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Question 1

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The term 'Neolithic' means...
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  • New Stone Age
  • Stones are new
  • Old Stone Age
  • Ice Age

Question 2

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Where did the Neolithic begin?
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  • America
  • China
  • Iberian Peninsula
  • Fertile Crescent

Question 3

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The Neolithic began because of
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  • the ice caps continued
  • a change in the weather
  • a climate change
  • people were tired of hunting

Question 4

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The climate change that happened at the beginning of the Neolithic consisted in
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  • a rise of temperatures in some areas
  • a decrease of temperatures in some areas
  • a rise of global temperatures
  • a decrease of global temperatures

Question 5

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The transfomations in the climate in the early Neolithic implied
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  • changes in the hominids
  • changes in the fauna and flora
  • changes in the clouds
  • They did not imply any change

Question 6

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When did the Neolithic begin?
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  • 10000 BCE
  • 8000 BCE
  • 4000 BCE
  • Romanisation

Question 7

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When did the Neolithic end?
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  • 8000 BCE
  • 4000 BCE
  • 3500 BCE
  • 1000 BCE

Question 8

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What was the greatest discovery of the Neolithic Revolution?
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  • Fire
  • Speech
  • Agriculture and industry
  • Agriculture and livestock farming

Question 9

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Therefore, economy during the Neolithic was...
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  • predator
  • industrial
  • producer
  • sedentary

Question 10

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The first 'domesticated' plants were
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  • cereals
  • fruit trees
  • conifers
  • oaks

Question 11

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The instruments and tools of the Neolithic were made with...
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  • smooth stone
  • metals
  • lithic reduction
  • wood and steel

Question 12

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Which of the following tools appeared in the Neolithic?
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  • Hoe
  • Axe
  • Lance
  • Biface

Question 13

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Which of the following Neolithic tools was used for harvesting?
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  • Hoe
  • Plough
  • Sickle
  • Mortar

Question 14

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What material was used for preserving food?
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  • Wicker (for baskets)
  • Stone
  • Metals
  • Ceramics

Question 15

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What was first planted in Europe and the Middle East?
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  • Maize
  • Rice
  • Maize and barley
  • Wheat and barley

Question 16

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What does 'domestication' mean?
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  • Accepting animals at home
  • Taking care of dogs
  • Modifying the behaviour
  • Modifying the physical characteristics

Question 17

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Which of the following is NOT a condition animals had to meet for being domesticated?
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  • Non-aggressive
  • Herbibores
  • Carnivores
  • To accept captivity

Question 18

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Bartering appeared during the Neolithic because...
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  • some could not find food
  • hunting was dangerous
  • some produced surpluses
  • there was no bartering, there was trade

Question 19

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The main characteristic of bartering is...
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  • The use of money
  • It was only used in the Prehistory
  • Not using money
  • Stealing most of the things

Question 20

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During the Neolithic, people became sedentary. What does that mean?
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  • They only feed themselves with the carrion (dead and decomposing animals)
  • They did not work
  • They started to walk upright
  • They did not move looking for food

Question 21

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During the Neolithic, societies began to live in...
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  • castles
  • caves
  • settlements
  • conurbanizations

Question 22

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Neolithic housing was built with...
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  • Adobe and stone
  • Stone and concrete
  • Stone and plaster
  • Branches, stones and bones

Question 23

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The existence of necropolises in the Neolithic indicates that...
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  • they were Christian societies
  • they believed in life after death
  • they practiced cannibalism
  • they worshipped Quetzalcoatl

Question 24

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What was one of the consequences of producing more food?
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  • less trade
  • more population
  • less population
  • more hunting

Question 25

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The new activities developed during the Neolithic allowed
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  • opening schools and hospitals
  • the appearance of sports for leisure
  • the division of labour
  • the appearance of painting

Question 26

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Neolithic societies were
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  • pyramidal
  • equitable
  • hierarchical
  • anarchist

Question 27

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How do we call attributing a soul to elements of nature?
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  • Animism
  • Politheism
  • Monotheism
  • Christianity

Question 28

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The Age of Metals is characterished by
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  • the use of metallurgy
  • the invention of bridges
  • the appearance of writing
  • cave paintings

Question 29

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The order of the periods of the Age of Metals is
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  • Iron, Copper and Bronze
  • Bronze, Copper and Iron
  • Copper, Bronze and Iron
  • Iron, Bronze and Copper

Question 30

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The earliest metallurgic technique was
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  • forge
  • hitting the metal with a stone
  • smelting
  • polishing the metals

Question 31

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'Forge' is one of the different techniques of the metallurgy during the Age of Metals, and it consists on
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  • Hammering the metal with a stone
  • Heating the metal, and then hammering it with a stone
  • Smelting the metal, and then hammering it with a stone
  • Pour the metal in a mould

Question 32

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One of the great advantages of smelting metals is that
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  • it can only work with gold and copper
  • it allows alloys, such as bronze
  • it is very easy smelting metals
  • it is cheap, but the tools are less resistant

Question 33

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Which of the following was NOT made with metals in this period?
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  • Pottery
  • Sickles
  • Swords
  • Jewellery

Question 34

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Apart from decorating, jewellery during the Age of Metals was used as
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  • agricultural tool
  • symbol of power
  • only decoration, really
  • recipient for grain

Question 35

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Which of the following is not a new invention in the Age of Metals
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  • The wheel
  • The sail
  • The potters' wheel
  • The Latin alphabet

Question 36

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Among the consequences of the use of metals we find
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  • the appearance of sports
  • the appearance of livestock farming
  • the appearance of trains
  • greater social complexity

