WorksheetsUnit 1 Pre-Test
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
The earliest period of human prehistory is called the Stone Age because early humans.
lived in stone houses.
made their first tools from stone.
made detailed carvings in stone.
lived in very rocky terrain.
One of the benefits that resulted when humans began to farm was
the ability to move to new areas to settle.
having more food to meet the challenges of the ice ages.
the ability to give up hunting and fishing.
producing a surplus of food that helped populations grow.
What are scientists who study the artifacts of early civilizations called?
nomads
artisans
anthropologists
archaeologists
Which is the proper chronological order of early human time periods?
Bronze Age, Neolithic Age, Paleolithic Age
Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age, Bronze Age
Neolithic Age, Paleolithic Age, Bronze Age
Paleolithic Age, Bronze Age, Neolithic Age
During which era did the first civilizations emerge?
Paleolithic Age
Ice Age
Neolithic Age
Bronze Age
Paleolithic people survived by
trading food.
farming to grow crops.
hunting and gathering food.
herding animals.
One of the most important technological developments of the Bronze Age was
the wheel.
tool making.
pottery.
farming.
Select ALL that apply.
What events marked the beginning of the Neolithic Age?
the control of fire
the beginning of farming
the development of religion
the domestication of animals
Select ALL that apply.
Where did Paleolithic people live?
in caves
in towns and cities near rivers
under overhangs
in temporary shelters of wood and animal hide
Select ALL that apply.
Where did some of the earliest civilizations emerge?
Egypt
North America
Mesopotamia
China
Select ALL that apply.
Which characteristics of culture began in the Paleolithic Age?
language
cities
government
art
Select ALL that apply.
How did the shift to farming change the role of women?
They were often chosen as leaders of the community.
They became experts in animal care.
They spent more time working in the home.
They started sharing food production and child-rearing equally with men.
Select ALL that apply.
Why was bronze an important technological breakthrough?
Bronze was plentiful near rivers and lakes.
Bronze was a strong metal.
Bronze was inexpensive to make.
Bronze could be used to make better tools.
People learned to use fire a very long time ago. Archaeologists are not exactly sure when, but they have found signs in South Africa and Southwest Asia that humans used fire about 1.5 million years ago. Later, around 700,000 years ago, people may have been able to control fire well enough to cook food.
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When did people become able to control fire well enough to cook with it?
What is the main idea of passage 2?
Fire was dangerous for early humans and made life harder in ways that we don't understand.
Fire was very useful to early humans because it provided warmth, light, safety, and helped with hunting.
Animals were a very dangerous threat to people before they learned how to control fire.
What can be inferred from passage 3?
Smoking meat made it unsafe to eat, so people instead used it to hunt animals.
Fire made it possible for people to live alone instead of spending time together.
Fire helped people build communities and improve their daily lives by making food easier to prepare and giving them more free time.
Fire made people hunt more often since food spoiled faster.
