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KEY
A. Fill in the blanks (10 marks)
Fill in the following blanks. You may refer to your textbook P. 11-12.
1. Archaeologists divided the ancient human history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age
and the Iron Age according to the materials used for making tools.
2. During the Stone Age, the ancient humans used stones to make tools and weapons.
3. Historians divided the Stone Age into three different periods, mainly the Old Stone
Age, the Middle Stone Age and the New Stone
Age.
4. After people began using bronze metal tools gradually replaced stone
tools.
5. Human history was divided into two main periods: historic times and
prehistoric times. They were divided by the invention of writing.
B. Multiple choice questions (5 marks)
Choose the best answers for the following questions. Circle your answers.
1. What were the functions of fire for humans in the Stone Age?
(1) Lighting
(2) Heating
(3) Cooking
(4) Driving away wild animals
A. (1), (2), (3) B. (1), (2), (4)
C. (2), (3), (4) D. All of the above
2. Several things were found in the caves of the Stone Age, for example humans, remains of fire,
sharp stone tools, and seeds. These show that early humans:
(1) knew how to farm.
(2) could make fire.
(3) hunted with stone tools.
(4) lived in villages.
A. (1), (2), (3) B. (1), (2), (4)
C. (2), (3), (4) D. All of the above
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3. Which of the following descriptions of humans in villages in the New Stone Age is correct?
A. Humans lived in caves.
B. Humans hunted alone.
C. Humans exchanged products with people from other villages.
D. Humans lived nomadic lives.
4. Which of the following was not invented by humans in the Middle Stone Age?
A. Making fire B. Bows and arrows
C. Small wood boats D. Fishing hooks
5. Which of the following were animals kept by the Stone Age humans?
(1) Horses
(2) Cows
(3) Pigs
(4) Deer
A. (1), (2) B. (1), (3)
C. (2), (3) D. (2), (4)
C. Corrections (5 marks)
Underline the mistakes of the following statements and correct them in the boxes on the right.
Statements Correct answer
1. The Gregorian calendar began with the birth of Muhammad. Jesus Christ
2. People entered the Iron Age as the Stone Age ended. Bronze
3. Human history was divided into pre-historic and historic times by the writing
invention of simple stone tools.
4. In the Stone Age, humans used metal to make tools and weapons. stone
5. Commerce (buying and selling products) began in the Old Stone Age. New
D. Sequence (5 marks)
Arrange the following years in chronological order.
A B C D E
132 BC 1984 BC AD 1881 AD 1314 478 BC
___B___ ____E___ ___A____ ____D___ ___C____
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E. Counting times (10 marks)
Calculate the decades and centuries for the following years.
1. AD 1327 = the 3rd decade of the 14th century
2. 219 BC = the 2nd decade of the 3rd century
3. AD 490 = the 9th decade of the 5th century
4. 4129 BC = the 3rd decade of the 42nd century
5. AD 1803 = the 1st decade of the 19th century
F. Short questions (10 marks)
Look at the pictures below and answer the questions.
Source A – A film released in 2019 Source B – A picture of Hitler in WWII (1949)
1. Differentiate whether the sources above are story or history. Justify your answers. (8 marks)
- Source A is story / history. It is because it was a/an fictional event that did /
did not happen in the year 2019 .
- Source B is story / history. It is because it was a/an event that
did / did not happen in the year 1949 .
2. Differentiate whether the sources above are primary or secondary sources and written or non-
written source. Put a tick ( ) in the right boxes. (2 marks)
Primary source Secondary source Written source Non-written source
Source A
Source B
