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The Prehistory

The Prehistory

Question 1 of 69

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The term 'Neolithic' means...

Select one of the following:

  • New Stone Age

  • Stones are new

  • Old Stone Age

  • Ice Age

Explanation

Question 2 of 69

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Where did the Neolithic begin?

Select one of the following:

  • America

  • China

  • Iberian Peninsula

  • Fertile Crescent

Explanation

Question 3 of 69

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The Neolithic began because of

Select one of the following:

  • the ice caps continued

  • a change in the weather

  • a climate change

  • people were tired of hunting

Explanation

Question 4 of 69

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The climate change that happened at the beginning of the Neolithic consisted in

Select one of the following:

  • a rise of temperatures in some areas

  • a decrease of temperatures in some areas

  • a rise of global temperatures

  • a decrease of global temperatures

Explanation

Question 5 of 69

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The transfomations in the climate in the early Neolithic implied

Select one of the following:

  • changes in the hominids

  • changes in the fauna and flora

  • changes in the clouds

  • They did not imply any change

Explanation

Question 6 of 69

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When did the Neolithic begin?

Select one of the following:

  • 10000 BCE

  • 8000 BCE

  • 4000 BCE

  • Romanisation

Explanation

Question 7 of 69

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When did the Neolithic end?

Select one of the following:

  • 8000 BCE

  • 4000 BCE

  • 3500 BCE

  • 1000 BCE

Explanation

Question 8 of 69

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What was the greatest discovery of the Neolithic Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • Fire

  • Speech

  • Agriculture and industry

  • Agriculture and livestock farming

Explanation

Question 9 of 69

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Therefore, economy during the Neolithic was...

Select one or more of the following:

  • predator

  • industrial

  • producer

  • sedentary

Explanation

Question 10 of 69

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The first 'domesticated' plants were

Select one or more of the following:

  • cereals

  • fruit trees

  • conifers

  • oaks

Explanation

Question 11 of 69

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The instruments and tools of the Neolithic were made with...

Select one or more of the following:

  • smooth stone

  • metals

  • lithic reduction

  • wood and steel

Explanation

Question 12 of 69

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Which of the following tools appeared in the Neolithic?

Select one of the following:

  • Hoe

  • Axe

  • Lance

  • Biface

Explanation

Question 13 of 69

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Which of the following Neolithic tools was used for harvesting?

Select one of the following:

  • Hoe

  • Plough

  • Sickle

  • Mortar

Explanation

Question 14 of 69

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What material was used for preserving food?

Select one of the following:

  • Wicker (for baskets)

  • Stone

  • Metals

  • Ceramics

Explanation

Question 15 of 69

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What was first planted in Europe and the Middle East?

Select one of the following:

  • Maize

  • Rice

  • Maize and barley

  • Wheat and barley

Explanation

Question 16 of 69

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What does 'domestication' mean?

Select one of the following:

  • Accepting animals at home

  • Taking care of dogs

  • Modifying the behaviour

  • Modifying the physical characteristics

Explanation

Question 17 of 69

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Which of the following is NOT a condition animals had to meet for being domesticated?

Select one of the following:

  • Non-aggressive

  • Herbibores

  • Carnivores

  • To accept captivity

Explanation

Question 18 of 69

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Bartering appeared during the Neolithic because...

Select one of the following:

  • some could not find food

  • hunting was dangerous

  • some produced surpluses

  • there was no bartering, there was trade

Explanation

Question 19 of 69

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The main characteristic of bartering is...

Select one of the following:

  • The use of money

  • It was only used in the Prehistory

  • Not using money

  • Stealing most of the things

Explanation

Question 20 of 69

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During the Neolithic, people became sedentary. What does that mean?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 21 of 69

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During the Neolithic, societies began to live in...

Select one or more of the following:

  • castles

  • caves

  • settlements

  • conurbanizations

Explanation

Question 22 of 69

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Neolithic housing was built with...

Select one or more of the following:

  • Adobe and stone

  • Stone and concrete

  • Stone and plaster

  • Branches, stones and bones

Explanation

Question 23 of 69

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The existence of necropolises in the Neolithic indicates that...

