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WorksheetsEarly Humans
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is another name for the Old Stone Age?
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Polytheistic
d)
Animism
2.
Which of the following is another name for the New Stone Age?
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Polytheistic
d)
Animism
3.
Which of the following terms is objects made by humans that teach about the past?
a)
Culture
b)
Artifact
c)
Cultural Diffusion
d)
Civilization
4.
Which of the following terms is people who move from place to place to find food?
a)
Nomad
b)
Domesticate
c)
Artifact
d)
Civilization
5.
Which of the following means to raise animals and plants in a controlled way that makes them best suited for human use?
a)
Nomad
b)
Domesticate
c)
Artifact
d)
Civilization
6.
In order to express ideas, early humans
a)
wrote letters
b)
painted in caves
c)
played music
d)
posted on Facebook
7.
What led to the first permanent settlements?
a)
agriculture
b)
megaliths
c)
migration
d)
language
8.
The Ice Age resulted in people crossing a land bridge from which two continents?
a)
Europe to Asia
b)
Asia to North America
c)
Africa to Asia
d)
North America to South America
9.
Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?
a)
stone
b)
bone
c)
bronze
d)
wood
10.
Which of the following was considered a role of men during the Stone Age?
a)
hunting animals for food
b)
leading the community
c)
protecting the community
d)
All of the above
11.
The following describes which Stone Age era? - Man-made fire
- Megaliths
- Domestication of plants and animals
- Agriculture
- Megaliths
- Domestication of plants and animals
- Agriculture
a)
Mesolithic
b)
Neolithic
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Bronze Age
12.
The following describes which Stone Age era? - Hand axe
- Spears for hunting
- Cave art for expressing ideas
- The beginning of language
- Spears for hunting
- Cave art for expressing ideas
- The beginning of language
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Mesolithic
d)
Bronze Age
13.
The following describes which Stone Age era? - Ice Age
- Migration over the land bridge
- Bows and arrows were used for hunting
- Bone fishing hooks were used
- Migration over the land bridge
- Bows and arrows were used for hunting
- Bone fishing hooks were used
a)
Mesolithic
b)
Neolithic
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Bronze Age
14.
Why is this period of time known as the Stone Age?
a)
People preferred using stones to build shelter
b)
Everybody lived in caves
c)
Tools were mostly made from stone
d)
The climate was always cold
15.
Which was NOT one of the roles of women during the Stone Age?
a)
cooking food
b)
hunting wild animals
c)
taking care of young
d)
gathering plants and berries
16.
The period of time before written history is known as
a)
B.C.
b)
ancient history
c)
prehistory
d)
B.C.E.
17.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?
a)
clay pot
b)
animal bones
c)
stone spear
d)
arrow head
18.
The eras of the Stone Age occurred in which order? (from earliest to latest)
a)
Mesolithic -> Paleolithic -> Neolithic
b)
Neolithic -> Mesolithic -> Paleolithic
c)
Paleolithic -> Neolithic -> Mesolithic
d)
Paleolithic -> Mesolithic -> Neolithic
19.
___ are a group of people who wander and follow herds of animals which they hunt.
a)
Warriors
b)
Nomads
c)
Cave People
d)
Climate
20.
Which of the following best defines a land bridge?
a)
mammoth bones laid out over a body of water
b)
a mountain range beside a body of water
c)
a strip of land connecting two continents
d)
a strip of coast along a rocky shore
21.
Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa.
b)
the shift from food gathering to food producing
c)
the shift from food gathering to hunting
d)
major battle fought between the peoples of Asia.
22.
What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?
a)
It allowed them to build permanent settlements
b)
It allowed them to travel
c)
It allowed them to paint caves
d)
It allowed them to hunt for animals
23.
A time of long periods of freezing weather is known as the
a)
Ice Age
b)
Stone Age
c)
Bronze Age
d)
Climate Age
24.
What development enabled people to live as farmers?
a)
Warm clothing
b)
Domestication of plants & animals
c)
Pottery
d)
Wheel
25.
How did the domestication of plants and animals IMPACT the lives of hunter gatherers?
a)
they continued to be nomadic
b)
they did not change their way of life
c)
they settled down and became farmers
d)
they lived separately far away from others
26.
The earliest humans lived
a)
by hunting and gathering their food
b)
alone or in pairs
c)
as herders of sheep and other livestock
d)
in farming villages along rivers
27.
The Paleolithic period is characterized by the use of
a)
stone tools
b)
irrigation
c)
advancements in farming
d)
bronze weapons
28.
The process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans.
a)
migrate
b)
culture
c)
tools
d)
domestication
29.
What are all of these examples of?
a)
Simple stones
b)
painting supplies
c)
Tools
d)
pit houses
30.
The time before there was writing.
a)
Prehistory
b)
Society
c)
Tool
d)
Hominid
31.
The Neolithic Revolution started when...
a)
Time went from food gathering to food producing
b)
Time went from stone tools to metal
c)
Time went from cave shelters to teepees
d)
Time went from cold weather to warm
32.
The process of changing plants & animals to make them more useful to humans.
a)
Domestication
b)
Agriculture
c)
Migrate
d)
Hominid
33.
What does the world Nomadic mean?
a)
Settled Community
b)
No permanent Home
c)
Living in a small home
d)
Living alone
34.
Why did early humans move from place to place?
a)
Following animal migration
b)
Following the Wind
c)
Following Bugs
d)
to hang out with
Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
35.
Why did Early Humans develop fire?
a)
Warmth
b)
Protection
c)
Cooking Food
d)
All of the above
36.
The production of food by farming crops and domesticating animals
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Artifact
c)
Agriculture
d)
Angel
37.
Scientist who studies earlier peoples and cultures using artifacts and remains
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Artifact
c)
Agriculture
d)
Angel
38.
What does the word surplus mean?
a)
Extra (more than needed)
b)
Less than needed
c)
Only what you need
d)
To tame or train
39.
The Paleolithic Era=
a)
The Old Stone Age
b)
The New Stone Age
c)
The Used Stone Age
d)
The Cold Stone Age
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