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Unit 2 Test

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SELECT ALL the ways fire helped early people

a)

Cooking food

b)

Light

c)

Heat

d)

language development

2.

River valleys were ideal places to start large civilizations because

a)

It was easier to collect materials to make tools by rivers

b)

Rivers are more safe than other locations

c)

they had fertile soil

d)

river valleys had water to drink and to irrigate crops

3.

Stone tools and fire were in

a)

Both the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras

b)

the Paleolithic

c)

the Neolithic

4.

People moving from place to place to find food

a)
Settlement
b)
Monarchy
c)
Nomadic
d)
Ice Age
5.
What is NOT an example of Stone Age technology
a)
Hand Axe
b)
Spear Points
c)

Iron plow

d)
Fire
6.

Which two routes are most commonly suggested for the first human migration to the Americas?

a)

Crossing the Bering land bridge

b)

Traveling by foot through Antarctica

c)

Sailing along the Pacific coastline

d)

Flying in primitive aircraft

e)

Walking across the Sahara Desert

7.

What can we learn about Paleolithic people from the images they left on cave walls?

a)

Their favorite foods

b)

Their artistic abilities and daily life

c)

The names of their leaders

d)

The exact dates they lived

8.

Why did Paleolithic people develop tools and use fire in their daily lives?

a)

They needed to survive in changing and sometimes harsh environments.

b)

They wanted to build large cities and monuments.

c)

They were trying to invent new ways to farm.

d)

They needed to travel long distances by sea.

9.

Which of the following contributed to the beginning of the agricultural revolution?

a)

People started using metal tools

b)

The climate became milder after the ice age

c)

Humans developed complex languages

d)

People began building large cities

10.

How did the development of tools like spears and bows impact the daily lives of Paleolithic people?

a)

they allowed people to build permanent homes

b)

they improved the ability to hunt animals for food

c)

they made it easier to grow crops

d)

they led to the invention of pottery

11.

Which development most contributed to the growth of permanent settlements during the Neolithic Age?

a)

hunting large animals

b)

making fire

c)

farming / agriculture

d)

using stone tools

12.

Which of the following were significant changes brought about by the Agricultural Revolution? Select all that are correct. READ CAREFULLY

a)

growth of permanent villages

b)

increase in population

c)

creation of food surpluses

d)

emergence of new types of work

e)

more reliable food sources

13.

Based on the information in the chart, Paleolithic people (Old Stone Age)

a)

Had a complex language

b)

Domesticated animals

c)

Made more simple shelters

d)

farmed for food

14.

What are the 2 different colors on the map key?

a)

Oceans

b)

Deserts

c)

Glaciers

d)

Land exposed during the Ice Age

15.
7 – H1.2.2 Ch1 What can we assume about Paleolithic people from this cave image?
a)
Early people had tools like bows to hunt with
b)
Early people always hunted in groups
c)
Early people only hunted deer
d)
Early people didn't wear clothes because it was a warmer climate
16.
Which of the following statements is confirmed by this (special purpose : ) map?
a)
Large civilizations were started in the Americas because they had many domesticated animals
b)
Domesticated plants and animals developed in only one place.
c)

North America had fewer resources than Asia for starting early civilizations

d)
All places on the globe had equal chance to create agriculture
17.

Match the following

a)

the time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering

1.

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Relating to the latest part of the stone age (New Stone Age

2.

Neolithic Era

c)

Time when glaciers covered much of the earth

3.

Paleolithic Age

d)

the age marked by the discovery and use of metals, particularly bronze

4.

Bronze Age

e)

the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use

5.

domesticate

18.

Match the following

a)

A government who's ruler, a king or queen, inherits their position

1.

Monarchy

b)

the act of training for a particular job

2.

Specialization

c)

Time when glaciers covered much of the earth

3.

Ice Age

d)

having more than what is needed

4.

surplus