20 questions
The movement patterns of early humans were mostly determined by:
Animal migration
Tribal wars
Religious practices
Language development
The objects identified in the picture would most likely come from which period of time?
Neolithic Period
Paleolithic Period
Iron Age
Bronze Age
What was the major change caused by the agricultural revolution?
Increase of spoken languages
End of hunting
Development of permanent settlements
Elimination of trade
During the Neolithic Era, which change first resulted in the creation of settled communities?
Invention of written language
Development of agriculture
Specialization of labor
Use of pottery
How does this illustration best represent the Neolithic Era?
It shows men hunting for food
It shows women gathering food
It illustrates the development of language
It demonstrates the domestication of animals
Neolithic people...
Created fire
Lived in small clans
Used domesticated animals
Were nomadic
A new discovery from a New Stone Age village would most likely be analyzed by...
A physicist
An archaeologist
A geographer
A geologist
When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings, like the one above, allow archaeologists to...
Speculate about daily lives
Understand spoken languages
Interpret written records
Study farming techniques
Aleppo and Jericho are located in...
China
Egypt
The Indus River Valley
The Fertile Crescent
What archaeological site is this?
Machu Picchu
Stonehenge
Babylon
Cataholyuk
Identify the migration patterns of early hunter-gatherer societies.
Africa --> Eurasia --> Americas
Americas --> Eurasia --> Africa
Eurasia --> Americas --> Africa
Africa --> Americas --> Eurasia
According to the timeline, when did the Neolithic era begin?
10,000 B.C.
4,000 B.C.
8,000 B.C.
14,000 B.C.
NEW advances during the Neolithic Era included:
Weaving cloth and making pottery
Using charcoal for cave paintings
Using fire for warmth and protection
Using bone from animals to make tools
What answer choice best replaces the question mark in the chart?
Surplus of food leads to specialization of labor
Advanced weapons and armor are created
New territories are conquered
Trade increases along major trade routes
Which choice best describes the main idea of the quote?
Learning to farm and domesticate animals led to the development of civilization
Hunting and gathering was the revolutionary step that led to civilization
Civilization is a result of the nomadic customs of early hunter-gatherer tribes
Civilizations formed as wild animals and wild grains became more available
Which conclusion would an archaeologist come to if they found artifacts on the same strata archaeological dig?
The artifacts are from the same time period
Different people made the artifacts
The artifacts are from different periods of time
The artifacts were made by people with no technology
What tools do archaeologists use to tell the age of once-living things?
Carbon-Dating
Trowel
Radar
Sonar
What was the Neolithic Era?
A change from hunting and gathering to settled farming
A war that resulted in the migration of people to North America
A religious movement in which people began to practice monotheism
A period of time when the Earth's surface was mostly covered in ice
What characteristic best replaces the question mark in the chart?
Made and used fire
Grew crops on farms
Raised animals for their use
Lived in villages
The BEST example of how early humans adapted to a cold climate is:
Creating tools out of bones
Creating light clothing from plant fibers
Using fire and animal skin clothing
Using caves for shelters