WorksheetsHistory Ch. 1-Paleolithic Age
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Homo sapiens means
early man
wise man
tool man
old man
Fossils are the remains of organisms such as
fur
cells
bones
teeth
What tools did early man make out of bones?
fishhooks
harpoons
pliers
staplers
Early humans used flint, a rock that could become razor-sharp, to perform tasks such as :
chopping wood
making bracelets
cutting meat
skinning animals
What images are mostly in cave art?
rainbows
large animals
handprints
geometric shapes
On which continent were Homo sapiens first living?
Asia
Australia
Greenland
Africa
Why did paleolithic people have to move so much?
they lost their jobs
fires
to find animals to hunt
climate change
What is a drought?
hot, dry weather
a tsunami
a rainstorm
a desert
Culture is the way people live. Which of the following is an element of culture?
Clothing
Camping
Family structure
Religion
What is technology?
application of ideas only
application of resources to build stuff
application of computers
application of knowledge, tools, and invention
What do archaeologists
Interpret?
artifacts
plants
letters
bones
What does nomad mean?
a happy person
an unmarried person
a person who moves from place to place
a person who doesn't have a job
Because of the Ice Age, a land bridge was created that connected Siberia with North America. What was it called?
Isthmus
Beringia
The Bering Straight
Gibralter
The scientist that led a team in 1967 and found two homo sapiens skulls:
Lindsay Leakey
Lucy
Leo Leakey
Richard Leakey
The skulls found near the Omo river are actually how many years old?
150,000 years old
195,000 years old
2 million years old
3,000 years old
What is migration?
movement
permanency
a flock of birds
windy weather
After Africa, where did Homo sapiens first migrate to?
Australia
SW Asia
East Asia
SW America
This word means “large animals”
Big Bird
Megafauna
Colossus
Gigantumals
Which technology during paleolithic times was invented that provided warmth and light?
light bulb
lightning
a stove
fire
How big was a woolly mammoth?
15 tons
4,000 pounds
20 feet
9-11 feet
