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Worksheets7SSU1 Origins of Humanity Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which letter represents where it is believed that the earliest humans lived?
W - Indian Subcontinent
Z - Australian Outback
X - East African Rift Valley
Y - Southwest Deserts
Which of the following was a significant technological breakthrough that occurred during the Paleolithic era?
the use of coins as money
the ability to create fire
the invention of the wheel
the use of writing
A nomad is someone who travels around instead of settling in one place. Which of the following sentences best describes why early humans were nomadic?
They followed the movement of the animals they hunted.
It was too dangerous to stay in one place too long.
They didn’t have the wealth necessary to build a city.
They moved around to stay away from their enemies.
Humans’ main source of food during the early Paleolithic Era was
from farming and growing crops.
from raising livestock and cattle.
from the sea.
from hunting and gathering.
The Paleolithic Era is characterized by
the earliest use of stone tools by humans.
mass migration from North America to Africa.
the first attempts at raising crops.
development of clans and tribes.
What do historians call the earliest period of human history when people used stone to make tools and weapons?
Ancient Age
Bronze Age
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
How did the Ice Age make migration to the
Americas possible?
It increased the amount of food in North America.
It allowed people to travel in boats from Asia to
North America.
It encouraged people to leave the desert
conditions in Asia.
It created a land bridge between Siberia and
North America.
Which of the following developed after the Paleolithic Age?
language
farming
art
tools
Historians called settled farming during the Neolithic Age the ____________________.
Agricultural Revolution
Bronze Age
Ice Age
Paleolithic Age
What are found objects that were made or used by ancient people called?
Fossils
Artifacts
Surplus
Nomads
What does the word domestication mean?
To adapt wild plants or tame wild animals and breed them for human use.
To move water from one location to another for the purpose of agriculture.
To change one's behavior or biology to fit with environmental conditions.
The period of time before written history is known as
B.C.
ancient history
prehistory
B.C.E.
Which best describes the Neolithic Era?
Major battles fought between people of Asia and Africa
The shift from hunting and food gathering to food producing
The shift from food gathering to hunting
Major battle fought between the people of Asia
One way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.
They no longer were nomads
Life expectancy was shorter
They had to move around to new farms
What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?
domesticated
paleolithic age
neolithic age
agricultural revolution
How did peoples' dwellings change after the Agricultural Revolution (in Neolithic times)?
They became larger, and more stable and permanent.
They didn't - people mainly still lived in huts and caves.
They became smaller and more mobile.
Which early civilization is labeled 1?
Jericho
Stonehenge
Catalhoyuk
Aleppo
Olduvai Gorge
Which early civilization is labeled 8?
Jericho
Stonehenge
Catalhoyuk
Aleppo
Olduvai Gorge
Which early civilization is labeled 10?
Jericho
Stonehenge
Catalhoyuk
Aleppo
Olduvai Gorge
Which early civilization is labeled 12?
Jericho
Stonehenge
Catalhoyuk
Aleppo
Olduvai Gorge
Which early civilization is labeled 16?
Jericho
Stonehenge
Catalhoyuk
Aleppo
Olduvai Gorge
Which modern day country/region is labeled 7?
England
Turkey
Syria
West Bank
Tanzania
Which modern day country/region is labeled 18?
England
Turkey
Syria
West Bank
Tanzania
Which modern day country/region is labeled 9?
England
Turkey
Syria
West Bank
Tanzania
Which body of water is labeled 2?
The Black Sea
The Atlantic Ocean
The English Channel
The Mediterranean Sea
Bronze is an alloy of ......
iron and tin
gold and copper
silver and tin
copper and tin
What were tools and weapons made of in the Bronze Age?
Plastic
Flint
Bronze
Iron
What were the big changes by the Bronze Age? Hint - there is more than one answer!
People were now farmers, growing food
They kept animals like cows and goats
They lived in villages
They wrote books about their life
They wove cloth to make clothes
Iron tools could be used for tilling the ground for farming
True
False
