Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Historians call the time before writing
a. | the Stone Age. | c. | the Neolithic Age. | b. | prehistory. | d. | the Dark Age. |
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Which of the following defines a hominid?
a. | an early ancestor of humans | c. | a tool | b. | a
fishhook | d. | a collection of
ancient bones |
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Which of the following defines Homo erectus?
a. | thinking man | c. | wise man | b. | modern man | d. | upright man |
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Which of the following best defines society?
a. | a community of people who share a common culture | b. | a community of
people who share a language | c. | a community of people who share a
region | d. | a community of people who share a religion |
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According to scientists, how did early people migrate out of Africa and into new
places?
a. | They used the wheel. | c. | They used ships. | b. | They used land bridges. | d. | They used
technology. |
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The Middle Stone Age is also called the
a. | Neolithic Era. | c. | Paleolithic Era. | b. | Ice Age. | d. | Mesolithic Era. |
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Which of the following best defines a land bridge?
a. | mammoth bones laid out over a body of water | b. | a mountain range
beside a body of water | c. | a strip of land connecting two
continents | d. | a strip of coast along a rocky shore |
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Which of the following best describes the advancements of the New Stone
Age?
a. | using tools | c. | using seeds to grow crops | b. | gathering
food | d. | using fire to cook
food |
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Which of the following was not part of the domestication of animals in
the New Stone Age?
a. | Animals were used as materials for shelter. | b. | Animals were used
for food. | c. | Animals were used for clothes. | d. | Animals were used for carrying
loads. |
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What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?
a. | It allowed them to build permanent settlements. | b. | It allowed them to
travel. | c. | It allowed them to paint caves. | d. | It allowed them to hunt for
animals. |
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Which of the following best defines a megalith?
a. | huge stones used as monuments | b. | a temple made out of wood | c. | a large mammal that
lives in the Asian tundra | d. | a ruler or king of an ancient
kingdom |
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People made cloth and clothing from all of the following except
a. | animal skin. | c. | sheep and goat wool. | b. | plant fibers. | d. | fish skin. |
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The region of the world that was likely occupied last by early humans
was
a. | South America. | c. | southern Asia. | b. | North America. | d. | northern Asia. |
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When did early hominid Lucy most likely
walk the earth? a. | 8,500 years ago | c. | 3 million years ago | b. | 200,000 years ago | d. | 4 to 5 million years
ago |
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Which is an example of a domestic
animal?
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From where did early humans first
migrate? a. | Africa | c. | Europe | b. | Asia | d. | Australia |
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How did early humans first use fire? a. | for warmth, cooking, and protection from animals | b. | for hunting,
clearing land, and making tools | c. | for ceremonies, cooking, and making
tools | d. | for hunting, warmth, and clearing land |
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What were early humans who ate wild animals and
fruits and nuts called? a. | Australopithecus | c. | hunter-gatherers | b. | ancient farmers | d. | Paleolithic
humans |
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How did early humans adapt to a new, colder
environment? a. | by making clothes and building shelters | b. | by farming and
eating more | c. | by inventing stoves and charcoal | d. | by controlling
fire |
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PRACTICAL SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS
Study the image below and answer the
question that follows. 
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What was most likely the subject of the painting in the photo?
a. | religion | c. | hunting | b. | migration | d. | family |
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