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Understanding History and Early Man Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Same time but a different name for Old Stone Age

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

c)

Common Era

d)

Stone Age

2.

What are nomads?

a)

People who move from one place to another

b)

People that are against hunting and gathering

3.

True or false:They drew on caves to preserve their history

a)

True

b)

False

4.
The early period of human history
a)
Iron Age
b)
Bronze Age
c)
Ancient Age
d)
Stone Age
5.
One of the most important technologies used during the Paleolithic Age
a)
Tools
b)
Written Language
c)
Art
d)
Religion
6.
How did people spend their time during the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Building cities
b)
Learning new jobs
c)
Finding food
d)
Weaving and Farming
7.
The development of stone tools is an example of
a)
Art
b)

Weaponary

c)
Farming
d)
Technology
8.

What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Age of the Cavemen

d)

Age of Mr. Starry

9.

True or False: Paleolithic people farmed for food.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Paleolithic people used tools like spears, knives, and axes.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What did they do inside the caves?

a)

They talk about the weather.

b)

They watch TV.

c)

They drew paintings on the walls.

12.

True or False: Cave paintings are an example of Paleolithic Art.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Paleolithic men _______.

a)

Gathered berries, nuts and grains.

b)

Looked after the children

c)

Hunted large animals

d)

Swam in the nearby rivers.

14.

The earliest part of the Stone Age is referred to as the ______ ______.

a)

Ice Age

b)

Paleolithic Age

c)

Modern Age

d)

Future Age

15.

The vocabulary word for tools and methods used to perform tasks.

a)

Art

b)

Fire

c)

Nomads

d)

Technology

16.

Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used ______.

a)

rocks

b)

water

c)

caves

d)

fire

17.

Paleolithic people were ________.

a)

famers

b)

only in Africa

c)

Hunters- Gathers

d)

extinct after the last ice age.

18.

The Neolithic Age starts after the ____________ Age.

a)

Mesolithic

b)

Minor Stone

c)

Middle Stone

d)

Paleolithic

19.

What did the Neolithic people discover?

a)

agriculture

b)

metal

c)

toys

d)

stone tools

20.

In the Neolithic Age people discovered domestication.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What change began the Neolithic Age?

a)

hunting

b)

farming

c)

trading

d)

building

22.

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

a)

easy travel

b)

shared most work

c)

kept pets

d)

stable food supply

23.

What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?

a)

domesticated

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Paleolithic Age

d)

Agricultural Revolution

24.

Which development occurred after Neolithic people made permanent shelter?

a)

hunting animals

b)

growing crops

c)

living in societies

d)

herding animals

25.

What is another name for the Neolithic Age?

a)

Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Old Stone Age

d)

The Ice Age

26.

Which of the following happened when man began to farm

a)

There were communities where people could do jobs other than farming jobs

b)

They were constantly attacked by wild animals

c)

They had more meat in their diet

d)

They had to move from place to place following crops

27.

What ended the Neolithic Age?

a)

Man began using metal to make weapons and tools.

b)

Man stopped using stone

c)

Man ran out of stone

d)

Man learned how to run

28.

What is the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

The switch from farming to hunting and gathering

b)

The switch from hunting and gathering to farming

c)

The switch from hunting and gathering to metal making

29.

Approximately, how long did the Neolithic Age last?

a)

8,000 years

b)

4,000 years

c)

12,000 years

d)

2,000 years

30.

What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?

a)

people began eating wild grains.

b)

The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities.

c)

People completely stopped hunting and gathering.

d)

New types of stone tools were made

31.

What is a SECONDARY source?

a)

First hand information, usually created during the period in history: Photographs, autobiographies, artifacts.

b)

Second hand information, created well after an event in history. Biographies, history books, journal articles about a past event.

32.

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

33.

A newspaper article created about 9/11 at the same time of 9/11

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

34.
A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
35.

The United States Constitution

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

36.

Which of these is PRIMARY?

a)

An encyclopedia entry about gender stereotypes.

b)

A YouTube video of a professor talking about changing gender roles throughout history.

c)

A book about several important women in history.

d)

A photograph of a woman working on an airplane in WWII.

37.

Which of these is SECONDARY?

a)

An article reflecting on fashion of the 1960s

b)

A photo from a women's fashion magazine, circa 1960

c)

An advertisement for lipstick, that appeared in magazines in 1952

d)

A Vogue article on fashion trends, published in 1954.

38.

Oral traditions are ...

a)

stories that are told through generations

b)

3D objects

c)

2D images

d)

imaginary objects

39.

An oral tradition is NOT...

a)

a poem

b)

a song

c)

a story

d)

a book

40.

Why was the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution important to history?

a)

It contributed to the establishment of civilization.

b)

It brought about the outbreak of many wars

c)

It helped to establish nomadic tribes across the world.

d)

It caused the outbreak of epidemic diseases.

41.

What is the best definition for the word “civilization”?

a)

A country whose people speak the same language

b)

An area with a literate population of people who can read

c)

A society based on hunting and gathering

d)

A society with unique social, cultural, and political systems

42.

Domesticate

a)

taming of animals for human use

b)

Water way system

c)

melting of copper and tin

d)

spoken language

43.

Neolithic Age

a)

Paleolithic people

b)

nomads

c)

Old Stone Age

d)

New Stone Age

44.

Paleolithic Age

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

Agricultural Revolution

d)

domestication

45.

melted copper and tin made

a)

irrigation easier

b)

Brass

c)

clay for cave painting

d)

Bronze

46.

specialization

a)

training for domestication

b)

training for a specific job

c)

mixing of copper and tin

d)

training for many jobs

47.

the 0* line that runs through Greenwich England

a)

Parallels

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Meridians

48.

0* line that divides the Earth measuring Northern and Southern hemisphere

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Meridians

d)

Parallel lines

49.

Agricultural Revolution

a)

eating raw food to cooked food

b)

grunting to spoken language

c)

Farming to Hunting and gathering

d)

Hunting and gathering to Farming

50.

Ice Age

a)

short periods of extreme cold

b)

long periods of extreme cold

c)

Disney movie

d)

long periods of extreme warmth