Horrible Histories: The Stone Age

What was the name of the time period starting 60, 000 years ago, before the development of writing, and when tools were made out of stone?

• Paleolithic Age

• The Renaissance

• Bronze Age

• Middle Ages

What adaptation did early man develop that allowed them to grasp and pick up objects?

• Two feet and legs

• Elbow joints

• Bendable thumbs

• Bendable pinky fingers.

True or False. Early human brain surgery involved a procedure to drill holes in the skull.

• True

• False

Why did Neanderthals have a limited range of vocal sounds compared to modern humans?

• Their brains were smaller, limiting speech capacity.

• They preferred communicating through sign language.

• The shape of their vocal passages restricted sound production.

• They had not yet developed the ability to form complex words.

What was a primary characteristic of Neanderthal living arrangements?

• They lived permanently in caves.

• They were nomadic, moving with the seasons.

• They built large, permanent settlements.

• They lived in isolated family units.

How did Neanderthals use fire for cooking? Choose 2.

• They threw a dead animal on a bonfire and left it to scorch until the outside and inside were cooked.

• They stuffed the meat with moss and they lit the moss on fire, cooking the animal from the inside out.

• They poured water in a stone trough and threw heated stones into it.

What were some of the practical uses of moss for Stone Age people?

• As a building material for permanent homes.

• For making clothing and decorative items.

• As toilet paper, tinder for fires, and bandages.

• To create dyes for cave paintings.

Why did early man during the Paleolithic Age have very few personal possessions?

• They did in fact have many personal possessions.

• It was difficult to carry many things as they moved from place to place.

• Early man were rich and could afford to buy goods at any time.

• Early man was happy with the simple life.

According to the documentary, what were the function of cave drawings during the Stone Age?

• Listed cooking recipes 

• Performed mathematical computations

• Told stories of daily life

• Passed on religious information

What happened to the Neanderthals?

• They became extinct because of a volcano.

• They became extinct because of a great flood.

• They became extinct during the Black Death.

• They became extinct during the Ice Age, and about 20,000 years later Cro Magnons continued the evolution.