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Paleo Neo

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The time before the invention of writing?

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Prehistory

d)

BCE

2.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of fire?

a)

Light in the dark

b)

Cooking

c)

Keeps away mosquitos

d)

Warmth

3.

Social scientists believe that humans first lived in which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

4.

During the paleolithic age, early humans obtained food by

a)

Shopping and stealing

b)

Farming and herding

c)

Hunting and gathering

d)

Searching in caves

5.

Which of the following was NOT a significant contribution of the paleolithic age

a)

Making clothes from animal skins

b)

Spoken language

c)

Discovery and use of fire

d)

Written language

6.

What was one way animals were used during the paleolithic age?

a)

The bones were used to make tools

b)

The fat was used to lubricate their axles on their skateboards

c)

The sinew was used as dental floss

d)

Their bones were used as hair ties by the women to make gathering easier.

7.

Historians describe fire as the first time man (humans) can control their environment. What is meant by this statement?

a)

Early humans could now keep warm in a climate that was growing colder.

b)

Early humans could now have better tasting meat

c)

Early humans could now destroy a rival bands camp site

d)

Early humans could now use fire to drive animals into pits

8.

Many historians believe that animals were a popular subject in cave paintings because early humans believed animals had spirits. What religion did early humans practice?

a)

Animism

b)

Scientology

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

9.

Which of the following was a benefit of hunting in groups?

a)

More men could carry a whole mammoth back to the camp

b)

More men meant they could protect themselves against larger animals, therefore it was safer

c)

More men meant they could take turns hunting when they got tired

d)

More men meant they could have more perspective when they painted in the cave.

10.

What does the term Neolithic Revolution mean?

a)

The rapid change from hunting methods using spears and pitfalls

b)

The quick spread of prehistoric people throughout the world

c)

The change from hunting and gathering to farming and herding

d)

The development of a new form of government

11.

To historians today, the most important difference between the Paleolithic age and Neolithic age was

a)

The way people got their food

b)

The kind of art they made

c)

The material used for tools

d)

The way people made their tools

12.

Which development of early people made it possible for them to settle in one place and develop villages?

a)

Burying their dead

b)

Food production

c)

Specialization

d)

Tool making

13.

The neolithic revolution is perhaps the most significant turning point in all of human history. What are some of the benefits (good things) of the Neolithic Revolution? Check all that apply.

a)

Increased population

b)

Warfare

c)

Longer life span

d)

Specialization

e)

Disease

14.

The development of jobs or occupations during the Neolithic age because not everyone was needed to produce food.

a)

Colonization

b)

Imperialism

c)

Specialization

d)

Minimum wage

15.

What is the biggest benefit to a settled agricultural society?

a)

Better hunting grounds

b)

Better hunting practices

c)

Surplus (extra) food, causing an increased population and permanent settlements

d)

An organized and complex government and religion

16.

Decide when it happened first in the paleolithic age or neolithic age.....Planting and harvesting seeds of grain?

a)

Paleolithic age

b)

Neolithic age

17.

Decide when it happened first in the paleolithic age or neolithic age.....Spinning thread and weaving cloth on a loom?

a)

Paleolithic age

b)

Neolithic age

18.

Decide when it happened first in the paleolithic age or neolithic age.....Making jewelry of copper and gold

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

19.

Decide when it happened first in the paleolithic age or neolithic age.....Chipping a stone tool to cut up meat

a)

Paleolithic age

b)

Neolithic age

20.

Which definition best describes the term Paleolithic age?

a)

Old stone age

b)

Small groups of people 10-40

c)

A skilled worker / craftsman

d)

Jobs or occupations

e)

New stone age

21.

Which definition best describes the term Neolithic age?

a)

Old stone age

b)

Small groups of people 10-40

c)

A skilled worker / craftsman

d)

Jobs or occupations

e)

New stone age

22.

Which definition best describes the term Band?

a)

Old stone age

b)

Small groups of people 10-40

c)

A skilled worker / craftsman

d)

Jobs or occupations

e)

New stone age

23.

Which definition best describes the term Specialization?

a)

Old stone age

b)

Small groups of people 10-40

c)

A skilled worker / craftsman

d)

Jobs or occupations

e)

New stone age

24.

Which definition best describes the term Artisan?

a)

Old stone age

b)

Small groups of people 10-40

c)

A skilled worker / craftsman

d)

Jobs or occupations

e)

New stone age

25.

Decide when it happened first in the paleolithic age or neolithic age.....using plows and looms

a)

Paleolithic age

b)

Neolithic age