HMH Stone Age Lesson 2

Which of the following was invented during the Mesolithic Era?

• the metal plow

• the water wheel

• bows and arrows

• fishing rod and reel

What is an Ice Age?

• Long periods of warm weather

• Long periods of humid weather

• Long periods of freezing weather

• Long periods of cool weather

What is a land bridge?

• A bridge that early people built

• An island between two continents

• A strip of land connecting two continents

• A large boat

During this time period, people made clothing from cotton.

• True

• False

Mesolithic period is also called...........age

• First stone age

• Old stone age

• New stone age

• Middle stone age

People began to control things so they could use them for survival - did this to plant and animals.

• Domestication
• Surplus
• Fire
• Ride

A period of extremely cold temperatures when part of the planet's surface was covered with massive ice sheets.

• Paleolithic

• Agricultural Revolution

• Ice Age

• Neolithic

Were uses for fire:

• A source of light and heat.

• A means to hunt and scare away wild life.

• All of the above.

The Mesolithic Era is

• Middle Stone Age→

  2nd time period of Early Humans. Start planting foods & living in groups.

• New Stone Age→

  3rd time period of Early Humans. Agriculture Revolution.

• New Stone Age→

  3rd time period of Early Humans. Agriculture Revolution.

What material were the first tools made from?

• Stones and bones

• Stones and metal

• Bones and glass

• Metal and wood