NES ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SUBTEST
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SCRIPT 2026
FULL SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Market Economy. Answer: In market economies, the three basic
economic questions are answered by individuals and privately owned
corporations rather than by the government. The exchange of goods,
services, and information takes place in a free market governed by the
law of supply and demand, which determines the price of goods and
services.
⩥ Mixed Economy. Answer: In mixed economies, both government and
the marketplace answer the three basic economic questions. Individuals
and firms enjoy varying degrees of economic freedom, but they are also
subject to a range of government regulation. Common examples of
mixed economies include the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan,
Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy.
⩥ Stone age. Answer: (subdivided into Paleolithic—a span beginning
more than a million years ago in which several Homo species used crude
rock tools; Mesolithic—about 12000 to 7000 years ago; Neolithic—
7000 to about 5500); the Bronze Age (5500 to 3200 years ago); and the
Iron Age (starting about 3200 years ago).
⩥ Paleolithic—. Answer: a span beginning more than a million years
ago in which several Homo species used crude rock tools;
,⩥ Mesolithic—. Answer: about 12000 to 7000 years ago;
⩥ Neolithic—. Answer: 7000 to about 5500);
⩥ the Bronze Age. Answer: (5500 to 3200 years ago);
⩥ the Iron Age. Answer: (starting about 3200 years ago).
⩥ the collapse of Rome in _____,. Answer: 496 CE
⩥ From about 500 CE to 1000 CE, Western Europe was politically
divided, rural, and largely cut off from advanced civilizations in the
Middle East, China, and India. This period in Europe has often been
called the _____ _____. Answer: Dark Ages.
⩥ China, too, broke apart when the _____ dynasty collapsed in 220 CE
and remained divided for almost 400 years.. Answer: Han
⩥ China was not restored to its earlier glory until the emergence of the
_____ Dynasty in 618 CE.. Answer: Tang
, ⩥ The earliest American civilization, that of the _____, emerged in the
tropical forests along the Gulf Coast of Mexico from about 1500 BCE to
400 BCE.. Answer: Olmecs
⩥ Mesoamerica,. Answer: a geographic region made up of Mexico and
Central America.
⩥ Before the birth of Prophet Mohammad in the northern Arabian
trading city of Mecca between _____ and _____ CE,. Answer: 570-580
⩥ The _____ are believed to have originated from West Africa, in
present day Cameroon and Nigeria.. Answer: Bantu
⩥ Era 1. Answer: Era 1: The beginnings of human society
⩥ Era 2. Answer: : Early civilizations and the emergence of pastoral
peoples (4000-1000 BCE)
⩥ Era 3. Answer: : Classical traditions, major religions, and giant
empires (1000 BCE-300 CE)
⩥ Era 4. Answer: : Expanding zones of exchange and encounter (300-
1000 CE)
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SCRIPT 2026
FULL SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Market Economy. Answer: In market economies, the three basic
economic questions are answered by individuals and privately owned
corporations rather than by the government. The exchange of goods,
services, and information takes place in a free market governed by the
law of supply and demand, which determines the price of goods and
services.
⩥ Mixed Economy. Answer: In mixed economies, both government and
the marketplace answer the three basic economic questions. Individuals
and firms enjoy varying degrees of economic freedom, but they are also
subject to a range of government regulation. Common examples of
mixed economies include the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan,
Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy.
⩥ Stone age. Answer: (subdivided into Paleolithic—a span beginning
more than a million years ago in which several Homo species used crude
rock tools; Mesolithic—about 12000 to 7000 years ago; Neolithic—
7000 to about 5500); the Bronze Age (5500 to 3200 years ago); and the
Iron Age (starting about 3200 years ago).
⩥ Paleolithic—. Answer: a span beginning more than a million years
ago in which several Homo species used crude rock tools;
,⩥ Mesolithic—. Answer: about 12000 to 7000 years ago;
⩥ Neolithic—. Answer: 7000 to about 5500);
⩥ the Bronze Age. Answer: (5500 to 3200 years ago);
⩥ the Iron Age. Answer: (starting about 3200 years ago).
⩥ the collapse of Rome in _____,. Answer: 496 CE
⩥ From about 500 CE to 1000 CE, Western Europe was politically
divided, rural, and largely cut off from advanced civilizations in the
Middle East, China, and India. This period in Europe has often been
called the _____ _____. Answer: Dark Ages.
⩥ China, too, broke apart when the _____ dynasty collapsed in 220 CE
and remained divided for almost 400 years.. Answer: Han
⩥ China was not restored to its earlier glory until the emergence of the
_____ Dynasty in 618 CE.. Answer: Tang
, ⩥ The earliest American civilization, that of the _____, emerged in the
tropical forests along the Gulf Coast of Mexico from about 1500 BCE to
400 BCE.. Answer: Olmecs
⩥ Mesoamerica,. Answer: a geographic region made up of Mexico and
Central America.
⩥ Before the birth of Prophet Mohammad in the northern Arabian
trading city of Mecca between _____ and _____ CE,. Answer: 570-580
⩥ The _____ are believed to have originated from West Africa, in
present day Cameroon and Nigeria.. Answer: Bantu
⩥ Era 1. Answer: Era 1: The beginnings of human society
⩥ Era 2. Answer: : Early civilizations and the emergence of pastoral
peoples (4000-1000 BCE)
⩥ Era 3. Answer: : Classical traditions, major religions, and giant
empires (1000 BCE-300 CE)
⩥ Era 4. Answer: : Expanding zones of exchange and encounter (300-
1000 CE)
