A directional indicator shows which way north, south, east, and west lie on a map.
What is a compass rose?
100
An archaeologist would most likely explore (a) a mountain range that forms the border of a geographic region. (b) a forest or other unpopulated area. (c) the site of an ancient battle. (d) data about climate in a region.
What is (c) the site of an ancient battle.
100
What would early people look for as they decided where to settle? (a) a location in a particular region, (b)a location near the center of culture. (c) a location near enough food and water, (d) a location near a center of transportation
What is (c) a location near enough food and water?
100
The first humans can be traced back to this continent
What is Africa?
100
the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans
What is domestication?
200
Also known as a key, explains what the symbols on the map represent.
What is a legend?
200
A historian's work includes all of the following except (a) turning ancient discoveries into modern technology. (b) teaching and learning about culture and identity. (c) studying and interpreting history. (d) making predictions about the future based on the past.
What is (a) turning ancient discoveries into modern technology?
200
the essential resources used by early people were (a) water, animals, and fertile land. (b) water, copper, and animals. (c) copper, gold, and fertile land. (d) iron, copper, and water.
What is (a)?
200
Which of the following statements best summarizes why people learned how to make clothes and build shelters after migrating out of Africa? (a) They needed to trade cloth with other merchants. (b) They needed more protection to survive in colder areas. (c) They needed less protection to survive in warmer areas. (d) They needed to trade living spaces with others.
What is (b) They needed less protection to survive in warmer areas?
200
What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans? (a) They required humans to stand close to animals when hunting. (b) They increased chances for survival. (c) They decreased chances for survival. (d) They allowed more animals to graze the fields.
What is (b)?
300
Represents the points between distances on a map.
What is a scale?
300
What is the difference between a primary source and an artifact? (a) Primary sources are studied by archaeologists; artifacts are studied by historians. (b) Primary sources are written sources; artifacts are objects. (c) Primary sources are made by people; artifacts are made by machines. (d) Primary sources are studied by historians; artifacts are not.
What is (b) Primary sources are written sources; artifacts are objects?
300
Which of the following is an example of a physical feature? (a) the language that people speak in a region, (b) a center of population, (c) symbols on a map, (d) a desert.
What is (d)?
300
Why did people migrate?
What is changing climate patterns?
300
What effect did farming have on the people of the Stone Age? (a) It allowed them to build permanent settlements. (b) It allowed them to travel. (c) It allowed them to paint caves. (d) It allowed them to hunt for animals.
What is (a) It allowed them to build permanent settlements?
400
An imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles.
What is the equator?
400
A part or imprint of something that was once alive
What is a fossil?
400
What is the effect of climate on plant growth? (a) Plants that grow on certain kinds of landforms do not need climate. (b) Plants grow best where there is climate. (c) Climate affects the temperature and amount of water plants will have. (d) Plants create their own climate depending on where they grow.
What is (c) Climate effects the temperature and amount of water plants will have.
400
People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive
What are hunter-gatherers?
400
What was the most important development of the Paleolithic Era?
What is language?
500
An imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England. It represents 0% longitude.
What is the prime meridian?
500
The study of the past based on what people left behind
What is archaeology?
500
Different environments helped contribute to different cultures because people (a) made use of the resources in their particular region. (b) had no way to communicate with one another over long distances. (c) had wars that destroyed the environment and affected culture. (d)borrowed from one another but changed things to suit their needs.
What is (a) made use of the resources in their particular region?
500
Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns? (a) Farming held back developments in the arts. (b) The development of farming helped establish permanent settlements. (c) The development of farming led to more hunter-gatherer groups. (d) Farming competed with hunting and gathering practices.
What is (b) The development of farming helped establish permanent settlements?
500
Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution? (a) a major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa (b) the shift from food gathering to food producing (c) the shift from food gathering to hunting (d) major battle fought between the peoples of Asia
What is (b) the shift from food gathering to food producing.