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WorksheetsStone Age Introduction Article Post Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the name of the time period before humans had the ability to write and record their history.
Prehistoric Times
The Stone Age
Ancient Times
All of these
Prehistoric Times or the Stone Age
How do we know about Prehistoric Times?
By studying artifacts
By studying fossils
From primary sources
By studying both artifacts and fossils
Why is this period known as the Stone Age?
Because the period is as old as most rocks or stones
Because rocks were the main material humans used to make tools
The time period was named after the historian who discovered it (Oliver Stone)
How many periods or ages is the Stone Age divided into?
Just one
Two
Three
Four
Which of these is the oldest period or age of the Stone Age?
Paleolithic Age
Mesolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Archaeolithic Age
Which of these is the newest or most recent age of the Stone Age?
Paleolithic Age
Mesolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Archaeolithic Age
Which of these is know as the Middle Stone Age?
Paleolithic Age
Mesolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Archaeolithic Age
How did people get their food in the Paleolithic & Mesolithic period or age?
They grew it on small farms
They bought it at farmers markets
They hunted animals and gathered wild berries & nuts
All of these
What does the term nomadic mean from the article?
Staying in one place for a long period of time
Never settling in one place for long
Making tools that gradually get more advanced
None of these define nomadic
How did people get their food in the Neolithic period or age?
They began to plant seeds and grow their own food
They bought it at farmers markets
They hunted animals and gathered wild berries & nuts
All of these
Archaeologists believe the world population during the Paleolithic Age never grew past......
One million people
100,000 people
Ten million people
7 billion people
True or False: People of the Mesolithic Period or Age were still nomadic and hunted & gathered to obtain food.
True
False
During which time period did people first invent bone fishing hooks, bone fishing spears, and canoes?
Paleolithic Period
Mesolithic Period
Neolithic Period
Which age is nicknamed the New Stone Age?
Paleolithic Period
Mesolithic Period
Neolithic Period
Which is not true about the Neolithic Period?
People began to settle in one place
People began to tame animals to do work for them
People began to farm
All of these are true about the Neolithic Period
Which age is nicknamed the Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic Period
Mesolithic Period
Neolithic Period
