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Chapter 2 Quiz for 6th Grade

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This time period of the Stone Age was known as the "Old Stone Age"

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Mesolithic

2.

The Paleolithic age of the Stone Age started __________________________ years ago

a)

3.5 million

b)

2.7 million

c)

1.8 million

d)

1.5 thousand

3.

During the Paleolithic age of the Stone Age, people were Hunters and Gathers meaning _____________________________

a)

they traveled from place to place

b)

they stayed in one place for a long period of time

4.

This time period of the Stone Age was known as the "Middle Stone Age"

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Mesolithic

5.

During the Mesolithic age of the Stone Age, _______________________ were invented

a)

arrows and spears

b)

boats

c)

farming

d)

cave paintings

6.

During the Mesolithic age of the Stone Age, _______________________ was domesticated and helped men hunt

a)

cats

b)

wolves

c)

horses

d)

dogs

7.

This time period of the Stone Age was known as the "New Stone Age"

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Mesolithic

8.

During the Neolithic age of the Stone Age, _________________________ was invented

a)

farming

b)

arrows and spears

c)

cave paintings

d)

canoes

9.

Around _____________________ years ago, people started to settle around the Nile River forming the civilization of Egypt

a)

10,000

b)

8,000

c)

5,000

d)

6,000

10.

_____________________ is the head of society in Ancient Egypt

a)

President

b)

Emperor

c)

Queen

d)

Pharoah

11.

Egyptians practiced polytheism meaning __________________

a)

they believed in only one god

b)

they believed in many gods

12.

We know so much about Ancient Egypt because Egyptians wrote in________________________

a)

the sand

b)

numbers

c)

hieroglyphics

13.

Where did the first Americans migrate from?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

14.

How did the first Americans migrate to the Americas?

a)

by boat

b)

by a land bridge called Beringia

c)

by plane

15.

Why did the first Americans migrate to the Americas?

a)

they were following food

b)

they wanted to live in a different climate

c)

they wanted to create a civilization in North America

d)

they were trying to get away from enemies

16.

These early North American cultures from the Northwest were known for ________________

a)

building huge earth mounds

b)

building homes called adobes

c)

creating totem poles

d)

hunting buffalo

17.

These early North American cultures from the Great Plains were known for _______________

a)

depending on fish as a main food source

b)

hunting buffalo

c)

becoming great farmers

d)

building totem poles

18.

These early North American cultures from the Southwest were known for ____________

a)

becoming great farmers

b)

becoming expert woodmakers

c)

depending on fish as a main food source

d)

building homes called adobes

19.

These early North American cultures from the Eastern Woodlands were known for ______________

a)

building huge earth mounds for ceremonies

b)

hunting buffalo

c)

creating totem poles

d)

depending on fish as a main food source