Stone Ages Test Prep

People who study the remains of past cultures are called:

• miners

• geologists

• storytellers

• archaeologists

In the beginning of the New Stone Age people began to:

• farm

• hunt and gather

• fish

• celebrate

The traditions and ways of living of a group of people explain their:

• government

• culture

• technology

• profession

How did the people of the Old Stone Age meet their basic needs?

• cooperating and sharing crops

• living together in one place

• hunting and gathering

• creating villages

What developments resulted in the establishment of villages during the NEW STONE Age?

• shortage of animals for food

• the movement of glaciers to create lakes

• the domestication of animals and agriculture

• painting caves

What does it mean to domesticate?

• to tame

• to trade

• to eat

• to gather

What does "prehistory" mean?

• ancient times

• the time period before written language

• the middle ages

• when cavemen lived

Which is an example of an artifact?

• a plant

• a stone tool

• a fossil

• bones

What is a person who moves a lot with no permanent home called?

• prehistoric

• surplus

• agriculture

• nomad

Due to farming, people in the New Stone Age had a ____ of crops.

• agriculture

• limit

• surplus

• cultivate