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Stone Ages Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early Man migrated from Asia to North American via what route?

a)

Sailed across the Pacific Ocean

b)

Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean

c)

A land bridge across the Bering Strait

d)

A land bridge across the North Sea

2.
Cave art dates back to which time period?
a)
The Old Stone Age
b)
The New Stone Age
c)
The Renaissance
d)
The Middle Ages
3.
What development enabled man to live as farmers?
a)
Warm clothing
b)
Domestication of plants & animals
c)
Pottery
d)
Wheel
4.

The time period before history was recorded (written) is known as -

a)

Renaissance

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Pre-history

5.

The Ice Ages were __________.

a)

a time when glaciers covered much of the land

b)

a time when ice cream was served at every meal

c)

a time when sand covered much of the land

d)

a time when mud covered much of the land

6.
To adapt an animal to living with humans for the advantage of humans (tame)
a)
era
b)
technology
c)
domestication
d)
species
7.

Paleolithic Era is also knows as the __________

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Middle Stone Age

d)

Flintstone Age

8.

Neolithic Era is also known as the __________.

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Middle Stone Age

d)

Flintstone Age

9.
Strip of land that was exposed during the ice age that allowed migration from Asia to North America.
a)
Ice Bridge
b)
Water Bridge
c)
Continent Bridge
d)
Land Bridge
10.

What revolutionary change took place during the Neolithic Era?

a)

swimming

b)

using stone tools

c)

hibernation

d)

farming/agriculture

11.

What nickname did Donald Johanson give the early hominid remains that were discovered?

a)

Mary

b)

Austopithecus

c)

Lucy

d)

Kate

12.

Mesolithic Era also means ___________.

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Middle Stone Age

d)

Stone Age

13.
As the weather grew colder, man made clothing out of ___________________ to stay warm.
a)
leaves
b)
animal skins
c)
cotton material
d)
different plants
14.
The word agriculture means ___________________.
a)
migrating
b)
worshipping
c)
farming
d)
making animals work for man
15.

All of the following are reasons man started to migrate after the Paleolithic Era except _______________.

a)

changing climate (Ice Age)

b)

lack of food

c)

following animal herds

d)

a search for new weapons

16.

Paleolithic men...

a)

Gathered berries, nuts, and grains

b)

Looked after the children

c)

Hunted large animals

d)

Swam in the nearby rivers

17.
What was fire used for?
a)
To provide light at night
b)
To scare away wild animals
c)
To provide warmth during cold temperatures 
d)
all of the above
18.

What developed during the Neolithic Era that allowed people to settle down in one location?

a)

language

b)

agriculture

c)

art

d)

tools

19.
Process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans?
a)
domestication
b)
distribution
c)
migration
d)
prehistory
20.
Which of the following defines hominid
a)
a collection of ancient bones
b)
a tool
c)
an early ancestor of humans
d)
a fishhook
21.
A word that means "to move" is
a)
migrate
b)
megalith
c)
distribute
d)
domesticate
22.
A time of long periods of freezing weather is known as the
a)
Ice Age
b)
Stone Age
c)
Bronze Age
d)
Climate Age
23.
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.
24.
____________ is something that is handheld and modified to help accomplish a task.
a)
flint
b)
tool
c)
megalith
d)
land bridge
25.
What is a megalith?
a)
small stone structure for religion
b)
temple made of wood
c)
huge stones used as monuments
d)
ruler or king of ancient kingdom
26.
hunted animals, gathered berries, nomads and created their own type of society
a)
megaliths
b)
prehistory
c)
hunter-gatheres
d)
ancestors
27.

Which is NOT an example of domestication?

a)

Using horses for transportation.

b)

Raising sheep and using wool for clothing.

c)

Farming wheat

d)

All are examples

28.
Why did the hunter-gatherers migrate?
a)
to find more resources
b)
to follow the herds of migrating animals
c)
to discover new lands and better food supplies
d)
all of the above
29.

