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History Learning Check 2
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Questions
1.
Which of the following dates came first?
1 pt(s).
A. 85 B.C.E.
B. 900 B.C.E.
C. 300 C.E.
2.
Which of the following dates is the most recent?
1 pt(s).
A. 2000 B.C.E.
B. 5 C.E.
C. 699 C.E.
3.
Which of the following letters represent 1500 B.C.E.?
1 pt(s).
A.
A
B.
B
C.
C
D.
D
4.
Eureka! A fossil has been discovered in Bowling Green and it looks like it could be from a prehistoric
1 pt(s). animal. What type of scientist should we call to investigate the area if we think there may be more in
the same spot that need to be dug out?
A. biologist
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B. anthropolgist
C. archaeologist
5.
We have not found many features of culture from people in the Paleolithic times. What does this tell us
1 pt(s). about their culture?
A. They made lots of pottery.
B. They moved around a lot.
C. They domesticated their animals.
6.
What type of scientist is solely focused on human society, and how humans developed and related to
1 pt(s). one another?
A. archaeologist
B. biologist
C. anthropologist
7.
Archaeologists have found lots of tents from the Paleolithic Age. What does this tell us about the people
1 pt(s). that lived in this time?
A. They were citizens of a village.
B. They had specialization.
C. They had religion.
D. They were nomads.
8.
Tools were a very important invention in the Paleolithic Age. What kind of stone was frequently used to
1 pt(s). make these tools?
A. granite
B. slate
C. flint
D. quartz
9.
Which of the following items were not made by people in paleolithic times?
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1 pt(s).
A. nets and baskets
B. needles and fishhooks
C. mud-brick houses
D. hand axes and hunting spears
10.
Specialization allowed the Neolithic people to ______________.
1 pt(s).
11.
A.
trade
B.
farm
C.
hunt
D.
move
Domestication of animals led to all of the following EXCEPT:
1 pt(s).
A. permanent settlements
B. trade
C. hunting and gathering
D. specialization
12.
Domestication led farmers to have more crops than what they would ever use. What is this called?
1 pt(s).
A. Surplus
B. Specialization
C. Culture
D. Technology
13.
The beginning of this key event marks what anthropologists believe allowed people to move from the
1 pt(s). Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age.
A. specialization
B. trade
C. domestication
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D. hunting and gathering
14.
True/False: Nomads were unable to have a stable, settled community.
1 pt(s).
True
False
15.
Hunter-gatherers that travel from place to place for food are called ___________.
1 pt(s).
A. mammoths
B. nomads
C. icemen
D. Jerichos
16.
This artwork is likely from what time period?
1 pt(s).
A.
Paleolithic Age
B.
Neolithic Age
C.
21 Century Age
D.
Domestication Age
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Neolithic Age?
1 pt(s).
A. permanent settlements
B. written language
C. cave paintings
D. trade
18.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the Neolithic Age?
1 pt(s).
A. hunting
B. specialization
C. making pottery
D. religion
19.
Which of the following would most likely be considered a primary source?
1 pt(s).
A. interview with a person that was there
B. newspaper article
C. textbook
D. Wikipedia
20.
True/False Artifacts are considered primary sources.
1 pt(s).
True
False
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