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UNIT 2 REVIEW FOR EXAM

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is archaeology?

a)

Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory by unearthing artifacts and analyzing them.

b)

Archaeology is the study of computer history and prehistory by unearthing google documents and analyzing them.

c)

Archaeology is the study of alien history and prehistory by unearthing satellites and analyzing them.

d)

Archaeology is the study of arachnid history and prehistory by unearthing artifacts and analyzing them.

2.

Where is one of the oldest archaeological sites in the United States?

a)

Scientists are not in agreement as to when and how people entered the Western hemisphere.

b)

Scientists agree that people entered the Western hemisphere by boat across the Pacific Ocean.

c)

Scientists are not in agreement as to when people entered the Western hemisphere but they agree on how they came.

d)

Scientists are not in agreement as to how people entered the Western hemisphere, but they agree on when they came.

3.

__________________ is one of the oldest sites in North America.

 

a)

Mt. Rushmore

b)

Yosemite National Park

c)

Cactus Hill

d)

Stone Mountain

4.

Archaeologists believe that humans lived at Cactus Hill as early as ____________________.

a)

18,000 years ago

b)

30,000 years ago

c)

10,000 years ago

d)

5,000 years ago

5.

What were the 3 Western kingdoms of Africa?

a)

Egypt, Zambia, Zimbabwe

b)

Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia

c)

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

d)

Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia

6.

Where were the African kingdoms located?

a)

The three kingdoms were located in the southern region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Southern ocean.

b)

The three kingdoms were located in the eastern region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Nile River.

c)

The three kingdoms were located in the eastern region of Africa, north of the Sahara Desert, near the Mediterrean Sea.

d)

The three kingdoms were located in the western region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River.

7.

Why were these kingdoms important?

a)

The three kingdoms increased European interest in world resources.

b)

Portugal traded metals, cloth, and other goods for gold.

c)

The Portuguese carried goods from Europe to West Africa.

d)

All of the above are true.

8.

What impact did geography and climate have on First People and how they survived the new land?

a)

First peoples fished, hunted, and farmed for food.

b)

First peoples made clothing from animal skills and plants.

c)

They made shelter (houses) from the environment (wood, stones, ice, animal skins).

d)

All of the answers are true.

9.

In which region did the Kwakiul live?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Arctic Region

10.

What was the ENVIRONMENT like where the Inuit lived?

a)

There were lots of forests and trees.

b)

There was lots of snow and ice and below freezing for most of the year.

c)

It was rainy and mild.

d)

It was dry and hot.