Tuesday, September 27

Social Studies 

Page 27 Practice Test Prep

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Self-Test

The Beginnings of Human Society

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1. To understand societies that existed in the past, historians study

• cave paintings.
• bones and tools.
• written records.
• fossils.

2. Scientists believe modern humans originated more than 100,000 years ago in

• Asia.
• Northern Europe.
• Africa.
• Australia.

3. The frozen body of the Iceman was found

• on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa.
• in the Himalayas.
• in the Alps.
• in the Andes.

4. Cities formed governments to

• keep order and provide services.
• ensure that all people were treated equally.
• develop occupations for people to keep people employed.
• keep track of who was moving into the city.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• Having surplus food meant that families could be larger.
• Having surplus food meant that some people could do work other than farming.
• Having surplus food meant that food could be stored.
• Having surplus food meant that crops did not need to be planted every year.

6. An artisan is someone who

• paints portraits for a living.
• is especially good at whatever he or she does.
• makes things like baskets or pottery by hand.
• is crafty in business dealings.

7. Archaeologists use all of the following to study prehistoric cultures EXCEPT

• writing on stone.
• bones.
• tools.
• spear points.

8. Ideas and information spread from city to city through

• universities.
• people who were taken captive.
• trade.
• invasions by armies.

9. Geography refers to climate, landscape, and

• population.
• location.
• culture.
• food supply.

10. Pastoral nomads travel from place to place to

• find good places to grow food.
• find food for their animals.
• find good places to establish trade routes.
• avoid having to fight with their enemies.