Vocabulary
What is migration?
A. Growing crops
B. Movement of people from one place to another
C. Making metal tools
D. Studying fossils
B. Movement of people from place to place.
Where did humans first originate?
A. Southern Europe
B. Western Asia
C. Eastern Africa
D. North America
C. Eastern Africa
The Paleolithic Age is also called the—
A. Bronze Age
B. Iron Age
C. New Stone Age
D. Old Stone Age
D. Old Stone Age
The Neolithic Age is also called the—
A. Old Stone Age
B. Bronze Age
C. New Stone Age
D. Ice Age
C. New Stone Age
What metal was important during the Bronze Age?
A. Iron
B. Gold
C. Bronze
D. Silver
C. Bronze
A forager gets food mainly by—
A. Farming
B. Trading
C. Gathering
D. Fishing only
E. Hunting
C. Gathering & E. Hunting
What scientist studies artifacts and human remains?
A. Paleontologist
B. Archaeologist
C. Biologist
D. Astronomer
B. Archeologists
Which was an important development during the Paleolithic Age?
A. Stone tools
B. Written laws
C. Farming
D. Irrigation systems
A. Stone Tools
What major development happened during the Neolithic Age?
A. Farming began
B. Humans first used fire
C. Cave art began
D. Humans migrated from Africa
A. Farming began
Traits of civilization includes all EXCEPT—
A. Organized government
B. Writing
C. Constant migration
D. Cities
C. Constant migration
What is irrigation?
A. A writing system
B. A type of government
C. A metal tool
D. A way to move water to crops
D. A way to move water to crops
What does a paleontologist study?
A. How governments develop
B. Ancient writings
C. Fossils from ancient life
D. Maps
C. Fossils from ancient life
How did fire help early humans?
A. It created metal tools
B. It helped them stay warm and cook food
C. It built shelters for them to live in
D. It helped them farm
B. It helped them stay warm and cook food
What happened after humans began farming?
A. They moved constantly
B. They formed settled communities
C. They stopped making tools
D. They used fewer animals
B. They formed settled communities
Why did writing develop in early civilizations?
A. To record and share information
B. To create maps for traders
C. To replace working on a farm
D. To plan and build cities
A. To record and share information
Domestication means—
A. Planning and building cities
B. Training plants and animals to be useful to humans C. Crossing a land bridge
D. Making different forms of art like cave paintings
B. Training plants and animals to be useful to humans
How did early humans reach North America?
A. By airplane over the Pacific Ocean
B. By crossing an exposed land bridge from Asia
C. By boat from Europe
D. By swimming across the Pacific Ocean
B. By crossing and exposed land bridge from Asia
Why is prehistoric art difficult to interpret?
A. The paintings disappeared
B. The art has no symbols
C. Nobody studies cave paintings
D. Historians cannot ask prehistoric people what the art meant
D. Historians cannot ask prehistoric people what the art meant
Evidence from Neolithic burials show signs of being buried with personal belongings and animal sacrifices, this suggests that—
A. Religion was important
B. Nobody owned valuables
C. Governments disappeared
D. Writing was invented
A. Religion was important
Why did governments develop in early civilizations?
A. To entertain citizens
B. To maintain order
C. To stop farming
D. To end trade
E. To protect resources
B. To maintain order & E. To protect resources
How did agriculture MOST change human life?
A. People stopped making and using tools
B. People began migrating more often to new places
C. People settled in one place and formed communities
D. People no longer needed leaders and lived independently
C. People settled in one place and formed communities.
Why do historians study cave paintings, fossils, and artifacts together?
A. To make conclusions about prehistoric people using evidence
B. To compare modern cultures to prehistoric cultures
C. To make conclusions about modern scientists using evidence
D. To learn inspire new museum exhibits
A. To make conclusions about prehistoric people using evidence
During the Ice Age, humans adapted by—
A. Wearing lighter clothing
B. Building sturdier shelters
C. Staying in one climate
D. Changing diets
E. Avoiding fire
B. Building sturdier shelters & D. Changing diets
Why did farming lead to more organized communities?
A. People had to stay near crops and animals
B. Farming eliminated trade and the need to travel
C. Hunting became impossible as climate change killed many species
D. Increasing populations increased the need for leadership.
A. People had to stay near crops and animals & D. Increasing populations increased the need for leadership
Which statement BEST explains how bronze tools changed societies?
A. People no longer needed trade stone for tools
B. Stronger tools improved farming, warfare, and trade
C. Bronze replaced all stone instantly
D. Cities became smaller and less workers were needed
B. Stronger tools improved farming, warfare, and trade