Prehistory: 5 Things to Know

Prehistory: 5 Things to Know

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

Created by

Kara Pottinger

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term "pre-history" refer to?

The time after the invention of writing

The time before the invention of writing

The time of humans

The time of the dinosaurs

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where did the first humans originate?

3.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Put the eras in order from oldest to most recent.

Oldest ​ ​ (a)   ​​ (b)   ​​ (c)   ​ Most Recent

Paleolithic
Neolithic
Age of Metals

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Paleolithic means "_____ ______"

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Neolithic means "_____ ___________."

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What invention marked the end of the Neolithic period?

Metal tools

Agriculture

Wheel

Writing

7.

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

3 mins • 4 pts

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Paleolithic

,

(b) Neolithic

,

(c) Age of Metals

Transportation improved

Lived in caves

Copper, bronze, iron discovered

Hunting and gathering

Wheel invented

Craftmanship improved

Nomadic living

Domestication of animals

Barter system

Settled in communities

Started to grow crops

Fire discovered