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Prehistory and the Neolithic Era

Quiz by Matt Cipperly

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24 questions
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  • Q1
    an object made and used by people long ago
    fertile
    artifact
    artisan
    trade
    30s
  • Q2
    a scientist who studies ancient artifacts to learn about the past
    artisan
    surplus
    archaeologist
    nomad
    30s
  • Q3
    the period of time BEFORE writing was invented
    history
    the 1920s
    Mesozoic Era
    prehistory
    30s
  • Q4
    the written and other recorded events of people
    Old Stone Age
    Middle Stone Age
    prehistory
    history
    30s
  • Q5
    a period of time during which early humans made tools and weapons mainly from stone
    The Stone Age
    The Copper Age
    The Jurassic Era
    The Bronze Age
    30s
  • Q6
    Old Stone Age; humans were hunter-gatherers
    Neolithic Era
    Paleolithic Era
    Mesolithic Era
    30s
  • Q7
    Middle Stone Age; humans were hunter-gatherers, began using nets and traps
    Neolithic Era
    Mesolithic Era
    Paleolithic Era
    30s
  • Q8
    New Stone Age; humans began farming to produce food
    Paleolithic Era
    Mesolithic Era
    Neolithic Era
    30s
  • Q9
    a person who moves from place to place, has NO permanent home
    farmer
    blacksmith
    carpenter
    nomad
    30s
  • Q10
    people who move from place to place raising small herds of livestock (sheep, goats)
    hunter gatherers
    pastoral nomads
    carpenters
    fisherman
    30s
  • Q11
    stories passed down by word of mouth, they often show what is important to a culture
    artisans
    novels
    oral tradition
    biographies
    30s
  • Q12
    to adapt wild plants or animals for human use, to tame
    irrigation
    surplus
    nomad
    domesticate
    30s
  • Q13
    good for growing crops
    fertile
    desert
    monsoon
    barren
    30s
  • Q14
    to supply the land with water through a series of canals or pipes
    agriculture
    domestication
    fertilizing
    irrigation
    30s
  • Q15
    more than is needed, extra
    scarce
    shortage
    fertile
    surplus
    30s

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