The Stone Age

Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent? 

• Europe 
• North America 
• Asia 
• Africa 

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. 

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. 

Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for the cave paintings made by the Paleolithic people? 

• The paintings were the first expressions of art.
• The paintings taught young hunters how to hunt. 
• The paintings taught young farmers how to plant seeds.
• The paintings had religious significance.

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 statement best explains the greatest effect the emergence of agriculture had on early societies?

• The population steadily decreased.
• People were not able to specialize in just one trade. 
• Agriculture made it harder to find food. 
• The population steadily increased. 

What was the main role women played in Paleolithic society?

• Women gathered wild plants for food. 
• Women hunted animals for food.
• Women planted seeds for food. 
• Women domesticated animals for food. 

Agriculture made it necessary for people to develop which of the following?

• ways to move water to their fields such as channels, canals, and dams 
• language
• stone tools 
• ways to work together to bring down large animals like mammoths 

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