Select one or more of the following:

  • they were Christian societies

  • they believed in life after death

  • they practiced cannibalism

  • they worshipped Quetzalcoatl

Explanation

Question 24 of 69

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What was one of the consequences of producing more food?

Select one of the following:

  • less trade

  • more population

  • less population

  • more hunting

Explanation

Question 25 of 69

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The new activities developed during the Neolithic allowed

Select one of the following:

  • opening schools and hospitals

  • the appearance of sports for leisure

  • the division of labour

  • the appearance of painting

Explanation

Question 26 of 69

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Neolithic societies were

Select one of the following:

  • pyramidal

  • equitable

  • hierarchical

  • anarchist

Explanation

Question 27 of 69

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How do we call attributing a soul to elements of nature?

Select one of the following:

  • Animism

  • Politheism

  • Monotheism

  • Christianity

Explanation

Question 28 of 69

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The Age of Metals is characterished by

Select one of the following:

  • the use of metallurgy

  • the invention of bridges

  • the appearance of writing

  • cave paintings

Explanation

Question 29 of 69

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The order of the periods of the Age of Metals is

Select one of the following:

  • Iron, Copper and Bronze

  • Bronze, Copper and Iron

  • Copper, Bronze and Iron

  • Iron, Bronze and Copper

Explanation

Question 30 of 69

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The earliest metallurgic technique was

Select one of the following:

  • forge

  • hitting the metal with a stone

  • smelting

  • polishing the metals

Explanation

Question 31 of 69

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'Forge' is one of the different techniques of the metallurgy during the Age of Metals, and it consists on

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 32 of 69

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One of the great advantages of smelting metals is that

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 33 of 69

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Which of the following was NOT made with metals in this period?

Select one of the following:

  • Pottery

  • Sickles

  • Swords

  • Jewellery

Explanation

Question 34 of 69

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Apart from decorating, jewellery during the Age of Metals was used as

Select one of the following:

  • agricultural tool

  • symbol of power

  • only decoration, really

  • recipient for grain

Explanation

Question 35 of 69

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Which of the following is not a new invention in the Age of Metals

Select one of the following:

  • The wheel

  • The sail

  • The potters' wheel

  • The Latin alphabet

Explanation

Question 36 of 69

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Among the consequences of the use of metals we find

Select one of the following:

  • the appearance of sports

  • the appearance of livestock farming

  • the appearance of trains

  • greater social complexity

Explanation

Question 37 of 69

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By 'greater social complexity' in the Age of Metals we refer to

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 38 of 69

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One of the consequences of the increase of conflicts was

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 39 of 69

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Main characteristic of Neolithic painting:

Select one of the following:

  • Realism

  • Naturalism

  • Schematism

  • Perspective

Explanation

Question 40 of 69

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Pottery was decorated in the Neolithic with

Select one of the following:

  • calligraphies

  • hunting scenes

  • plants

  • geometrical inscriptions

Explanation

Question 41 of 69

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The meaning of 'Megalith' is

Select one of the following:

  • Stones are large

  • Large stone

  • Long stone

  • Menhir

Explanation

Question 42 of 69

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Where can we find the majority of megalithic monuments?

Select one of the following:

  • Africa

  • Atlantic coast of America

  • Atlantic coast of Europe

  • Mesopotamia

Explanation

Question 43 of 69

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A menhir is...

Select one of the following:

  • a vertical stone

  • a horizontal stone

  • several stones in lines

  • several stones in circles

Explanation

Question 44 of 69

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A megalith consisting in several vertical stones and a horizontal one on top is a...?

Select one of the following:

  • Menhir

  • Dolmen

  • Cromlech

  • Alignment

Explanation

Question 45 of 69

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Stonehenge is a ...

Select one of the following:

  • Menhir

  • Alignment

  • Dolmen

  • Cromlech

Explanation

Question 46 of 69

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Megalithic monuments are related with

Select one of the following:

  • the cult of the animals

  • Christianity

  • cult of the stars

  • agriculture

Explanation

Question 47 of 69

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Where can we find the main examples of cave paintings in the Iberian Peninsula?

Select one of the following:

  • Atapuerca

  • Lascaux

  • Altamira

  • Albacete

Explanation

Question 48 of 69

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What is the name of the paintings prehistoric people did on walls?

