Ancient Civilisations -Grade 6

Question 1

What do Historians call the time before writing was invented?

Accepted Answer

Prehistory

Question 2

The field of geography includes the following?

Accepted Answer

Physical and Human geography

Question 3

What does LITHIC mean?

Accepted Answer

Stone

Question 4

What does B.C.E stand for

Accepted Answer

Before Common Era

Question 5

How many eras were there in the Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 6

Pangea means "all lands" - what is it otherwise known as?

Accepted Answer

A Supercontinent

Question 7

How many days does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?

Accepted Answer

365

Question 8

In early times people needed essential resources to survive such as..?

Accepted Answer

Water, Animals & Fertile Land

Question 9

What is history the study of?

Accepted Answer

Past

Question 10

What is Mesolithic otherwise known as?

Accepted Answer

Middle Age

Question 11

What is a compass otherwise known as?

Accepted Answer

A rose

Question 12

Approximately how many years did the Paleolithic Stone Age last for?

Accepted Answer

2,500,000 years

Question 13

To what era does history refer?

Accepted Answer

Time from when writing was invented

Question 14

How many continents are there?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 15

If the sun is in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21st, it is directly overhead which Tropic?

Accepted Answer

Cancer

Question 16

What is the modern name for humans?

Accepted Answer

Homo sapien

Question 17

What does Homo sapien mean?

Accepted Answer

Wise man

Question 18

Historians found the first signs of human life on which continent?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 19

The sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Capricorn in which month?

Accepted Answer

December

Question 20

What is a homonid?

Accepted Answer

An ancestor of Humans

Questions 20