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Paleolithic Age

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Age of the Cavemen

d)

Age of Mr. Starry

2.

True or False: Paleolithic people farmed for food.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What does "Nomad" mean?

a)

Someone with a permanent shelter

b)

Someone living in a village

c)

Someone who never moves from where they were born

d)

Someone who moves from place to place

4.

True or False: Paleolithic people did not produce artwork.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Paleolithic people created governments.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: Paleolithic people discovered fire

a)

True

b)

False

7.
In order to express ideas, early humans
a)
wrote letters
b)
painted in caves
c)
played music
d)
posted on Facebook
8.
What led to the first permanent settlements?
a)
agriculture
b)
megaliths
c)
migration
d)
language
9.
Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?
a)
stone
b)
bone
c)
bronze
d)
wood
10.
In the Neolithic Age, what geographical feature would be the most important for a settlement?
a)
river
b)
mountain
c)
desert
d)
ocean
11.
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
12.
The period of time before written history is known as
a)
B.C.
b)
ancient history
c)
prehistory
d)
B.C.E.
13.
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
14.
Historians believe that people first lived in
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
North America
15.
Which of the following is NOT a reason people migrated during the Stone Age?
a)
They followed herds of animals.
b)
They searched for new communities to trade with.
c)
They wanted to find warmer climates.
d)
They were looking for new sources of food.
16.
The era also known as the "New Stone Age".
a)
Mesolithic Era
b)
Neolithic Era
c)
Paleolithic Era
d)
Mesozoic Era
17.
The era also known as the "Middle Stone Ages".
a)
Neolithic Era
b)
Mesozoic Era
c)
Paleolithic Era
d)
Mesolithic Era
18.
The process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans.
a)
migrate
b)
culture
c)
tools
d)
domestication
19.
An early ancestor of humans.
a)
Artifact
b)
Megaliths
c)
Hominid
d)
Archeologist
20.
The early period of human history
a)
Iron Age
b)
Bronze Age
c)
Ancient Age
d)
Stone Age
21.
Which of the following developed after the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Spoken language
b)
Farming
c)
Art
d)
Tools
22.

Hominids were the first creatures to "walk upright"

a)

True

b)

False - Homo Sapiens were the first to walk upright

c)

False - Homo Erectus were the first to walk upright

23.

"Homo Sapiens" means:

a)

Handy Human

b)

Happy Human

c)

Sad Human

d)

Wise Human

24.

Hunter-Gatherers relied solely on:

a)

Hunting Animals and Gathering Food (Nuts, Berries, etc.)

b)

Fishing

c)

Fast Food

d)

Systematic Agriculture

25.

The Paleolithic began with...

a)

The appearance of the first human beings.

b)

Dinosaurs.

c)

Lucy.

d)

The discovering of America.

26.

What are three characteristics of the Paleolithic Age? Choose the BEST choice!

a)

Hunting and gathering, Nomadic, uncivilized.

b)

Hunting and gathering.

c)

Nomadic warderers.

d)

Farmers and Herders.

27.

The Paleolithic humans made...

a)

Metal tools.

b)

Wooden tools.

c)

Stone tools.

28.

What is being shown in this image?

a)

systematic agriculture

b)

domestication

c)

specialization

d)

nomads

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