Chapter 2: Early People Test Review Question Preview (ID: 39520)


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What region's name meant the land between 2 rivers?
a) Jericho
b) Neolithic
c) Catal Huyuk
d) Mesopotamia

All of the following are animals early humans domesticated EXCEPT:
a) pigs
b) lions
c) sheep
d) goats

Farming was a good thing because....
a) It helped them stay alive longer
b) Disease spread easier
c) Farming was easy work
d) They were able to stay in one place

Where did the first civilizations arise?
a) deserts
b) North America
c) along fertile river valleys
d) in low populated areas

What is the name of the NEW stone age or the Neolithic Revolution?
a) Paleolithic Era
b) Mesolithic Era
c) Neolithic Era
d) Cave man

What did the OLD stone age people live in?
a) caves
b) tents
c) villages
d) stone houses

True or False: The Ice Age really happened
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What does agriculture mean???
a) fishing
b) hunting
c) farming
d) making tools

How did hunters and gatherers live?
a) They lived a nomadic life
b) They lived very religiously
c) They had permanent homes
d) They kept herd of animals with them.

The first humans probably came from ...
a) North America
b) Australia
c) Africa
d) Europe

What material were the first tools made from in the Paleolithic Age?
a) Stones and bones
b) bones and glass
c) stones and metal
d) metal and wood

Pastoral societies had all of the following except...
a) herds of animals
b) permanent homes
c) nomadic lifestyles
d) relied on trading to get what they needed

In early hunter-gatherer societies, the women would be...
a) gatherers
b) hunters
c) teachers
d) blacksmith

A hunter-gatherer band would have about...
a) 100 people
b) 75 people
c) 5 people
d) 30 people

Paleolithic means...
a) Farming
b) the Old Stone Age
c) Ice Age
d) the Metal Age

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