How did tools change over time through the Stone Ages?

a)

They became smaller and more complex

b)

The became more simple

c)

They incorporated additional materials such as wood and bone

d)

Answers a and c

30.
What does Paleolithic Mean?
a)
Study of Bones
b)
New Stone
c)
Old Stone
d)
Study of Stones
31.
How were paleolithic men different from paleolithic women?
a)
The paleolithic men were smarter
b)
The paleolithic women were smarter
c)
The paleolithic men and women lived in caves
d)
The paleolithic men hunted and the women gathered
32.
Why did the hunter-gatherers migrate?
a)
to find more resources
b)
to follow the herds of migrating animals
c)
to discover new lands and better food supplies
d)
all of the above
33.
How did people learn about the events that took place during prehistoric times?
a)
Read books written by hunter-gatherers
b)
Study artifacts left by the hunter-gatherers
c)
Watch a documentary filmed by hunter-gatherers
d)
Look at the survival guides explaining how to survive
34.
According to the timeline, when was agriculture discovered?
a)
40,000 BC
b)
8000 BC
c)
6000 BC
d)
4000 BC
35.
According to the timeline, when were animals domesticated?
a)
4000 BC
b)
6000 BC
c)
8000 BC
d)
40,000 BC
36.
What physical feature did neolithic people MOST likely settle near?
a)
Deserts
b)
Oceans
c)
Mountains
d)
Rivers
37.
What would be the GREATEST benefit of settling near a river?
a)
Water for Crops
b)
Fishing for food
c)
Floods for water
d)
A place to clean off
38.
What is the BEST example of a nomad?
a)
a person or group of people who constantly migrate
b)
a tourist who visits disney every year for the rest of their life
c)
a herd of wild bison in the state of Oklahoma
d)
all of the above
39.
Which of the following pieces of evidence prove that the picture is NOT from the paleolithic age?
a)
People are using tools
b)
There are permanent homes
c)
Women are gathering plants
d)
There are about 50 people present
40.

During the Mesolithic Era people began to live more in ____ and began to create ___.

a)

farms, crops

b)

communities, tools

c)

caves, more food

d)

tents, tools

41.

During the Paleolithic Era people were ______and wandered from place to place in search of ____.

a)

lost, homes

b)

hunter-gatherers, berries

c)

cavemen, shelter

d)

nomads, food

42.

During the Neolithic Era people ____ for their food and developed more ___ tools to help with hunting and _____.

a)

farmed, advanced, daily life

b)

farmed, sharp, fishing

c)

farmed, advanced, berry picking

d)

hunted, sharp, daily life

43.

The earliest humans originated in _____.

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

North America

d)

Africa

44.
What term describes Paleolithic man?
a)
Farmer
b)
Hunter-gatherer
c)
Renaissance Man
d)
New Stone Age Man
45.
Finish the sentence Hunter-gatherers...
a)
hunted animals and gathered wood 
b)
hunted animals and gathered plants
c)
hunted animals and gathered bones
46.
Because people lived more closely to each other, and close to animals, _____________  spread quickly in Neolithic communities.
a)
Rumors
b)
Technologies
c)
Disease
d)
Weapons
47.
As a result of constant food supply (domesticated plants and animals), the size of Neolithic populations ...
a)
Increased
b)
Decreased
c)
Stayed the same
d)
Disappeared
48.

In order to express ideas, early humans

a)

wrote letters

b)

painted in caves

c)

played music

d)

posted on Facebook

49.

In the New Stone Age, what geographical feature would be the most important for a settlement?

a)

river

b)

mountain

c)

desert

d)

ocean

50.

What is an archeologist?

a)

A person that studies the past using fossils and artifacts.

b)

To tame wild animals and plants.

c)

The first known group of people that domesticated animals.

d)

A way of farming and agriculture.

51.
What is a part or imprint of something that was once alive known as?
a)
tool
b)
artifact
c)
coin
d)
fossil
52.
When referring to dates, what does B.C.E. stand for?
a)
Before Christ Era
b)
Before Common Era
c)
Before Christ Exhists
d)
Before Civilization Exhists
53.

_______ were used as tools to cut, chop, and scrape roots, bones or meat.

a)

Land bridges

b)

Stones

c)

Barters

d)

Megaliths

54.
Our current time period is called....
a)
AD
b)
BC
55.
When you dont know the exact date or when you are making an educated guess about when something occurred, what term do you use?
a)
AD
b)
BC
c)
Circa
d)
Era
56.

Based on the choices below, what date listed is the oldest?

a)

500 BC

b)

1500 BC

c)

150 AD

d)

220 AD

57.
What are all of these examples of?
a)
Species
b)
Barrows
c)
Tools
d)
Forages 
58.
During the Neolithic Revolution
a)
People learned to grow food
b)
People migrated to find food
c)
People were nomadic
59.

The Stone Age got its name because

a)

Stone Houses

b)

Used pretty rocks for money

c)

Rocky Fields

d)

Stone Tools

60.

A paleolithic diet would consist of

a)

Corn, squash

b)

Wheat

c)

Berries, hunted meat

d)

Beans, barley

61.

A system to bring water to crops

a)

migration

b)

agricultural revolution

c)

irrigation

d)

nomad