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Paleolithic and Neolithic Era Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Homo Sapiens go first when they left Africa?

a)

Northeast, towards Europe

b)

South, towards Australia

c)

West towards North America

d)

Southwest towards South America

2.

How many years did the paleolithic era take?

a)

5,000,000 to 6,000 years BCE

b)

2,000,000 to 9,000 years BCE

c)

1,000,000 to 10,000 years BCE

d)

900,000 to 7,000 years BCE

3.

What happened in the neolithic Era?

a)

People began hunting bigger animals

b)

People started living as nomads.

c)

People began living in farming communities

d)

People began eating veggies only

4.

What type of fossils did Homo Sapiens use to kill animals?

a)

Short swords made of steel

b)

Long swords made of steel

c)

Guns with bullets

d)

Sharp stones and metals called flint

5.

What is C.E. and BCE referred to as?

a)

Before Death & After Death

b)

Before Common Era & Common Era

c)

Before Cooking Era & Cooking Era

d)

Before Common People & After Common People

6.

How long did the Neolithic Era take?

a)

1,000,000 BCe to 4,000 BCE

b)

9,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE

c)

5,000 BCE to 4,000 BCE

d)

9,400 BCE to 3,500 BCE

7.

What were Complex (farming societies) influenced by?

a)

They were influenced by different people around

b)

They were influenced by how close they were to resources

c)

They were influenced by the animals they lived close to

d)

They were influenced by the gods

8.

What was another name for the "Neolithic Era?"

a)

The Building Age

b)

The Rock Age

c)

The Stone Age

d)

The Brick Age

9.

How was farming possible?

a)

By people living in one place and using the rivers

b)

By people killing all the animals

c)

By people killings other humans

d)

By people eating all the plants

10.

What were the Paleolithic tools?

a)

Metals and Guns

b)

Stones and Rocks

c)

Bullets and Guns

d)

Metal and Stones

11.

How did Nomads survive during the Paleolithic Era?

a)

They were farmers and planted crops

b)

They had a home

c)

They were hunters and gatherers

d)

They never survived

12.

How do researchers know that ancient humans existed with written words?

a)

They were able to go back in time and take pictures of the people.

b)

They were able to dig up fossils and date them

c)

They were able to study them using dinosaur bones

d)

They were able to read the books they wrote

13.

What made people stop being nomads and start being farmers?

a)

Small nomadic communities started growing in size

b)

They were being guided by the Gods

c)

People found the farming lifestyle more convenient.

d)

All answers are true

14.

How did they feed animals during the Neolithic Era?

a)

They never fed them.

b)

With other animals

c)

They used the crops they grew

d)

They used the grass

15.

How is the Paleolithic Era similar to today's era?

a)

We eat similar food early humans ate.

b)

Some people still hunt and gather today

c)

We look very similar to early Sapiens

d)

All answers are correct

16.

How were the Homo Sapiens able to dominate other species of Homo?

a)

The Neanderthal Humans were the smartest humans

b)

The Homo Sapiens were not smarter than other humans

c)

The Homo Sapiens didn't dominate anyone

d)

The Homo Sapiens were able to outsmart the other Humans

17.

Did everyone change their lifestyles from nomadic to farmers at the same time?

a)

No, the change from nomadic life to farming was slow and gradual.

b)

People contacted other people across the world and agreed to change.

c)

Yes, everyone changed their lifestyle over night.

d)

Nobody changed their lifestyle.

18.

The crops of a Neolithic Town can be affected by

a)

All answers are correct

b)

Draught

c)

Storms

d)

Rain

19.

As humans grew crops, what did they depend on for them to grow?

a)

They depended on the sun.

b)

They depended on rain.

c)

They depended on the Gods.

d)

They depended on Mother Nature

20.

What's the difference between nomads and nomadic people?

a)

Nomad is the type of person and nomadic and the act of living like a nomad.

b)

Nomadic is the type of person.

c)

Nomadic is when people live in a village.

d)

A nomad is a type of person who owns a farm.

21.

What was the first technology in the Neolithic Era?

a)

Stone Tools

b)

Fire

c)

Irrigation

d)

Rocks

22.

How many people lived in Paleolithic Communities?

a)

Less than 10.

b)

More than 1,000,000 people

c)

More than a 1000 people

d)

Less than a 100 people