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The Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When people were farming and raising food, other people could have jobs besides farming

a)

society

b)

land bridge

c)

specialization of labor

d)

technology

2.

When early people learned to grow their own crops for food it was called ______________________.

a)

hunting

b)

gathering

c)

migrating

d)

agriculture

3.

Early people learned to raise animals for milk, meat, and wool and this is called _________________________.

a)

migration

b)

technology

c)

specialization of labor

d)

domestication

4.

_________________ migrated from place to place.

a)

villagers

b)

nomads

c)

priests

d)

migrations

5.

What did people use during the Paleolithic Era to help them survive?

a)

Canoes

b)

Bow and arrow

c)

stone tools

d)

pottery

6.
What term describes Paleolithic man?
a)
Farmer
b)
Hunter-gatherer
c)
Renaissance Man
d)
New Stone Age Man
7.
What made the Neolithic Age different from the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Settled communities
b)
Increased Agriculture
c)
Pottery & Weaving skills
d)
All of the above
8.
Paleolithic
a)
Old Stone Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
Middle Stone Age
d)
Flintstone Age
9.
Neolithic 
a)
Old Stone Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
Middle Stone Age
d)
Flintstone Age
10.
What material were the first tools made from?
a)
Stones and bones
b)
Stones and metal
c)
Bones and glass
d)
Metal and wood
11.
How did the Caveman explain their stories?
a)
Wrote a book
b)
Wrote in the dirt
c)
Wrote on cave walls
d)
Used sign language 
12.
What physical feature did neolithic people MOST likely settle near?
a)
Deserts
b)
Oceans
c)
Mountains
d)
Rivers
13.
Which of the following pieces of evidence prove that the picture is NOT from the paleolithic age?
a)
People are using tools
b)
There are permanent homes
c)
Women are gathering plants
d)
There are about 50 people present
14.
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution? 
a)
beginning of hunting and gathering
b)
man learned to write
c)
man began farming
d)
man built towns and cities
15.
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
16.
Which of the following happened when man began to farm?
a)
There were communities where people could do jobs other than farming 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
17.
Which of the following would NOT be a job someone might have in a Neolithic village?
a)
trader
b)
stone cutter
c)
potter
d)
car salesman
18.
When man lived in larger communities, he 
a)
never got lonely
b)
stole food from his neighbors
c)
could divide the work
d)
had to hunt more often to feed so many people
19.
What ended the Stone Age?
a)
Man ran out of stone.
b)
Man stopped using stone.
c)
Man began using metal to make weapons and tools.
d)
Man learned to write.
20.
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a)
They followed animal herds and gathered fruits, berries, etc 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. 
21.
long periods of extreme cold
a)
ice age
b)
stone age
c)
bronze age
d)
iron age
22.
Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent? 
a)
Europe 
b)
North America 
c)
Asia 
d)
Africa 
23.

This time period began about two million years ago and ended about 10000BCE. (Look at timeline)

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

24.

This time period began about 10000 BCE and lasted til about 3000 BCE. (Look at timeline)

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

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