QUIZ CH 1 (version B)

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

HISTORY

QUIZ CHAPTER 1

1a. Finish the sentence.
This is the Age of.....

1b. When did this Age end?

1c. What is the other name for this Age?

1d. Which of the following is NOT a correct
Typical Aspect of this Age?

1. life of hunter-gatherers
2. the rise of the first cities
3. the first civilisations
4. the first farmers

2. What is the best description of Prehistory?

1. the time of which we have no written records
2. All the time BC
3. the time from the dinosaurs until Lucy
4. the time in which people lived as hunter-gatherers

4. Look at the picture. Why are these
paintings an important source for
helping us understand
what prehistoric man thought?
Choose the correct answer.

1. Because they teach us something about the hunting techniques of hunter-gatherers.
2. Because these paintings show clearly how advanced prehistoric man was.
3. Because in prehistory, people did not write things down.
4. Because these paintings are the only remains scientists have found from prehistory.

5. Why did hunter-gatherers not use pottery?
Choose 2 answers and write the letters down. Do it like this: a+d (for example)

a.Farmers needed pottery to store grain, while hunter-gatherers did not have to store food.
b.Hunter-gatherers moved around a lot, so pottery would be too heavy to carry around.
c.Hunter-gatherers only used what they could find in nature and did not make anything.
d.Hunter-gatherers did not have fire yet, so they could not make pottery.

6. Agriculture first started in the Fertile Crescent.
Why is this area given that name?

1. The first farmers made this area fertile with manure for growing their plants here.
2. The area is shaped like a crescent moon and people lived there because they believed it was good land.
3. The rivers Nile and Tigris make this a fertile area, so very good for growing crops.
4. The shape of the area is like a crescent moon, and the rivers made the soil fertile.

7. Why did hunter-gatherers have only few possessions?

1. because they did not have the skills to make more tools
2. because they did not need many possessions
3. because they had to carry everything when they travelled
4. because other groups would steal their possessions when they travelled

8. To "settle down" means that people changed from moving from place to place to living permanently at the same place

1. true
2. false

9. Settling down was not something that people did all of a sudden. It was a slow process.

1. true
2. false

10. Where did farming begin?

1. Northern Europe
2. Middle East
3. Central Africa
4. Asia

11. Which of these animals is the best example of a domesticated animal?

1. bear
2. rhinoceros
3. dog
4. eagle

14. In which century were you born?

write down only the NUMBER of the century

17. How do you know if the year 766 is AD or BC?

1. you can not know for sure if AD or BC is not added to the date
2. If AD or BC are not added it is always BC
3. If AD or BC are not added it is always AD
4. If AD or BC are not added it is not a date in history

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