Y3 Stone Age Quiz

What is your class??

• Aspen

• Fir

• Larch

The Stone Age is divided into how many main periods?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What is the earliest period of the Stone Age called?

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Paleolithic

• Bronze Age

How long ago did the Paleolithic period start?

• About 200 years ago

• About 2,000 years ago

• About 20,000 years ago

• About 2.5 million years ago

What term describes Stone Age people who moved around to hunt animals and gather plants for food?

• Farmers

• Hunters

• Gatherers

• Hunter-gatherers

Which period of the Stone Age occurred between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods?

• Mesolithic

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

• Middle Ages

How long ago did the Mesolithic period start?

• About 200 years ago

• About 12,000 years ago

• About 5,000 years ago

• About 100 years ago

What major development characterizes the Neolithic period?

• The discovery of fire

• The invention of the wheel

• The beginning of farming and settled communities

• The building of pyramids

How long ago did the Neolithic period start?

• About 10,000 years ago

• About 1,000 years ago

• About 100 years ago

• About 1 million years ago

Which of these is a well-known Neolithic site in Britain?

• The Colosseum

• The Great Wall of China

• Stonehenge

• The Pyramids of Giza