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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did the stone age people use fire for?
scare away animals
cook
warmth
all of the above
- 2. Fill in the Blank
The time before writing is called ____________.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are people called that move from place to place to find food for themselves?
paleolithic
shrine
nomads
monarchy
- 4. Multiple Choice
What line is located at 0 degrees latitude?
prime meridian
equator
tropic of cancer
tropic of Capricorn
- 5. Multiple Choice
The act of training for a certain job is...
career
domesticate
shrine
specialization
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does AD mean?
Anno domini
After Death
nothing
- 7. Multiple Choice
A __________ is a government ruler, a king or queen, inherits the position from a parent.
Bronze Age
kingdom
monarchy
nomads
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following happened first?
Paleolithic
Bronze Age
Neolithic
Mesolithic
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be a find from prehistory?
a pencil
a bone
a writing tablet
a stone tool
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the earliest period of the Stone Age called?
paleolithic
mesolithic
neolithic
prehistory
- 11. Multiple Choice
Holy places decorated with images of gods and goddesses are called __________.
shrines
church
monarchy
specialization
- 12. Multiple Choice
During the _________________ glaciers covered large parts of the world.
Titanic
Bronze Age
Mesolithic Age
Ice Age
- 13. Multiple Choice
People adapted to new environments by making new...(
weapons
shelter
religion
friends
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why did people migrate?
climate changes
they wanted to live in a new place
a hurricane destroyed their land
to get away from unfriendly neighbors
- 15. Multiple Choice
The organized growing of food on a regular schedule is called _________
fertilization
planting
specialization
systematic agriculture
- 16. Multiple Choice
During the _______ people began to make and use weapons and tools out of metal.
Bronze Age
Ice Age
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
- 17. Multiple Choice
Domestication of plants and animals led to what?
medal tools
agriculture
hunting
ice age
- 18. Multiple Choice
People migrated from Asia to North America by crossing..
through a river valley
through a cave
megalith
land bridge
- 19. Multiple Choice
The first tool used for scraping roots, cutting, chopping, scraping bones or meat is called...
flint knife
hand ax
chopper
harpoon
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which famous megalith is located in England?
Totem Poles
Stonehenge
London
Catalhoyuk
- 21. Multiple Choice
Relates to the earliest period of the Stone Age..
Mesolithic
Bronze Age
Paleolithic
ice Age
- 22. Multiple Choice
To adapt an animal to live with humans for the advantage of humans is called__________.
specialization
monarchy
nomad
domesticate
- 23. Multiple Choice
Why did people learn how to make clothes and build shelters after migrating out of Africa?
they need more cloth to trade with merchants
the materials they needed were not in Africa
they needed warming clothing to survive colder weather
they didnt have needles
- 24. Multiple Choice
What effect did farming have on the people in the Stone Age?
it allowed them to become rich
it allowed them to travel
it allowed them to hunt
it allowed them to build permanent settlements
- 25. Multiple Choice
Where did the beginning of agriculture begin?
SW Asia
Africa
Antarctica
South America
- 26. Multiple Choice
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China are all ....
important ancient cities
Paleolithic communities
great river valley civilizations
countries in Asia
- 27. Multiple Choice
People who move from place to place to find food for themselves are called...
shrine
nomad
domesticate
lost
- 28. Multiple Choice
Relates to the latest period of the Stone Age...
21st Century
Paleolithic
Bronze Age
Neolithic
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which Statement best describes the Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution?
a shift from food gathering to hunting
shift from stone to bronze
a major battle fought between Asia and Africa
shift from food gathering to food producing
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following applies to primary sources?
includes biographies, encyclopedias and textbooks
created by people not at the event
could be biased
can only be found in the reference section of the library
- 31. Multiple Choice
Countries want to ________ the goods they have in large supply.
sell
trade
import
export
- 32. Multiple Choice
The act of training for a specific job.
training
systematic agriculture
specialization
shrine
- 33. Multiple Choice
A government whose ruler, a king or queen, inherits the position from a parent
monarchy
democracy
specialization
domesticate
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