WorksheetsEarly Humans/Stone Age
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Paleolithic period occurred during the _______________
a)
The Renaissance
b)
The Bronze Age
c)
The Stone Age
d)
The Iron Age
2.
Anno Domini
a)
AC
b)
BC
c)
AD
d)
BCE
3.
an example of the theme of geography is exhibited by hominids that migrated to different parts of the world to survive by finding food sources.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Place
d)
Movement
4.
The land bridge theory says that:
a)
Huting groups traveled to North America across Beringia
b)
Early people arrived more than 40,000 years ago
c)
The first American traveled to the American in boats.
d)
Native Americans have always lived in the Americas.
5.
The field of study that tells us about wow humans lived in the Paleolithic Era.
the study of ancient cultures based on artifacts and other remains
the study of ancient cultures based on artifacts and other remains
a)
Archeology
b)
Agriculture
c)
Human
d)
Pangaea
6.
a person that moves from place to place in search of food and other items necessary for survival.
a)
Artifacts
b)
Cave Art
c)
Nomad
d)
Place
7.
Which is not a period of the Stone Age?
a)
Neolithic
b)
Mesolithic
c)
Prehistoric
d)
Paleolithic
8.
An amount that is more than needed, excess
a)
Surplus
b)
Cooperation
c)
Ice Age
d)
Location
9.
The push factor involves a force which acts to drive people away from a place and the pull factor is what draws them to a new location. (Push factors=famine, low employment, etc.) (Pull factor=american dream).
a)
Place
b)
Push - Pull Factors
c)
Domestication
d)
Migrate
10.
BC
a)
Before Christ
b)
Began Christ
c)
Be Christ
d)
Before Common
11.
Common Era
a)
CME
b)
CEE
c)
CE
d)
C
12.
remains of living things (plants, animals, people)
a)
Region
b)
Cooperation
c)
Artifacts
d)
Fossils
13.
A strip of land used by people during the Ice Age to get form Asia to North America was called a ____________________
a)
Valley
b)
Island
c)
Land bridge
d)
Roadway
14.
remains of things that were made (arrow heads, pottery)
a)
Agriculture
b)
Artifacts
c)
Region
d)
Technology
15.
a group of people who live together; the way of life of a people having reached a civilized state
Culture in which large numbers of people share common elements.
Culture in which large numbers of people share common elements.
a)
Cro-Magnon
b)
Hominid
c)
Ice Age
d)
Civilization
16.
BCE
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Be Christ East
c)
Before Cause Effect
d)
Before Common Egg
17.
period of glaciation causing early humans living areas to be limited forcing them to move to areas with warmer temperatures. Their daily lives were impacted as they had to find new ways to accept and survive the frigid temperatures.
a)
The Bronze age
b)
Stone Age
c)
Ice Age
d)
The Iron Age
18.
early humans used a strip of land, the Bering Strait, during the Ice Age to get form Asia to North America.
a)
The Big Bang Theory
b)
The Land Bridge Theory
c)
The Continental Drift Theory
d)
The Theory of Evolution
19.
people who hunt animals and collect wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive, Early humans were hunter gatherers.
a)
Human Environmental Interaction
b)
Hunter - Gatherer
c)
Place
d)
Region
20.
The Paleolithic Age was the earliest recorded and known history form humans ad represents the time of:
a)
Eating directly from the land
b)
making stone tools to survive
c)
Making wood carving ot communicate
d)
harvesting freshwater fish
21.
Modern humans are the same species as _______________
a)
Australopithicus
b)
Homo Erectus
c)
Homo Habilis
d)
Homo Sapien
22.
hominids with small stocky stature - relied on brute strength to survive - created crude weapons made of stone - because extinct during the Ice Age.
a)
Homo Habilis
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Neanderthal
d)
place
23.
early human ancestor
a)
Human
b)
Hominid
c)
Region
d)
People
24.
hierarchal classes evident within society; represent basic structure of economy
the way a civilization is organized
the way a civilization is organized
a)
Stone Age
b)
Pangaea
c)
Social Structure
d)
Migrate
25.
the first know period of prehistoric human culture characterized by the use of stone tools ---included the paleolithic, mesolithic and neolithic periods
a)
Ice Age
b)
Bronze Age
c)
Stone Age
d)
Iron Age
26.
