WorksheetsTCI History Alive! Ancient World From Hunters and Gatherers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these domesticated animals did the hunter-gatherers find MOST useful for hunting and protection?
a)
dog
b)
cow
c)
goat
d)
lion
2.
What is the Neolithic Age also called?
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Old Stone Age
c)
Ancient Stone Age
d)
Stone Age
3.
1. Why did people live in larger communities during the Neolithic Age than in earlier times?
a)
They needed more people for hunting and gathering
b)
They could grow enough food to support more people
c)
They created better ways of getting along with people
d)
They could trade their crops with other groups
4.
What does domesticate mean?
a)
to train a wild animal to be useful to humans
b)
to clean the house
c)
to live in the stone age
d)
to build a permanent shelter
5.
What is the definition of agriculture?
a)
gardening
b)
hunting
c)
working
d)
cultivating crops and domesticating animals
6.
What does fertile mean?
a)
a stable food supply
b)
farming
c)
good for growing crops
d)
clay
7.
Archaeologists have found houses in which the doorways were built high up on the walls. What was the most likely reason for this?
a)
The fertile land sunk quickly
b)
They wanted to be safe from wild animals and enemies
c)
People from this time were taller than we are now
d)
They liked to climb
8.
What is the best title for these words: Spinners, Weavers, Basket Makers, Toolmakers?
a)
Trade in Catal Hoyuk
b)
Specialization in Catal Hoyuk
c)
Community in Catal Hoyuk
d)
Education in Catal Hoyuk
9.
How did trade help Neolithic people make stronger tools?
a)
They got special materials such as obsidian from other areas.
b)
They became stronger
c)
They learned how to work with new material
d)
It didn't create stronger tools.
10.
If you were a Neolithic trader, what would most likely happen as you traveled and traded?
a)
You would study cave art
b)
You would become a better hunter
c)
You would spend a lot of money buying new things
d)
You would find out how other groups lived
11.
The Neolithic Age ended about 3,000 B.C.E., with the discovery of how to
a)
make metal tools
b)
weave linen cloth
c)
tame wild animals
d)
build brick houses
12.
Hunter gatherers were nomadic. What statement below is CORRECT?
a)
In Paleolithic times, people spent most of their time finding enough food to live
b)
In Paleolithic times, people lived in large communities and moved frequently
c)
In Paleolithic times, people developed special skills
d)
In Paleolithic times, people lived in permanent structures made of mud bricks
13.
The Neolithic Age, also called the New Stone Age, began with what revolutionary discovery?
a)
metal tools
b)
stone tools
c)
hunting
d)
farming
14.
What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?
a)
they had more time to relax
b)
they had better-tasting food
c)
they had a stable food supply
d)
they had enough water for crops
15.
How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
a)
Everybody did the same job
b)
Most people enjoyed working alone
c)
Individuals developed a variety of skills
d)
Villagers learned to make stone tools
16.
Why did the Neolithic people trade?
a)
To meet new people
b)
To learn new cultures
c)
To show off their tools
d)
To get the resources they lacked
17.
What is the Paleolithic Age also called?
a)
The New Stone Age
b)
The Old Stone Age
c)
The Ancient Stone Age
d)
The Stone Age
18.
Hunter gatherers were nomadic. What statement below is CORRECT?
a)
In Paleolithic times, people spent most of their time finding enough food to live
b)
In Paleolithic times, people lived in large communities and moved frequently
c)
In Paleolithic times, people developed special skills
d)
In Paleolithic times, people lived in permanent structures made of mud bricks
19.
Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?
a)
New ways of living in smaller family groups
b)
New ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits
c)
New ways of protection with bows and arrows
d)
New ways of making clothing out of animal skins
20.
What followed the Neolithic Age?
a)
The Iron Age
b)
The Information Age
c)
The Bronze Age
d)
The Dark Ages
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