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Prehistory

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A century means...

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1000 years

d)

50 years

2.

Ancient History finished when...

a)

people invented writing

b)

French Revolution happened

c)

Columbus discovered America

d)

Roman Empire fell

3.

Middle Ages finished with ...

a)

French Revolution

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Conquest America

d)

Writing

4.

Modern Age finished..

a)

Columbus discovered America

b)

Roman Empire

c)

French Revolution

d)

Writing

5.

Middle Ages finished when...

a)

Columbus discovered Africa

b)

Columbus discovered America

c)

Around 1492

6.

Prehistory is divided into...

a)

2 periods

b)

3 periods

c)

1 period

d)

4 periods

7.

Nomadic means...

a)

people live in permanently in one place

b)

people go from one place to another

8.

Name of the oldest period

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Metal Ages

9.

Which of these words are about Paleolithic?

a)

fire

b)

agriculture

c)

huts and caves

d)

tools

10.

Tools during paleolithic are made of...

a)

stones

b)

woods

c)

animal bones

d)

All are correct

11.

Find three words about Neolithic...

a)

agriculture

b)

nomadic

c)

sedentary

d)

artisans and farmers

12.

Sedentary means...

a)

people stopped moving around

b)

People went from one place to another

c)

People live permanently in one place

d)

People live in caves and huts

13.

Who discovered agriculture?

a)

Paleolithic People

b)

Metal age people

c)

Neolithic people

d)

prehistory people

14.

What's the meaning of TRADE?

a)

Ceramic

b)

Exchange

c)

Artisans

d)

Crops

15.

After this was invented, people could transport things more easily

a)

Fire

b)

Agriculture

c)

Wall

d)

Wheel

16.

People built this to defend their villages

a)

Wall

b)

Wheel

c)

Window

d)

Wardrobe

17.

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

18.

The period of time before written history is known as

a)

B.C.

b)

ancient history

c)

prehistory

d)

B.C.E.

19.

The cradle of humanity is in...

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

20.

Which of these is NOT one of the "Stone Age" eras?

a)

Archaeolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Neolithic

21.

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.

22.

The first part of the Stone Age

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic

d)

Terrific

23.
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
24.

Humans had to hunt for food.

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

25.

Humans had to be nomads.

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

26.

Ancient History finished in...

a)

476 BC

b)

1492

c)

3500 BC

d)

476