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WorksheetsSSG4 U1C1: Prehistory and the Agricultural Revolution
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
A decade is how many years?
1
10
50
100
A century is how many years?
10
50
100
1,000
Which date happened earliest?
75 AD
320 BC
210 AD
15 AD
Which pair shows the earlier date first?
125 AD, 80 AD
300 BC, 150 BC
1450 AD, 1200 AD
90 AD, 120 AD
Early people made sharp tools mainly by…
carving clay
melting iron
chipping flint with stones
cutting with glass
At first, people hunted large animals mainly with…
clubs
tractors
metal spears
slingshots
As time went on with early humans, basic hunting weapons grew to include…
rubber bands
spears and arrows
swords only
fishing nets only
Which of these was NOT typical for hunter-gatherers?
forming small family groups
moving when seasons changed
raising crops in big fields
making temporary shelters
Early humans migrated to which region last?
Africa
Asia
Europe
North & South America
Which route helped people reach Australia?
Crossed a land bridge from Asia during the Ice Age
Traveled along rivers or the Mediterranean coast
Sailed from islands of Southeast Asia across the Indian Ocean
Passed through very hot deserts
Archaeologists learn about prehistory mainly by…
interviewing the people who lived then
reading their diaries
studying artifacts they find
guessing without evidence
Which of the following is considered an artifact?
a clay pot made by humans
a seashell
a cat
a bird feather
Which of the following inventions came earliest in history?
Compass (206 BC)
Wheel (3500 BC)
Printing press (1440 AD)
Paper (105 AD)
Which happened closer to the present day?
589 AD
500 BC
Which continent is associated with passing through very hot deserts?
Australia
Europe
North & South America
South Asia
Which continent is associated with crossing a land bridge from Asia during the Ice Age?
Australia
Europe
North & South America
South Asia
Which continent is associated with sailing from islands of Southeast Asia (like Indonesia) across the Indian Ocean?
Australia
Europe
North & South America
South Asia
Which continent is associated with early humans spreading next to after leaving their first homeland?
Asia
Antarctica
Australia
North America
Which continent is associated with archaeologists studying artifacts to learn about prehistory?
Africa
Australia
Europe
North America
Why did hunter-gatherers move from place to place during the year?
To find new friends
To follow animal migrations
To build permanent homes
To avoid the rain
What is one reason historians think people migrated to new regions long ago?
To escape boredom
To find better food sources
To learn new languages
To build bigger cities
How can a timeline help you compare events that happened in BC and AD?
By showing the order of events
By making events disappear
By changing the events
By hiding the events
How did the first humans come to the Americas 10,000 years ago?
They built boats and sailed here.
They hiked over the Andes Mountains.
There were no humans in the Americas until 1492.
They crossed the Bering land bridge.
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myself
Miss Lukinovich
Jesus