The Ice Age had a dramatic effect on the lives of people because - choose the one that does not apply
a)
The areas where they could live were limited
b)
Significant numbers of people were often forced to move to areas where the temperatures were warmer
c)
They could not longer eat foods they were used to eating because of the temperatures
d)
People had to chnage the way they did things and look in the environment to find ways to help them survive the frigid temperatures
27.
Advances in the Neolithic Age
a- The domestication of plants and animals
b- The use of stone tools
c- ? Choose form the list below
a- The domestication of plants and animals
b- The use of stone tools
c- ? Choose form the list below
a)
The use of the chariot
b)
The invention of the waterwheel
c)
The rise of the permanent settlements
d)
The development of sanitation system
28.
New Stone Age
8000 BCE to 3000 BCE; move from nomadic lifestyles to agricultural lifestyles and town and city life; small communities; specialization of labor
8000 BCE to 3000 BCE; move from nomadic lifestyles to agricultural lifestyles and town and city life; small communities; specialization of labor
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Pangaea
c)
Neolithic
d)
Place
29.
The Stone Age was marked by climatic changes that affected the movement and survival of early human man. These changes were known as_________
a)
Bronze Ages
b)
Old Ages
c)
Ice Ages
d)
Iron Ages
30.
to move; Hominids had to migrate during the Ice Age to hunt food for survival.
a)
Immitate
b)
Domestication
c)
Cooperation
d)
Migrate
31.
farming (It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as agriculture.)
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Agriculture
d)
Human Environmental Interaction
32.
The Stone Age was marked by which of the following innovations
a)
matery of fire and development of stone tools
b)
written language
c)
invention of the wheel
d)
invention of he car
33.
Working together for the good of all
Behavior by two or more individuals that leads to mutual benefit
Behavior by two or more individuals that leads to mutual benefit
a)
Please
b)
Cooperation
c)
Thank you
d)
Place
34.
The use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems, especially in industry and commerce. The specific methods, materials, and devices used to solve practical problems. In the STONE AGE they use objects to make tools to help hunt food.
a)
Surplus
b)
Push -Pull factors
c)
Technology
d)
Domestication
35.
The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans
a)
Pangaea
b)
Surplus
c)
Technology
d)
Domestication
36.
Hominids that lived during the Ice Age in Europe would describe a much different place than people in Europe would describe today. Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon would have lived in a frigidly cold environment with frequent snowfall and plentiful population of reindeer and other animals uncommon to Europe today.
a)
Region
b)
Human Environmental Interaction
c)
Place
d)
Location
37.
supercontinent that included all current land masses, believed to have been in existence before the continents broke apart during the Triassic and Jurassic Periods.
a)
The Land Bridge Theory
b)
Pangaea
c)
Place
d)
Location
38.
referred to by many by many scientist as Homo Sapiens(sapiens means wise) - migrated into Europe from Africa and the Middle East during the Ice Age and survived despite the Neanderthals of the same time period becoming extinct. Created cave art throughout Europe.
a)
Cro-Magnon
b)
Migrate
c)
Loaction
d)
Cave Art
39.
Old Stone Age
called the old stone age (from 10,000 to 2.5 million years ago); they were concerned with food supply; they used stone as well as bone tools; they were nomadic hunters and gatherers.
called the old stone age (from 10,000 to 2.5 million years ago); they were concerned with food supply; they used stone as well as bone tools; they were nomadic hunters and gatherers.
a)
Mesolithic
b)
Neolithic
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Modern Time
40.
Hominids depended on their habitat for food. They adapted to their environment by wearing clothes made of animals hides and mastering the art of fire to keep warm. Cor-Magnons changed their environment by painting on cave walls.
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Location
d)
Human Environmental Interaction
41.
an example of this theme of geography would be Lascaux France - the location of some of the most famous cave art in the world.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Human Environmental Interaction
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