JEOPARDY REVIEW

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JEOPARDY REVIEW
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To find out about the past, you can study ____,
which is the recorded events of people.

• History

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to tame animals and breed them for human use

• domesticate

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Scientists studied the Icemans clothing, tools,
and body to learna. how people lived in
Africa. b. how early people learned to
farm. c. about the geography of the
Alps. d. more about his life.

• d. more about his life.

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The people in the Old Stone Age got their food by
hunting animalsa. and gathering wild
plants. b. and domesticating them. c. and
farming the land. d. and selling them as meat.

• a. and gathering wild plants.

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During the period of prehistory, people developed
the ability toa. write. b. use fire. c. make
tools from iron. d. hunt alone.

• b. use fire.

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The period of time in the past before writing was
invented is called ____.

• Prehistory

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a worker who is especially skilled at crafting
items by hand

• artisan

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In the New Stone Age, for the first time, people
began toa. gather plants and seeds. b. search
for new lands. c. farm the land. d. trade with
other countries.

• c. farm the land.

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Which of the following resulted from having
surplus food during the New Stone Age?a. rapid
population growth b. trade with other
countries c. more hunting d. fewer settlements

• a. rapid population growth

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Surplus food during the New Stone Age allowed
more people to becomea. farmers. b. fishers. c.
warriors. d. artisans.

• d. artisans.

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People who pass stories by word of mouth from
generation to generation have a(n) ____.

• oral tradition

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a person who has no settled home

• nomad

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During the New Stone Age, what did farming
settlements need in order to develop into
cities?a. a deposit of minerals b. a dependable
source of water c. metal tools d. different
kinds of cloth

• b. a dependable source of water

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Which of the following is one characteristic of a
civilization of the ancient world?a. a system of
hunting b. small, rural towns c. gatherers d. s
ocial classes

• d. social classes

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In the ancient world, who would have been most
likely to help spread new ideas and tools from
one civilization to another?a. a farmer b. a
trader c. an irrigation specialist d. an artisan

• b. a trader

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People in the ancient world sometimes used a(n)
____ system to water their crops during the dry
summer months.

• irrigation

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a scientist who examines objects to learn about
human past

• archaeologist

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In the words prehistoric and prehistory, the word
part pre meansa. toward. b. during. c. after.
d. before.

• D. before

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Scientists learned more about the Icemans life
by studyinga. his clothing, tools, and
body. b. the written records of his
people. c. his oral traditions. d. the
geography of Asia.

• a. his clothing, tools, and body.

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The ancient Egyptian civilization began on the
banks of the Nile River becausea. Egyptians
could not travel to the Euphrates
River. b. Egyptians oral traditions identified
this location as their homeland. c. regular
flooding resulted in rich soil for
farming. d. fish in the Nile were easy to catch.

• c. regular flooding resulted in rich soil for
  farming.

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Both modern humans and ancestors of modern humans
are called _______.

• hominids

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more than is needed

• surplus

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How did farming change the way early people
lived?a. They stopped eating meat. b. They
built schools. c. They settled in one
place. d. They moved from place to place.

• c. They settled in one place

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The major difference between the Old Stone Age
and the New Stone Age wasa. the importance of
oral stories. b. the exploration of the New
World. c. the beginning of farming. d. hunting
in groups.

• c. the beginning of farming.

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Having a dependable source of water enabled some
farming settlementsa. to manufacture
cloth. b. to build defense systems. c. to look
for minerals. d. to develop into cities.

• d. to develop into cities.

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FINAL JEOPARDY

• What are some similarities and differences in the
  ways people lived in the Old Stone Age and the
  New Stone Age.

Similarities use of stone tools, weapons, and
other materials hunting of wild animals
cooperative behavior, such as hunting in groups
in the Old Stone Age and trade between people in
the New Stone Age. Differences the development
and spread of farming in the New Stone Age, which
led to a settled rather than a nomadic life an
increase in the population the development of
villages and sometimes cities the domestication
of animals, such as cattle, camels, and horses
the development of social classes.