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WorksheetsUnderstanding History and Early Man Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 49mins
Same time but a different name for Old Stone Age
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Common Era
Stone Age
What are nomads?
People who move from one place to another
People that are against hunting and gathering
True or false:They drew on caves to preserve their history
True
False
Weaponary
What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Age of the Cavemen
Age of Mr. Starry
True or False: Paleolithic people farmed for food.
True
False
True or False: Paleolithic people used tools like spears, knives, and axes.
True
False
What did they do inside the caves?
They talk about the weather.
They watch TV.
They drew paintings on the walls.
True or False: Cave paintings are an example of Paleolithic Art.
True
False
Paleolithic men _______.
Gathered berries, nuts and grains.
Looked after the children
Hunted large animals
Swam in the nearby rivers.
The earliest part of the Stone Age is referred to as the ______ ______.
Ice Age
Paleolithic Age
Modern Age
Future Age
The vocabulary word for tools and methods used to perform tasks.
Art
Fire
Nomads
Technology
Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used ______.
rocks
water
caves
fire
Paleolithic people were ________.
famers
only in Africa
Hunters- Gathers
extinct after the last ice age.
The Neolithic Age starts after the ____________ Age.
Mesolithic
Minor Stone
Middle Stone
Paleolithic
What did the Neolithic people discover?
agriculture
metal
toys
stone tools
In the Neolithic Age people discovered domestication.
True
False
What change began the Neolithic Age?
hunting
farming
trading
building
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
easy travel
shared most work
kept pets
stable food supply
What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?
domesticated
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
Agricultural Revolution
Which development occurred after Neolithic people made permanent shelter?
hunting animals
growing crops
living in societies
herding animals
What is another name for the Neolithic Age?
Stone Age
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
The Ice Age
Which of the following happened when man began to farm
There were communities where people could do jobs other than farming jobs
They were constantly attacked by wild animals
They had more meat in their diet
They had to move from place to place following crops
What ended the Neolithic Age?
Man began using metal to make weapons and tools.
Man stopped using stone
Man ran out of stone
Man learned how to run
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
The switch from farming to hunting and gathering
The switch from hunting and gathering to farming
The switch from hunting and gathering to metal making
Approximately, how long did the Neolithic Age last?
8,000 years
4,000 years
12,000 years
2,000 years
What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?
people began eating wild grains.
The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities.
People completely stopped hunting and gathering.
New types of stone tools were made
What is a SECONDARY source?
First hand information, usually created during the period in history: Photographs, autobiographies, artifacts.
Second hand information, created well after an event in history. Biographies, history books, journal articles about a past event.
An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War
Primary
Secondary
A newspaper article created about 9/11 at the same time of 9/11
Primary
Secondary
The United States Constitution
Primary
Secondary
Which of these is PRIMARY?
An encyclopedia entry about gender stereotypes.
A YouTube video of a professor talking about changing gender roles throughout history.
A book about several important women in history.
A photograph of a woman working on an airplane in WWII.
Which of these is SECONDARY?
An article reflecting on fashion of the 1960s
A photo from a women's fashion magazine, circa 1960
An advertisement for lipstick, that appeared in magazines in 1952
A Vogue article on fashion trends, published in 1954.
Oral traditions are ...
stories that are told through generations
3D objects
2D images
imaginary objects
An oral tradition is NOT...
a poem
a song
a story
a book
Why was the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution important to history?
It contributed to the establishment of civilization.
It brought about the outbreak of many wars
It helped to establish nomadic tribes across the world.
It caused the outbreak of epidemic diseases.
What is the best definition for the word “civilization”?
A country whose people speak the same language
An area with a literate population of people who can read
A society based on hunting and gathering
A society with unique social, cultural, and political systems
Domesticate
taming of animals for human use
Water way system
melting of copper and tin
spoken language
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic people
nomads
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Paleolithic Age
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Agricultural Revolution
domestication
melted copper and tin made
irrigation easier
Brass
clay for cave painting
Bronze
specialization
training for domestication
training for a specific job
mixing of copper and tin
training for many jobs
the 0* line that runs through Greenwich England
Parallels
Equator
Prime Meridian
Meridians
0* line that divides the Earth measuring Northern and Southern hemisphere
Equator
Prime Meridian
Meridians
Parallel lines
Agricultural Revolution
eating raw food to cooked food
grunting to spoken language
Farming to Hunting and gathering
Hunting and gathering to Farming
Ice Age
short periods of extreme cold
long periods of extreme cold
Disney movie
long periods of extreme warmth
