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Timelines & Early People

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A timeline can help you understand the order of events and amounts of time between events.

a)

False

b)

True

2.

Using the timeline above, what is the oldest date on the timeline?

a)

1911 CE

b)

250 CE

c)

8,000 BCE

d)

1200 BCE

3.

Using the timeline above, what event is the most recent?

a)

Olmec civilization disappears

b)

Early Man crossed the Bering Strait

c)

Inca city Machu Picchu rediscovered

d)

Aztecs settle in Mexico

4.

Using the timeline above, how many years were there between the Beginning of the Olmec Civilization and when the Olmec Civilization disappeared? (use subtraction)

a)

1,100 years

b)

11 years

c)

30,000 years

5.

Using the timeline above, in what year did Columbus meet Mayan traders?

a)

2023 CD

b)

1911 CE

c)

1200 BCE

d)

1502 CE

6.

Scientists who study the lives of ancient humans by looking at what man made objects were left behind.

a)

Astronomer

b)

Geographer

c)

Chemist

d)

Archeologist

7.

Name the land bridge that the earliest humans used to reach the Americas:

a)

Nahuatl

b)

Zapotec

c)

Peace Bridge of Niagara Falls

d)

Beringia (Bering Strait Land Bridge)

8.

What did the Paleo-Indians use to make the buildings in the first villages?

a)

Bricks and mortar

b)

Cement

c)

Mud and branches

d)

Wooden barrels

9.

Why was pottery first made?

a)

To use as hats

b)

To store food

c)

As weapons for war

d)

For decoration

10.

What are main ways how the Paleo-Indians first get their food?

a)

They went to Wegmans

b)

They farmed

c)

hunting and gathering

11.

What was the greatest factor that led to permanent settlements in the Americas?

a)

The development of a government.

b)

The development of a written language.

c)

Use of agriculture to grow crops.

12.

Scientists who study the lives of ancient humans by looking at what manmade objects were left behind.

a)

Astronomer

b)

Geographer

c)

Chemist

d)

Archeologist