Paleolithic and Neolithic Times

Paleolithic and Neolithic Times

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Ashlee Broussard

Geography

5th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you think a scribe is?
ancient record keeper
the business of farming
a person who teaches
a weapon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Paleolithic mean?
earliest period of the Stone Age
Latest and most advanced period of the stone age. 
it's a way you eat. 
Its a type of government

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Neolithic mean?
society ruled by men
A type of job
latest and most advanced period of the Stone Age
Its a place you go

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?
They needed to find employment and an income
To find resources such as food and shelter
To explore the world.
They needed to find better transportation.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did the start of farming change early human tribes? 
It forced them to stay in one place and build villages and cities.
It caused them to continue to hunt animals and gather plants. 
It ended fighting between the tribes for land.
It stopped them from building temples for their gods.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people? 
They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
They migrated, or moved, from place to place
They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.
They lived in small villages and farmed the land. 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement best describes the Neolithic people? 
They lived in caves or built simple shelters.
They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.
They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply. 
They used simple tools made from stone.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement best describes the clothing of early cultures?
Paleolithic people learned to weave plants for cloth. 
Neolithic people used only animal skins for clothing.
Paleolithic people used wool collected from domesticated sheep. 
Neolithic people made clothes from cloth, wool, and animal skins. 

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

People began to tame goats, sheep, pigs, and cattle.
Neolithic Man
Paleolithic Man

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Villages and settlements were where people began to live often made of mud, bricks and timber. These settlements became permanent.
Neolithic Man
Paleolithic Man

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