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Early Humans Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first settlements devolved near which geographical areas?

a)

River Valleys

b)

Rain Forests

c)

Ocean Coasts

d)

Mountain Ranges

2.

Which advancement BEST changed life during the Paleolithic Age?

a)

Creating permanent shelters

b)

Hunting and gathering food to survive

c)

Discovering and using Fire

d)

Learning to draw on cave walls

3.

Which of the following was a DIRECT cause of a population increase during the Neolithic Age?

a)

Protecting their property

b)

Better techniques for hunting

c)

More free time

d)

A surplus of food to eat

4.

Why do we call this time the Stone Ages? (Paleo and Neo)

a)

Stones were found all over

b)

Stones were used for shelter

c)

Stones were the best tools we had

d)

Stones were a great source of food

5.
In the ________ age, humans settled in small farming villages
a)
Ice
b)
Paleolithic 
c)
Neolithic
d)
Bronze
6.
Agriculture is made up of what TWO actions?
a)
hunting animals & farming
b)
cultivation & gathering of plants
c)
domestication & hunting of animals
d)
domestication of animals & cultivation of plants
7.
All of the following are examples of domestication except ...
a)
gathering wild plants
b)
using cattle to carry heavy burdens
c)
raising sheep for wool
d)
training mules for plowing
8.
During the ________________ time period they only used resources they had near them and rarely traded with other groups of people.
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
9.
During the ________________ time period they wore lightweight wool, cotton, & silk clothing.
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
10.
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
11.
___ are a group of people who wander and follow herds of animals which they hunt.
a)
Warriors
b)
Nomads
c)
Cave People
d)
Climate
12.
This provided ancient people with more than what they needed to survive.
a)
agriculture
b)
technology
c)
domestication
d)
surplus
13.
Who lived in houses made of mud brick?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
14.
Who traveled in groups of 20-60 looking for food?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
15.
In order to express ideas, early humans
a)
wrote letters
b)
painted in caves
c)
played music
d)
posted on Facebook
16.
Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?
a)
stone
b)
bone
c)
bronze
d)
wood
17.

Which of the following was an advantage to early humans discovering farming methods?

a)

Diseases spread from animals to humans.

b)

Conflict over land

c)

More food was grown to support a larger population.

d)

Droughts would lead to starvation.

18.

Which characteristic of a civilization is most likely to have started first?

a)

Urbanization, or the creation of cities, resulting from settlement

b)

Government and religious institutions created to formalize cities

c)

Specialized labor due to the development of agriculture

d)

Advancement of technology

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