals

b)

Fire as a source of energy

c)

Written language

d)

Weapons were developed

12.

Which is an example of a Politics?

a)

Art

b)

Mountains

c)

Government

d)

Barter system

13.

What does BC stand for?

a)

Because Cold

b)

Before Christ

c)

Before Color

d)

Before Christmas

14.

What does AD stand for?

a)

After Death

b)

After Dinosaurs

c)

Above Dinosaurs

d)

Anno Domini

15.

What does BCE stand for?

a)

Before Christ Era

b)

Before Christmas Eve

c)

Before Common Era

16.

The first humans were

a)

Farmers

b)

Hunter-gatherers

c)

Scribes

d)

Artists

17.

Extra; leftover amount after demand has been met

a)

Surplus

b)

Specialization

c)

Famine

d)

Barter

18.

An item used by people from the past

a)

Barter

b)

Surplus

c)

Artifact

d)

Interdependent

19.

Tame a wild animal to keep as a pet or farm animal

a)

Domesticate

b)

Artifact

c)

Interdependent

d)

Specialize

20.

The order in which events occurred

a)

Timeline

b)

Chronological Order

c)

Barter

d)

Specialize

21.

Establish rules and laws to protect the people of the civilization.

a)

Government

b)

Trade

c)

Infrastructure

d)

Arts

22.

Which characteristic describes exchanging one item for another item?

a)

Trade

b)

Organized Religion

c)

System of Tribute

d)

Government

23.

Which characteristic describes the belief system of a civilization?

a)

Organized Religion

b)

Art

c)

System of Tribute

d)

Trade

24.
Government, writing, and religion are characteristics of a civilization. 
a)
True
b)
False
25.

"the land between the rivers"; an early civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

a)

China

b)

Egypt

c)

Indus

d)

Mesopotamia

26.

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

a)

city-state

b)

empire

c)

kingdom

d)

village

27.

Which of the following best describes an empire?

a)

Centralized control over a large area of land and many states/cultures

b)

Control of a city and its surrounding country side

c)

The religious reach of a theocratic government

d)

The ground covered by hunter/gatherer societies

28.

What did settled river valleys civilizations NOT result in?

a)

engineering advancements

b)

record keeping

c)

belief systems

d)

hunter-gathering

29.

Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is known as

a)

Irrigation

b)

Hunting

c)

Fishing

d)

Domestication

30.

Hunter Gatherers were nomadic. What statement is correct?

a)

they wandered about following sources of food and water

b)

they found one place to live and settled there

c)

they planted crops on farms and raised animal

d)

they lived in town and traded with other peoples

31.

Many ancient civilizations "settled" around rivers. What does the word "settle" mean in this context?

a)

To fix

b)

To pay a debt

c)

To reach an agreement

d)

To set up a place to stay

32.

Specialization of labor means that people had different

a)

Places to live

b)

Jobs

c)

Gods

d)

Governments

33.
What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?
a)
They needed to find employment and an income
b)
To find resources such as food and shelter
c)
To explore the world.
d)
They needed to find better transportation.
34.

Ancient civilizations had complex labor systems with each person performing a specific task or job.

a)

Writing System

b)

Central Government

c)

Job Specialization

d)

Religion

35.

What does prehistory mean?

a)

The time before time.

b)

The time period before writing/recording of events.

c)

Previous history.

36.
The early period of human history
a)
Iron Age
b)
Bronze Age
c)
Ancient Age
d)
Stone Age
37.
Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used
a)
Rocks
b)
Water
c)
Caves
d)
Fire
38.
One of the most important technologies used during the Paleolithic Age
a)
Tools
b)
Written Language
c)
Art
d)
Religion
39.
Which of the following developed after the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Spoken language
b)
Farming
c)
Art
d)
Tools
40.
A person who moves from place to place in search of food
a)
Migration
b)
Culture
c)
Nomad
d)
Artisan
41.
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. 
42.
What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures? 
a)
the shelters people used
b)
the way people got food for themselves
c)
the tools people used
d)
the clothes people wore 
43.
Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?
a)
jewelry made of smooth stones
b)
farms
c)
 cave paintings
d)
domesticated animals
44.
1.  What did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?
a)
a.  Storms
b)
a.  Drought
c)
a.  Agriculture
45.
During the Neolithic Revolution
a)
People learned to grow food
b)
People migrated to find food
c)
People were nomadic
46.

Which title best completes this diagram?

a)

Basic concepts of the Paleolithic Age

b)

Features of Nomadic lifestyle

c)

Characteristics of Civilization

47.

During the Paleolithic Age, people were...

a)

Scientifics.

b)

Nomads.

c)

Hunters.

d)

Gatherers

48.

Based on the chart, men in the Neolithic Age

a)

herded and built cottages

b)

farmed and fished

c)

cared for children and farmed

d)

herded, farmed, and protected the village

49.

What were two things that early civilizations had in common?

a)

Developed in river valleys and formed governments

b)

Developed in river valleys and formed alliances

c)

Developed in the mountains and formed governments

d)

Developed in the mountains and formed cities

50.

What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?

a)

people began eating wild grains.

b)

The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities.

c)

People completely stopped hunting and gathering.

d)

New types of stone tools were made

51.

A chronological arrangement of events in the order of their occurrence

a)

Ancient

b)

Timeline

c)

Order

d)

Before the Common Era

52.

A chronological arrangement of events in the order of their occurrence

a)

Ancient

b)

Timeline

c)

Order

d)

Before the Common Era

53.

A period of 10 years

a)

century

b)

decade

c)

millennium

d)

era

54.

A period of 100 years

a)

Decade

b)

Era

c)

Century

d)

Common Era

55.

The time period before Christ

a)

AD

b)

BC

c)

BCE

d)

CE

56.

Before common era

a)

BC

b)

BCE

c)

AD

d)

CE

57.

What does AD stand for?

a)

Anno Domini: before creation

b)

Anno Domini: In the year of the Lord

c)

Anno Domini: After Christ's death

d)

Anno Domini: After Creation

58.

Common Era

a)

AD

b)

BC

c)

BCE

d)

CE

59.
about; at an estimated historical time period
a)
circle
b)
circ
c)
circa
d)
about
60.
What is on the left side of a timeline?
a)
BC dates
b)
AD dates
61.
On a timeline, C.E. is represented
a)
on the right side of the timeline
b)
on the left side of the timeline
c)
in the year zero
d)
C.E. is never on a timeline
62.
What are the two abbreviations used that have nothing to do with religion? 
a)
BC and AD
b)
BC and BCE
c)
BCE and CE
d)
CE and AD
63.
1,000 years is a 
a)
century
b)
hominid
c)
millennium
d)
preserve
64.

Which event would come FIRST on a timeline (furthest to the left)?

a)

1500 B.C.E. Hinduism begins to be practiced in India

b)

30 C.E. Christianity is started by followers of Christ

c)

2085 B.C.E. Judaism is founded by Abraham

d)

610 C.E. Islam is founded by followers of the Prophet Mohammad

65.

Which event would come LAST on a timeline (furthest to the right)?

a)

1500 B.C.E. Hinduism begins to be practiced in India

b)

30 C.E. Christianity is started by followers of Christ

c)

2085 B.C.E. Judaism is founded by Abraham

d)

610 C.E. Islam is founded by followers of the Prophet Mohammad

66.

Use the attached timeline to answer. Which of the two events happened first?

a)

Building of the pyramids - 2600 B.C.E.

b)

Hieroglyphic writing - 3100 B.C.E.

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