Neolithic Age Quiz

What does the word “Neolithic” mean?

• Old Stone Age

• New Stone Age

• Ice Age

• Bronze Age

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What was a big change during the Neolithic Age?

• People started hunting for the first time

• People moved to caves

• People began farming and staying in one place

• People made fire for the first time

The Neolithic Age started when people learned to:

• Build skyscrapers

• Grow their own food

• Read and write

• Ride horses

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What came before the Neolithic Age?

• Paleolithic Age

• Bronze Age

• Middle Ages

• Ice Age

What kind of tools did people in the Neolithic Age use?

• Metal tools

• Stone tools that were sharper and smoother

• Plastic tools

• Iron tools

Why was farming so important in the Neolithic Age?

• It made people taller

• It helped people grow food and stay in one place

• It made people travel more

• It was fun

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a crop?

• A place where people sleep

• A plant grown for food

• A type of rock

• A kind of animal

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following was likely grown by Neolithic farmers?

• Wheat

• Ice

• Sugar

• Water

Farming allowed people to:

• Move every day

• Store extra food for the future

• Stop eating food

• Live in forests only

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is a “food surplus”?

• When food is missing

• When people steal food

• Extra food left over after feeding everyone

• Spoiled food