Neolithic Quiz

Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?

• They were experts at using their environment to meet their basis needs. 
• The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
• They domesticated animals to help with daily activities. 
• They developed ways to bring water to their crops. 

What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures? 

• the shelters people used
• the way people got food for themselves
• the tools people used
• the clothes people wore 

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.

Which of the following describes how the earliest humans (paleolithic) lived? 

• by hunting and gathering food
• by herding sheep and other live stock
• alone or in pairs
• in farming villages along streams and rivers

Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?

• jewelry made of smooth stones
• farms
•  cave paintings
• domesticated animals

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.

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.

The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.

• transportation
• glaciation
• Paleolithic
• migration

1. What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?

• A. trading
• B. hunting
• C. farming
• D. building

2. How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?

• A. by hunting and gathering
• B. by planting and harvesting
• C. by herding goats and cattle
• D. by trading over land and sea