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A #history quiz on #chapter2 #stoneages #fairviewmiddle
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1
Gathering of wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts was mostly done by __________.
women
men
2
Wild herds are an example of the domestication of animals.
True
False
3
The Middle Stone Age is also called the
Paleolithic Era
Mesolithic Era
Ice Age
Neolithic Era
4
The region of the world that was likely occupied last by early humans was
South America
North America
southern Asia
northern Asia
5
Hunter-gatherer societies in the OLD Stone Age possessed all of the following EXCEPT
art
religious beliefs
bone tools
fire
6
Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?
the shift from food gathering to food producing
major battle fought between the peoples of Asia
major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa
the shift from food gathering to hunting
7
In Central Asia, where wood was scarce, what did people use to make homes?
peat moss
deer antlers
stone
mammoth bones
8
Scientists are not exactly sure when or where the first modern humans lived.
False
True
9
Another name for the Paleolithic Era is the New Stone Age.
False
True
10
Early people believed in gods such as the thunder god.
True
False
11
By 9000 BC, people lived on all continents EXCEPT ________.
Antarctica
Africa
12
Which of the following BEST defines society?
a community of people who share a language
a community of people who share a common culture
a community of people who share a religion
a community of people who share a region
13
type of bone used to build early houses
ice ages
mammoth
Australopithecus
megaliths
14
Using large animals greatly improved the ability of people to _________.
gather
farm
15
People began to build permanent homes using materials such as wood, stone, and even ________.
bones
skins
16
Which of the following best defines a land bridge?
a strip of land connecting two continents
mammoth bones laid out over a body of water
a strip of coast along a rocky shore
a mountain range beside a body of water
17
Simple tools like _______ were used for about 2 million years.
choppers
processors
18
What is the scientific name for modern humans?
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens
Australopithecus
19
Which of these statements about people in hunter-gatherer societies is NOT true?
They gathered plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts.
They built complex cities.
They worked together to hunt large animals.
They lived in small groups.
20
Anthropologist who found the bones of "Lucy" in 1974.
Mary Leakey
Donald Johanson
Tim White
21
Which of the following defines a hominid?
a tool
an early ancestor of humans
a fishhook
a collection of ancient bones
22
To study prehistory, historians rely on the work of archaeologist and __________.
Australopithecus
anthropologist
23
Animal skins were _________ to help keep people warm.
burned
sewn
24
Early people probably believed in gods and goddesses from the following EXCEPT
animals
rock
air
fire
25
What effect did the ice ages have on early humans?
Early humans were forced to control large fires.
Early humans were forced to move to new environments.
Early humans were forced to fish.
Early humans were forced to hunt.
26
Which of the following contributed MOST to early people's ability to produce food?
metal tools
the end of the Ice Age
the ability to make fire
hunting of wild herds
27
The ice ages led to people migrating to all parts of the world.
True
False
28
Scientists believe language developed in the Stone Age for all the following reasons EXCEPT
hunting purposes
the formation of new relationships
the distribution of food
creating art
29
People made cloth and clothing from all of the following EXCEPT
plant fibers
fish skin
sheep and goat wool
animal skin
30
The most important development of early Stone Age was the ability to communicate through art.
False
True
31
Which of the following happened first?
the Paleolithic Era
the Mesolithic Era
the Ice Age
the Neolithic Era
32
Historians call the shift from food gathering to food producing the _______ Revolution.
Neolithic
Prehistoric
