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Chapter 2 Section 2

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From where did people begin their journey to populate the earth?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

2.

What did people make clothing out of?

a)

Animal skins

b)

Finely woven fabrics

c)

Polyester

d)

Naugahyde

3.

What technology was made by hollowing out a log?

a)

cart

b)

canoe

c)

carriage

d)

flume ride

4.

What were most likely the FIRST shelters used by our ancient ancestors?

a)

caves

b)

tents

c)

stone houses

d)

pit houses

5.

What is pottery made from?

a)

stone

b)

sand

c)

clay

d)

bone

6.

What may have been the first pet kept by our ancient ancestors?

a)

rabbit

b)

cat

c)

monkey

d)

dog

7.

What kind of tool was developed by people who lived near water?

a)

sling

b)

hooks

c)

spear

d)

file

8.

How did our ancient ancestors adapt to new environments?

a)

made clothing

b)

melted ice with fire

c)

stopped eating

d)

built shelters

9.

In central Asia where wood was scarce, what were shelters made from?

a)

imported wood

b)

stone

c)

mammoth bones

d)

clay

10.

What is the Mesolithic Era?

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

Middle Stone Age

c)

New Stone Age

d)

Flintstone Era

11.

What is the scientific name for the Middle Stone Age?

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Mesolithic Era

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

Flintstone Era

12.

What kind of shelter did our ancient ancestors build when in an area with no caves?

a)

pit house

b)

clay house

c)

concrete house

d)

tree house

13.

What was a pit house?

a)

big hole in the ground covered with branches & leaves

b)

large tree that was climbed to get at the fruit

c)

an area where people fought to become leader of the group

d)

a hole dug for protection filled with snakes

14.

Where was the LAST place our ancient ancestors settled?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

15.

What were tools made of during the Mesolithic Era?

a)

stone

b)

clay

c)

bone

d)

sand

16.

What do you call a strip of land that connects 2 continents?

a)

highway

b)

water crossing

c)

tunnel

d)

land bridge

17.

Why did it take so long for people to settle around the world?

a)

they were riding donkeys

b)

they settled in one place for periods of time before moving

c)

they were walking

d)

they lost their maps

18.

What do you call a time when places on the earth experienced long periods of freezing weather?

a)

temperate age

b)

ice age

c)

fire age

d)

clothing age

19.

Define Migrate

a)

to stay in one place

b)

to move to a new area

c)

to build shelters

d)

a severe headache

20.

What are canoes used for?

a)

shelter

b)

making fire

c)

crossing lakes & rivers

d)

skinning animals

21.

What happened to water levels in the oceans during the ice ages?

a)

the water level stayed the same

b)

the water level rose

c)

land bridges were exposed

d)

land bridges were submerged (under water)

22.

Where will you find the place where our ancient ancestors crossed into North America?

a)

Panama canal

b)

Bering Strait

c)

Isthmus of Panama

d)

Panama Canal

23.

As people moved to new lands, how did it differ from East Africa?

a)

it was warmer

b)

it was colder

c)

different plants

d)

different animals

24.

Why did people make clothing?

a)

to stay cool

b)

so they would not be embarrassed

c)

to stay warm

d)

to trade with others

25.

How were tools different in the Mesolithic Era?

a)

they were less complex (simpler)

b)

they were more complex

c)

they were bigger

d)

they were made of sand

26.

What was a new use for bone & stone in the Mesolithic Era?

a)

fishing hook

b)

atlatl

c)

fishing spear

d)

bow & arrow