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Paleo/Neolithic REVIEW

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nomadic Lifestyle

a)

The belief in a single all-powerful god.

b)

A type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.

c)

Someone who lives by traveling from place to place in search of food.

d)

The watering of land to make it ready for agriculture.

2.

Surplus

a)

A type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.

b)

The early phase of the Stone Age.

c)

The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.

d)

An amount of something left over when requirements have been met. EXTRA

3.

Farming and Domestication of Animals resulted in the beginning of the....

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Metal Age

c)

Neolithic Age

d)

Fire Age

4.
What is another name for the Neolithic Age?
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Old Stone Age
c)
Prehistoric Period
d)
The Ice Age
5.

What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

beginning of hunting and gathering

b)

humans learned to write

c)

humans began farming

d)

humans built towns and cities

6.
How did man get his food during the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Growing crops
b)
Hunting and Gathering
c)
Stealing from others
d)
Scavenging
7.

Which of the following happened when humans began to farm?

a)

Communities formed where people could do different jobs

b)

They had more meat in their diet

c)

They were constantly attacked by wild animals

d)

They had to move from place to place following crops

8.

What is another word for farming and the domestication of animals?

a)

industry

b)

Paleolithic

c)

agriculture

d)

migration

9.
How did the "Stone Age"get its name?
a)
Man made his homes out of stone.
b)
Man made tools and weapons out of stone.
c)
Man carved sculptures out of stone.
d)
Man worshiped statues made of stone.
10.

Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?

a)

They followed animals to hunt and gathered fruits and berries along the way.

b)

The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.

c)

They domesticated animals to help with daily activities.

d)

They developed ways to bring water to their crops.

11.

What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures?

a)

the shelters people used

b)

the way people got their food

c)

the tools people used

d)

the clothes people wore

12.

Which statement best describes the Neolithic people?

a)

They lived in caves or built simple shelters.

b)

They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.

c)

They could settle in one place because they had a stable food supply.

d)

They used simple tools made from stone.

13.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
mastered fire.
b)
developed agriculture.
c)
migrated from Africa.
d)
organized governments
14.

What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

Stable Food Supply

b)

Specialization of Jobs

c)

Permanent Settlements

d)

They are ALL correct

15.

People who regularly move form place to place in search of food

a)

sedentary

b)

obsidian

c)

nomads

16.

What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

beginning of hunting and gathering

b)

humans learned to write

c)

humans began farming

d)

humans built towns and cities

17.
How did man get his food during the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Growing crops
b)
Hunting and Gathering
c)
Stealing from others
d)
Scavenging
18.

What was one benefit of having a permanent home?

a)

safety from wild animals

b)

less disease

c)

less children so fewer people

d)

more space to live

19.
What is another name for the Old Stone Age?
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Neolithic Age
c)
Archeology Age
d)
Prehistory
20.

8. Why did Neolithic people trade?

a)

to learn other languages

b)

to ride across the deserts

c)

to get resources they didn't have

d)

to show off their good crafts

21.
What was a major effect of the neolithic revolution?
a)
People began hunting and gathering
b)
The first permanent settlements
c)
A terrible war
d)
Human rights
22.

The taming of animals for personal use.

a)

domestication

b)

domination

c)

farming

d)

petting zoo

23.
What happened when people began to trade during the Neolithic Age?
a)
Man invented the bicycle.
b)
Many new materials and ideas were spread from town to town. 
c)
Shopping centers were built.
d)
Man used paper money for the first time.
24.
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
a)
They kept pets for company.
b)
They could travel more easily.
c)
They shared most of the work.
d)
They had a stable food supply.
25.
If you were a Neolithic trader, what would most likely happen as you traveled and traded?
a)
You would find out how other groups lived.
b)
You would invent an alphabet and start writing.
c)
You would become a better hunter by following animals.
d)
You would spend more time making cave art.
26.
What came after Agriculture in the chain reaction?
a)
Trading
b)
Communities
c)
Jobs
d)
Stable food supply
27.

What came after New (Specialized) Jobs in the chain reaction?

a)

Trading

b)

Permanent Settlements

c)

New Jobs

d)

New Ideas

28.
What came after Stable Food Supply in the chain reaction?
a)
Communities
b)
Trading
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
Jobs
29.
Surplus
a)
little
b)
not enough
c)
extra
d)
just right
30.
The best way to describe the Paleolithic people and their way of life is by calling them 
a)
artifacts
b)
hominids
c)
nomads
d)
prehistoric
31.

The Agricultural Revolution

a)

When people began to mix tin and copper.

b)

When people lived in caves

c)

When people drew on cave walls

d)

When people began to farm and domesticate animals

32.

One of the most important advances in all of history was:

a)

Development of sewing

b)

Permanent houses

c)

The bow and arrow

d)

The invention of agriculture

33.

What is Specialization?

a)

Being good at many jobs.

b)

Being an expert at one job.

c)

Doing multiple jobs at the same time.

d)

Being ineffective at a job.

34.

What is the last part of the chain reaction of the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

Stable food supply

b)

Communities form

c)

Trading

d)

Spreading of ideas

35.

One way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.

a)

They no longer were nomads

b)

Life expectancy was shorter

c)

They had to move around to new farms

36.

Fill in the missing link.

Stable Food Supply, Permanent Homes, ________________, Specialized Jobs.

a)

Communities Form

b)

Trading

c)

Spreading of Ideas

d)

Surplus of food

37.

Fill in the missing link.

Stable Food Supply, _______?_____, Communities Form, Specialized Jobs, Trading, Spreading of Ideas

a)

Surplus of food

b)

Permanent Homes

c)

Permanent Marker

d)

Permanent Hair

38.

Fill in the missing link.

Stable Food Supply, Permanent Homes, Communities Form, Specialized Jobs, Trading, ______?________

a)

Surplus of food

b)

Spreading of Peanut Butter & Jelly

c)

Spreading of Ideas

d)

Spreading of seeds

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