Learning Ladder 1 Review

What is the study of the past?

• history

• culture

• archaeology

• primary sources

_______ is what makes us who we are. Examples include language, art, government, and religion.

True or false? Artifacts are ancient bones that have been dug up by archaeologists.

• True

• False

Archaeology is....

• the study of recent history

• the study of Earth

• The study of human origins or beginnings

• The study of the past based on what humans left behind

Which of the following are thing Paleolithic and Neolithic people had in common? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• they both used tools

• they both adapted to their environment

• they both farmed

• they both had culture

Which of the following traits describe PALEOLITHIC people? Select ALL THAT APPLY.

• farmers

• hunter-gatherers

• nomads

• lived in the "Old Stone Age"

Which of the following traits describe the NEOLITHIC people? Select ALL THAT APPLY.

• Lived in the "New Stone Age"

• nomads

• farmers

• domesticated animals

How does farming contribute to the growth of towns/cities?

• People created towns on their journey to hunt and gather.

• Leaders forced people to settle down.

• Neolithic people stayed in one place to farm their crops, so towns grew up around these crops.

Why was the Neolithic Revolution important?

• It marked the change from hunting and gathering to farming and animal domestication. This changed human history forever.

• It marked the change from farming to hunting and gathering. This changed human history forever.

• The Neolithic Revolution marked the invention of the Great Pyramids.

Put the events below in chronological (time) ORDER. Type your answer by simply putting the letters for each event in order (EXAMPLE: A, B, C, D, E)

A ) Populations grew and people were able to

spend time gathering at common places and

worshiping.

B ) People were able to trade for what they

needed.

C ) Farmers were able to create a surplus of food.

D ) The domestication of plants and animals

changed the lifestyle of many early humans.

E ) People specialized in jobs, like

tool making, since they were not hunting food all the time.