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Ch. 1 Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
These are humans and other creatures that walk upright?
a)
People
b)
Hominids
c)
Animals
d)
Birds
2.
This is the species name for modern humans?
a)
Homo Erectus
b)
Homo Habilis
c)
Homo Sapiens
d)
Cro-Magnon
3.
During the Neolithic Age man changed from hunting and gathering to ....
a)
Nomads
b)
Hunting and Gathering
c)
Agriculture
d)
Artisans
4.
What was the most important complex institution in cities that everything was based off of?
a)
Religion
b)
Government
c)
School
d)
Homes
5.
This is the taming of animals?
a)
Training
b)
Domestication
c)
Education
d)
Schooling
6.
What time period does Neolithic refer to?
a)
The Old Stone Age
b)
The Mr.P Age
c)
The Middle Age
d)
The New Stone Age
7.
What is an irrigation system used for?
a)
artificially distributing water to land, crops, or landscapes to ensure they receive adequate moisture for growth
b)
bringing drinking water to cities
c)
transportation route on water
d)
put out fires
8.
What is the development of skills in a specific kind of work?
a)
Writing
b)
Specialization
c)
Farming
d)
Civilization
9.
A grouping of people with similar levels of wealth, power, and prestige is known as what?
a)
Family
b)
Social Classes
c)
Caste System
d)
Society
10.
What is technology?
a)
Smartphones and watches
b)
Computers
c)
Inventors doing their thing
d)
Creation of new objects or ideas to make life easier
11.
Donald Johanson was the discoverer of?
a)
Jenny
b)
Lucy
c)
Amy
d)
Jimmy
12.
These are highly mobile people who wander from place to place searching for new sources of food?
a)
Farmers
b)
Wanderers
c)
Travelers
d)
Nomads
13.
What is cutting trees and grasses and burning them to clear a field called?
a)
Fire
b)
Slash and burn
c)
Slash and smoke
d)
Forest fire
14.
The shared beliefs, customs, social behaviors, and material objects that characterize a group or society are collectively referred to as what?
a)
Society
b)
CIvilization
c)
Subculture
d)
Culture
15.
In a hunting and gathering society, which was not a role of women?
a)
Gathering fruit and berries
b)
Taking care of children
c)
Hunting
16.
What is the term for adapting plants and animals for human use?
a)
Evolution
b)
Technology
c)
Domestication
d)
Adaptation
17.
When a civilization has advanced cities, what activity is happening in the cities?
a)
Working
b)
Trading
c)
Governing
d)
Fighting
18.
What is the development of skills in a particular type of work called?
a)
Master of the craft
b)
Jack of all trades
c)
Specialization
d)
Schooling
19.
Where is the home to the earliest Ancient Human?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
India
d)
China
20.
What is the term for the study of how history is written, including the methods used by historians, the interpretation of sources, and how historical interpretations change over time?
a)
Historiography
b)
Archeology
c)
Epesiology
d)
Psychology
21.
These are human made objects?
a)
Products
b)
Items
c)
Artifacts
d)
Bones
22.
Who studies fossils and rocks?
a)
Anthropologists
b)
Archeologists
c)
Palentologists
d)
Scientists
23.
This is a period of time from 2.5 million to 8,000 BC?
a)
Neolithic Age
b)
Paleolithic Age
c)
Ice Age
d)
Great Age
24.
What did Mary Leakey's discovery of footprints indicate about hominids?
a)
They were a species of Australopithecine
b)
They supported themselves as hunter-gatherers
c)
They walked upright earlier than had been believed
d)
They lived in a place where they had not been thought to exist
25.
What social scientist studies culture?
a)
Anthropologists
b)
Archeologists
c)
Paleontologist
d)
Scientists
26.
The following are all examples of Complex institutions except?
a)
School
b)
Religion
c)
Housing
d)
Government
27.
This is the period of time when humans began to farm?
a)
Industrial Revoltuion
b)
French Revolution
c)
Neolithic Revolution
d)
Roman Revolution
28.
What social scientists learn about ancient people by excavating and studying?
a)
Anthropologists
b)
Archeologists
c)
Paleontologists
d)
Scientists
29.
In what ways was ancient man able to use fire?(Select all that apply)
a)
Light
b)
Warmth
c)
Smelting metal
d)
Cooking
30.
What form of art/language is easiest for social scientist to analyze and discover what life was like at that time?
a)
Written language
b)
Oral Language
c)
Cave paintings
31.
Which is not an example of anthropology?
a)
Linguistic
b)
Biological
c)
Societal
d)
Archeology
e)
Cultural
32.

Which of the following is an example of a human-made object from ancient times?

a)

River

b)

Artifact

c)

Fossil

d)

Mountain

33.

What is the main purpose of specialization in early civilizations?

a)

To create more jobs

b)

To increase population

c)

To build larger cities

d)

To allow people to focus on specific tasks

34.

Who is a scientist that studies ancient cultures through their artifacts and structures?

a)

Biologist

b)

Anthropologist

c)

Geologist

d)

Archeologist

35.

Which of the following best describes the main advantage of domesticating plants and animals?

a)

It allowed for more frequent travel

b)

It reduced the use of technology

c)

It led to the development of permanent settlements

d)

It increased the need for hunting

36.

What is the primary role of an archaeologist?

a)

To create new technologies

b)

To write historical fiction

c)

To analyze ancient artifacts and sites

d)

To study living animals

37.

Which of the following periods is known for the development of stone tools and early human culture?

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Paleolithic Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Middle Ages

38.

Which of the following is an example of a primary source for historians?

a)

A modern textbook

b)

An ancient diary

c)

A movie about ancient times

d)

A recent newspaper article

39.

What is the main purpose of cave paintings created by early humans?

a)

To record important events and beliefs

b)

To decorate their homes

c)

To trade with other groups

d)

To practice writing

40.

Which of the following best describes the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

The development of metal tools

b)

The discovery of fire

c)

The invention of writing

d)

The shift from hunting and gathering to farming

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