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Prehistory

Quiz by Brad Hay

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16 questions
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  • Q1
    Which of the following is not an era of Prehistory?
    Geolithic
    Neolithic
    Mesolithic
    Paleolithic
    30s
  • Q2
    To effectively study prehistory, historians rely on the work of which of the following?
    Archaeologist and Anthropologist
    Anthropologist and Cryptologist
    Meteorologist and Archaeologist
    Meteorologist and Volcanologist
    30s
  • Q3
    People first used stone tools during the...
    Quarterlithic
    Paleolithic
    Mesolithic
    Neolithic
    30s
  • Q4
    The earliest stone tools were found in this location.
    East Africa
    South Australia
    North Asia
    West Europe
    30s
  • Q5
    Early humans improved the range of their weapons by attaching a...
    larger arrowhead
    bird
    feather
    handle
    30s
  • Q6
    The earliest societies were...
    Egyptians
    Hunter-gatherers
    located in North America
    Farmers
    30s
  • Q7
    The most important development of early Stone Age culture was...
    Written Language
    the Wheel
    Canals
    Spoken Language
    30s
  • Q8
    A community of people who share a common culture is a...
    society
    small town
    church
    country
    30s
  • Q9
    The ________ caused early humans to migrate out of Africa.
    Dinosaurs
    Ice Age
    Great Flood
    Stone Age
    30s
  • Q10
    Migrating because you have to is known as ________ migration.
    Pilgrimage
    Voluntary
    Forced
    Vacation
    30s
  • Q11
    A strip of land connecting two continents is known as a...
    land bridge
    ice bridge
    road
    subcontinent
    30s
  • Q12
    The Bering Land Bridge was formed when...
    ocean levels dropped due to evaporation.
    ocean levels dropped due to large cloud formations
    ocean levels dropped due to ice moving over continents
    ocean levels dropped due to extreme drought
    30s
  • Q13
    Early hominids first left Africa for...
    Asia
    Australia
    South America
    North America
    30s
  • Q14
    By this date, humans lived on all continents except Antarctica.
    1000
    9000 BC
    20000 BC
    1000 BC
    30s
  • Q15
    The New Stone Age began here.
    Australia
    NW Europe
    SW Asia
    SE North America
    30s

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