Select one of the following:

  • Venus

  • Megalithic monument

  • Neanderthal

  • Cave painting

Explanation

Question 49 of 69

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Which of the following topics is NOT related with Palaeolithic art?

Select one of the following:

  • Search for food

  • Fertility

  • Cult of the dead

  • Mass and Holy communion

Explanation

Question 50 of 69

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How do we call the female figurines made of stone or bone which symbolise fertility?

Select one of the following:

  • Aphrodite

  • Venus

  • Mother Earth

  • Walkiria

Explanation

Question 51 of 69

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Which of the following order of homids is right?

Select one of the following:

  • Homo neanderthal, habilis, sapiens, erectus

  • Homo erectus, sapiens, neanderthal, habilis

  • Homo habilis, erectus, neanderthal, sapiens

  • Homo habilis, neanderthal, erectus, sapiens

Explanation

Question 52 of 69

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Our farther ancestors come from

Select one of the following:

  • Asia

  • America

  • Europe

  • Africa

Explanation

Question 53 of 69

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The only species of hominids left in the world is...

Select one of the following:

  • Homo Neanderthalensis

  • Homo Sapiens Sapiens

  • Homo Ergaster

  • Homo habilis

Explanation

Question 54 of 69

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During the Palaeolithic, humans...

Select one of the following:

  • produced meat and vegetables

  • were hunters and gatherers

  • carried out trading activities

  • did agriculture and hunting

Explanation

Question 55 of 69

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If we speak about 'lithic industry', what are we speaking about?

Select one of the following:

  • Religious beliefs

  • Techniques for working leather

  • Painting technique on the wall of caves

  • Techniques for making stone tools

Explanation

Question 56 of 69

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During the Palaeolithic, humans lived...

Select one of the following:

  • always in caves

  • in caves and shelters

  • Always outdoors

  • In tents

Explanation

Question 57 of 69

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During the Palaeolithic, people hunted

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 58 of 69

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The climate during the Palaeolithic was

Select one of the following:

  • Mild and stable

  • Always cold

  • Always warm, but rainy

  • With ice ages and milder periods

Explanation

Question 59 of 69

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History is

Select one of the following:

  • A science

  • An event

  • A hominid

  • Prehistory

Explanation

Question 60 of 69

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The dates of the Age of Metals are

Select one of the following:

  • 4,2 million years ago - 10000 BE

  • 10000 - 5000 BCE

  • 4000 BCE - Romanisation

  • 1000 BCE - Romanisation

Explanation

Question 61 of 69

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The Ancient Age starts with

Select one of the following:

  • the appearance of human beings

  • the appearance of writing

  • the fall of Rome

  • the discovery of America

Explanation

Question 62 of 69

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The chronology of the Middle Ages is

Select one of the following:

  • 3500 BCE - 476 AD

  • 476 - 1492

  • 1492 - 1789

  • 1789 - Present

Explanation

Question 63 of 69

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The Modern Age started with

Select one of the following:

  • the fall of Rome

  • the birth of Christ

  • the discovery of America

  • the French Revolution

Explanation

Question 64 of 69

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Hominisation began

Select one of the following:

  • when apes learnt how to speak

  • when apes developed the opposable thumb

  • when apes started to walk upright

  • when writing appeared

Explanation

Question 65 of 69

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Which of the following is NOT a change in the skull or brain during hominisation?

Select one of the following:

  • Weaker jaw

  • Weaker teeth

  • Development of speech

  • Grabbing objects

Explanation

Question 66 of 69

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When was fire discovered?

Select one of the following:

  • 2,5 million years ago

  • 4,2 million years ago

  • 1,5 million years ago

  • 750 000 years ago

Explanation

Question 67 of 69

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Which of the following tools was made out of bones or antlers during the Palaeolithic?

Select one of the following:

  • Knives

  • Axes

  • Flutes

  • Lances

Explanation

Question 68 of 69

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One of the reasons for nomadism was

Select one of the following:

  • change of clothes

  • Holidays

  • Extintion of resources

  • Development of agriculture

Explanation

Question 69 of 69

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How were Palaeolithic hordes organised?

Select one of the following:

  • Horizontal hierarchy

  • Pyramidal hierarchy

  • King, soldiers and slaves

  • The strongest ruled the horde

Explanation

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