Stone Age Quiz

What did Mary Leakey find in East Africa in 1959?

• Stone tools

• Written records

• Bones more than 1.5 million years old

• Ancient paintings

What did early humans learn to make over millions of years?

• Complex tools

• Written records

• Modern technology

• Ancient paintings

Where did Homo erectus appear?

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• America

What does the name "Homo sapiens" mean?

• Wise man

• Upright man

• Tool maker

• Fire starter

What was the main activity of women in hunter-gatherer societies?

• Hunting

• Gathering

• Cooking

• Painting

Who were hunter-gatherers?

• People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive

• People who farm and raise livestock

• People who build houses and cities

• People who trade goods and services

What role did women likely have in hunter-gatherer societies?

• Collecting plants to eat and taking care of children

• Hunting large animals

• Building shelters

• Trading with other groups

What might have been one advantage of walking completely upright?

• Better swimming abilities

• Easier to climb trees

• To have hands free for tool use

• Faster running speed

A period of time where humans invented and primarily used stone tools

• Stone Age
• Iron Age
• Bronze Age
• Neolithic Age

Old stone age is also known as :

• Neolithic Age

• Mesolithic Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Chalcolithic Age