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WorksheetsUnit 1 - Prehistory and the Agricultural Revolution
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
What does the name Mesopotamia mean?
Between the mountains
Between the rivers
Between the forests
Between the deserts
Which rivers were located on either side of Mesopotamia?
Nile and Amazon
Tigris and Euphrates
Yangtze and Yellow
Mississippi and Missouri
What was the main occupation of the people in Mesopotamia?
Fishing
Hunting
Farming
Mining
What type of evidence would an archaeologist find most useful?
Secondary Source
Drawing
Artifact
What did prehistoric people use to make tools?
Stone
Animals
Plants
Cars
The Agricultural Revolution was the start of...
Farming
Using Metal
Machines
A strip of land connecting two continents
Land Bridge
Landform
Land
Why it is important to study cave paintings and other art made by early humans.
to understand how early humans viewed the world
to learn how to make cave paintings and beaded jewelry
to determine their selling price in the modern world
to find clues for hidden treasures in the paintings
When animals or people move in groups over time this is called..
Migration
Motivation
Nomads
settlement
What are some reasons why people migrated?
To find food, resources and for a change of climate
To make fires
They were bored
Because there was a surplus of resources (Many resources)
If the animals moved, people had to move with them
True
False
The first humans used fire for (Mark all that apply)
heat and light
cooking
Protection
eat and communicate
Where was the earliest evidence of modern humans found?
Antarctica
Africa
Asia
Europe
Hunters and Gatherers
They worked together to gather supplies
They worked alone
They worked one day yes and another no to gather food
They only gathered and did not hunt
Prehistoric means...
The era of the first humans
The time before humans began to write
The time after humans began to write
The era of the cave men
What made farming easier for people during the Agricultural Revolution?
making tools
studying plants
building settlements
roaming from place to place
What is another name for the Neolithic Revolution?
Scientific revolution
Agricultural revolution
Industrial revolution
Digital revolution
The most important resource for human survival is ______.
water
mountains
animals
trees
Which of the following are examples of physical geography? Select the THREE correct answers.
forests
oceans
building roads
rivers
planting crops
Planting crops is an example of ________.
physical geography
human geography
resource geography
settlement geography
Which of the following refers to weather conditions and patterns over an extended period of time?
weather
meteorology
climate
hot and humid
Clouds, rain, heat, snow, sunshine, and wind are examples of ________.
weather
climate
agriculture
resources
How did food surpluses affect people during the Agricultural Revolution? Select the THREE correct answers.
People created storage systems for surplus food.
People moved from place to place looking for food surpluses.
People had more food security to to grow their communities.
People needed to stay in one place to be near their storage.
People would have to go hunting, gathering plants, and make temporary houses.
Having more of something than you need is called a _______.
scarcity
artifact
surplus
bonus
Which of the following are examples of life for early nomadic people?
Select the THREE correct answers.
gathering plants, nuts, and berries
growing crops to settle in one place
making simple tools
living in temporary shelters
trading surpluses of crops with other groups
