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Prehistory & GRAPES Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hunter-gatherer societies most likely developed in areas

a)

close to mountains

b)

in areas were there were many raw materials

c)

near the ocean

d)

where animals were plentiful

2.

Humans were first able to

a)

farm

b)

domesticate animals

c)

make tools

d)

write

3.

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

a)

moveable type

b)

typewriter

c)

wooden plow

d)

written language

4.

What is Archaeology?

a)

the study of dinosaurs

b)

the study of early people and their artifacts

c)

the study of plants

d)

the study of religion

5.

The Neolithic Era is known as:

a)

The Bronze Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

New Stone Age

6.

Christianity is an example of a monotheistic religion.  Monotheism means?

a)

belief in more than one God

b)

belief in only one God

c)

no belief in Gods

7.

People who lived during the Old Stone Age got food by:

a)

agriculture

b)

archaeology

c)

farming

d)

hunting and gathering

8.

The time before people invented writing systems

a)

anthropology

b)

archaeology

c)

geography

d)

prehistory

9.

Artifacts are:

a)

damaged works of art

b)

editorial cartoons

c)

military equipment

d)

objects created and used by humans

10.

Who studies the remains of a civilization?

a)

archaeologists

b)

cartographers

c)

historians

d)

paleontologists

11.

How do you best describe a domesticated animal?

a)

an animal, such as a deer or elephant, that is entirely used by human societies

b)

an animal, such as a goat or pig, that is controlled, tame, and used for human benefit

c)

a relatively small animal this is valued for its hide

d)

a wild animal that is hunted

12.

What event marked the started in the Neolithic Era?

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Computer Age

c)

Green Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

13.

Another word for farming is:

a)

Agriculture

b)

Artifact

c)

Migration

d)

Nomads

14.

People who lived during the Old Stone Age were nomads.  This means:

a)

they had no permanent homes, wandered from place to place

b)

they lived in villages

c)

they were farmers

d)

they had permanent homes

15.

Why is the development of Agriculture so important?

a)

people had more food and were able to settle in one place

b)

People started making fire and tools

c)

People started to write books

16.

Which of the following is not a characteristic/component of a civilization?

a)

Economy

b)

Government

c)

Population

d)

Religion

17.

Art, language, music, and literature are all examples of?

a)

achievements

b)

geography

c)

politics

d)

religion

18.

Landforms are an example of 

a)

achievements

b)

geography

c)

religion

d)

Social Systems

19.

When demand is high and supply is low, what happens to the price of a product?

a)

price goes down

b)

price goes up

c)

price stays the same

20.

The Stone Age is when people made tools and weapons from stone. The earliest part of the Stone Age is the _____ Age. It began about 2.5 million years ago and ended around 8,000BC.

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Ice Age

d)

Bronze Age

21.

During the Paleolithic Age, people learned how to make ____. Once people had ____, they could eat cooked food.

a)

earth

b)

water

c)

air

d)

fire

22.

Early artists painted the walls of their caves with ______ made from crushed rock mixed with animal fat.

a)

brushes

b)

oil

c)

paints

d)

chalk

23.

A ______ ______ is a strip of dry land that was once covered by water.

a)

land strait

b)

land bridge

c)

terrain bridge

d)

Asian-American trail

24.

What is the biggest achievement of the Neolithic Age?

a)

agriculture

b)

copper tools

c)

flint axes

d)

spoken language

25.

How did agriculture change the lifestyle of the early peoples?

a)

They continued to hunt and gather.

b)

They stopped farming.

c)

They were still nomads.

d)

They began to settle.

26.

Scientists currently believe humans first appeared in:

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Asia

27.

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.

28.

What is one of the major differences between the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age?

a)

the importance of oral traditions

b)

hunting in groups

c)

beginning of farming and agriculture

d)

exploring the New World

29.

What does it mean to tame animals and raise them to be used by humans?

a)

domesticate

b)

artisan

c)

prehistory

d)

Neolithic age

30.

Irrigation is when

a)

supplying land with a watering system from another place

b)

domesticating animals

c)

building things such as jewelry, baskets and pottery

d)

passing stories down by word of mouth

31.

A surplus means

a)

having extra or more than needed

b)

not enough, too little

c)

supplying land with a watering system

d)

no single or settled home

32.
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.
33.
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
34.
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
35.
To move from one place to another
a)
migrate
b)
nomad
c)
agriculture
d)
domesticate
36.

a group of people living together within a community

a)

GEOGRAPHY

b)

ACHIEVEMENTS

c)

POLITICAL STRUCTURE

d)

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE

e)

SOCIETY

37.

the study of Earth’s physical and cultural features

a)

GEOGRAPHY

b)

RELIGION

c)

POLITICAL STRUCTURE

d)

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE

e)

SOCIETY

38.

Goods, trade, and wealth are all examples of...

a)

ACHIEVEMENTS

b)

RELIGION

c)

POLITICAL STRUCTURE

d)

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE

e)

SOCIETY

39.

Population, social hierarchy, and social norms are all examples of...

a)

ACHIEVEMENTS

b)

RELIGION

c)

POLITICAL STRUCTURE

d)

GEOGRAPHY

e)

SOCIETY/

SOCIETAL SCTRUCTURE