Question 37

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By 'greater social complexity' in the Age of Metals we refer to
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  • A greater specialisation of agricultural tools
  • The appearance of the industrial bourgeoisie
  • Greater social differences produced by the accumulation of wealth by some
  • Society was not hierarchical during the Age of Metals

Question 38

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One of the consequences of the increase of conflicts was
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  • the weakening of the soldiers' social role
  • the weakening of the wealthy minority's social role
  • the strengthening of the women's social role
  • the weakening of the women's social role

Question 39

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Main characteristic of Neolithic painting:
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  • Realism
  • Naturalism
  • Schematism
  • Perspective

Question 40

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Pottery was decorated in the Neolithic with
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  • calligraphies
  • hunting scenes
  • plants
  • geometrical inscriptions

Question 41

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The meaning of 'Megalith' is
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  • Stones are large
  • Large stone
  • Long stone
  • Menhir

Question 42

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Where can we find the majority of megalithic monuments?
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  • Africa
  • Atlantic coast of America
  • Atlantic coast of Europe
  • Mesopotamia

Question 43

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A menhir is...
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  • a vertical stone
  • a horizontal stone
  • several stones in lines
  • several stones in circles

Question 44

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A megalith consisting in several vertical stones and a horizontal one on top is a...?
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  • Menhir
  • Dolmen
  • Cromlech
  • Alignment

Question 45

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Stonehenge is a ...
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  • Menhir
  • Alignment
  • Dolmen
  • Cromlech

Question 46

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Megalithic monuments are related with
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  • the cult of the animals
  • Christianity
  • cult of the stars
  • agriculture

Question 47

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Where can we find the main examples of cave paintings in the Iberian Peninsula?
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  • Atapuerca
  • Lascaux
  • Altamira
  • Albacete

Question 48

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What is the name of the paintings prehistoric people did on walls?
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  • Venus
  • Megalithic monument
  • Neanderthal
  • Cave painting

Question 49

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Which of the following topics is NOT related with Palaeolithic art?
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  • Search for food
  • Fertility
  • Cult of the dead
  • Mass and Holy communion

Question 50

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How do we call the female figurines made of stone or bone which symbolise fertility?
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  • Aphrodite
  • Venus
  • Mother Earth
  • Walkiria

Question 51

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Which of the following order of homids is right?
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  • Homo neanderthal, habilis, sapiens, erectus
  • Homo erectus, sapiens, neanderthal, habilis
  • Homo habilis, erectus, neanderthal, sapiens
  • Homo habilis, neanderthal, erectus, sapiens

Question 52

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Our farther ancestors come from
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  • Asia
  • America
  • Europe
  • Africa

Question 53

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The only species of hominids left in the world is...
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  • Homo Neanderthalensis
  • Homo Sapiens Sapiens
  • Homo Ergaster
  • Homo habilis

Question 54

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During the Palaeolithic, humans...
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  • produced meat and vegetables
  • were hunters and gatherers
  • carried out trading activities
  • did agriculture and hunting

Question 55

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If we speak about 'lithic industry', what are we speaking about?
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  • Religious beliefs
  • Techniques for working leather
  • Painting technique on the wall of caves
  • Techniques for making stone tools

Question 56

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During the Palaeolithic, humans lived...
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  • always in caves
  • in caves and shelters
  • Always outdoors
  • In tents

Question 57

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During the Palaeolithic, people hunted
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  • mammals and herbivores with gunpowder for food
  • mammals and herbivores with gunpowder for sport
  • mammals and herbivores with stone arrows and lances
  • dinosaurs with stone arrows and lances

Question 58

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The climate during the Palaeolithic was
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  • Mild and stable
  • Always cold
  • Always warm, but rainy
  • With ice ages and milder periods

Question 59

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History is
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  • A science
  • An event
  • A hominid
  • Prehistory

Question 60

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The dates of the Age of Metals are
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  • 4,2 million years ago - 10000 BE
  • 10000 - 5000 BCE
  • 4000 BCE - Romanisation
  • 1000 BCE - Romanisation

Question 61

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The Ancient Age starts with
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  • the appearance of human beings
  • the appearance of writing
  • the fall of Rome
  • the discovery of America

Question 62

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The chronology of the Middle Ages is
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  • 3500 BCE - 476 AD
  • 476 - 1492
  • 1492 - 1789
  • 1789 - Present

Question 63

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The Modern Age started with
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  • the fall of Rome
  • the birth of Christ
  • the discovery of America
  • the French Revolution

Question 64

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Hominisation began
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  • when apes learnt how to speak
  • when apes developed the opposable thumb
  • when apes started to walk upright
  • when writing appeared

Question 65

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Which of the following is NOT a change in the skull or brain during hominisation?
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  • Weaker jaw
  • Weaker teeth
  • Development of speech
  • Grabbing objects

Question 66

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When was fire discovered?
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  • 2,5 million years ago
  • 4,2 million years ago
  • 1,5 million years ago
  • 750 000 years ago

Question 67

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Which of the following tools was made out of bones or antlers during the Palaeolithic?
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  • Knives
  • Axes
  • Flutes
  • Lances

Question 68

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One of the reasons for nomadism was
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  • change of clothes
  • Holidays
  • Extintion of resources
  • Development of agriculture

Question 69

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How were Palaeolithic hordes organised?
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  • Horizontal hierarchy
  • Pyramidal hierarchy
  • King, soldiers and slaves
  • The strongest ruled the horde
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