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Unit I: Prehistory
Unit I: Prehistory
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1
During which era did humans begin to control fire?
Iron Age
Bronze Age
Neolithic
Paleolithic
2
Which ocean is between Asia and the Americas?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
3
What is the only pack animal in the Americas?
horse
chicken
llama
pig
4
The Ice Age occurred during which era?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
5
Which statement about the Neolithic period is NOT true?
It was the longest period of Prehistory
It began around 10,000 BCE
Men became farmers
Domesticated animals were a part of village life
6
Which hominid is credited with being the first group of early humans to hold ritual burials?
Cro Magnon
Australopithecus
Neanderthal
Homo Erectus
7
One aspect of prehistoric life that is largely unknown is:
how tools were made
how people got their food.
where people lived.
people’s ideas.
8
What option has the stages of early human evolution in the correct order? (1st - Modern Humans)
Homo Sapiens, Homo Erectus, Australopithecus, Homo Habilis
Australopithecus, Homo Sapiens, Home Erectus, Homo Habilis
Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Sapiens
Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Sapiens, Australopithecus
9
What crop was first domesticated in the Americas?
rice
corn/maize
barely
wheat
10
What country is this?
New Guinea
Indonesia
Malaysia
Australia
11
What imaginary line of geographical reference is this?
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Kettle Corn
12
The earliest humans migrated to all of the following continents EXCEPT:
North America
Australia
Asia
Europe
13
What animal was first to be domesticated?
cat
hamster
horse
dog
14
What type of images did we see most in early cave paintings?
Trees and Plants
Animals
Writing
Tools
15
What is one way early humans communicated ideas and values during the prehistory period?
Cave paintings
Poetry written on tree bark
Monumental buildings
Papyrus Newspapers
16
Which of the following does this map show?
The Tropic of Cancer
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
The 38th Parallel
17
Most tools made in the prehistoric era were made out of all of the following materials EXCEPT?
Stone
Bone
Wood
Bronze
18
People who lived with their herds of domesticated animals and moved with the herds are called:
pastoralists
nomads
shaman
artisans
19
Hunter Gatherers of early human history were nomads. What is a nomad?
Someone with many followers
Someone who lives in a cave
Someone who always moves
Someone who never gets mad
20
Which country is pictured?
Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
Syria
21
What continent is this?
Europe
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
22
Which early hominid is thought to have been the first to use stone tools?
Australopithecus
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
Cro Magnon
23
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic period?
Hunting-Gathering
relative equality
groups of 25-50
Villages
24
What period is also known as the "Old Stone Age?"
Medieval Times
Bronze Age
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
25
What state is pictured here?
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
26
Which continent is pictured?
Europe
Africa
South America
Asia
27
The time before written records is known as...
BCE
Bronze Age
CE
Prehistory
28
Which hominid is credited with being the first humanlike species to walk fully upright?
Neanderthal
Homo Erectus
Australopithecus
Homo Habilis
29
Which group of hominids are known as the "wise men?"
Homo Sapiens
Neanderthal
Australopithecus
Homo Habilis
30
Early humans moved in clans. What are clans?
large groups of people
vehicles used for transportation
small groups of people
different stages of life
31
What is the name of this region that was a center of early farming?
The Fertile Crescent
The Yellow River Valley of China
Egypt
The Indus Valley
32
What does sedentary mean?
migratory
rocky area
Settled
a disease caused by dirty water
33
What continent is this?
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
34
What was one disadvantage of the hunter-gatherer way of life?
They subsisted on an all-meat diet, and were often malnourished.
They spent so much time looking for food they never developed a culture.
They could not accumulate many possessions.
They lived as solitary individuals, meeting with other humans infrequently.
35
How did the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution impact women?
Women became hunters
Women's status declined
Gathering intensified
Women began farming
36
What ocean is east of North and South America, but also west of Africa & Asia?
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
37
According to archaeological research, where did humans originate?
East Africa
Northern Asia
East Asia
South Africa
38
In contrast to hunter-gatherer societies, farming villages became:
more dependent on hunting
more socially stratified
more equal
more mobile
39
What places did Paleolithic humans use for shelter?
Caves & animal skin tents
Stone cottages
Underground dwellings
Mud-Brick apartments
40
Which factor had the greatest effect on the movement of early nomadic societies?
Religious beliefs
Mineral deposits
Survival needs
Tribal treaties
41
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
movement of migrating people to North America
A change from hunting and gathering to farming
When people worship more than one god
A rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people
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Neolithic societies led to the development of civilizations by -
mastering fire and using language
changing early farmers to hunters and gatherers
creating cave art
creating settled communities
