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Prehistory includes
a) Paleolithic Era, only
b) Neolithic Era, only
c) Both, Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras
d) Neither, Paleolithic nor Neolithic Eras

A surplus of food developed which caused :
a) food to rot and animals got sick
b) more space to be needed
c) a change in religious beliefs
d) job specialization

Which is one way the people modified their environment during the Neolithic Era?
a) They moved from place to place to follow the animals.
b) They created cave paintings to show their respect for the animals.
c) They set fire to the land to clear the area for farming.
d) They melted the glaciers with the fire.

What do scientists believe about the cave and rock paintings they discovered?
a) the people honored the animals they hunted
b) the people were angry at the animals
c) the people were simple minded
d) the people were bored

An effect/result of humans developing a complex language was
a) the people began different languages
b) the people were able to use fire for warmth
c) the people were able to write books
d) the people were able to warn of danger and organize a hunt

The turning point was when
a) ice age ended due to warm temperatures and people began to travel more
b) temperatures increased, ice melted and people began farming
c) civilizations developed and people began to cave paint
d) the land was covered with glaciers and people began to farm

When the Ice Age ended, why did people need to find new sources of food?
a) some plants and animals did not survive the change in temperature.
b) people's taste buds changed when the ice melted
c) none of the animals and plants survived
d) there were more people so they needed more food

Which technology below correctly describes how hunter-gathers used it to survive?
a) spear - to kill animals
b) horse - to travel
c) plow - for growing plants
d) plastic - for pottery bowls

Hunter-gatherers adapted the technology of _____ which they used for ____.
a) animals / farming
b) wheel barrels / moving things
c) fire / cooking food
d) shovels / digging

Which best describes the enduring issue of early man?
a) the inability to control fire
b) the impact of the environment on humans
c) appropriate clothing for the weather
d) stone tools

Enduring Issues are
a) concerns of the early man due to the ice age and frigid temperatures
b) were problems that existed before the agricultural revolution
c) issues that are problematic to the government and not the citizens
d) problems that many societies have attempted to address and are historically significant

Biographies are a primary source
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Pictures of a fossil are considered a Primary Source
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

A map is a primary source
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

In a religion
a) generally everyone follows the same beliefs and practices
b) everyone eats the same food every day
c) there is a secret code
d) people have different values

Agriculture lead to a change in social organization because
a) some families grew corn and not wheat
b) some families had more food than others
c) some families were more religious
d) some families had more money

What is a primary source?
a) an account of events given by a person who was not there.
b) a textbook
c) a diary
d) a report by someone who was at the event.

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