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the stone age stage of metals

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.
a)
They no longer were nomads
b)
Life expectancy was shorter
c)
They had to move around to new farms
2.

The Stone Age got its name because

a)

Stone Houses

b)

Used pretty rocks for money

c)

Rocky Fields

d)

Stone Tools

3.
Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent? 
a)
Europe 
b)
North America 
c)
Asia 
d)
Africa 
4.
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a)
They were experts at using their environment to meet their basis needs. 
b)
The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
c)
They domesticated animals to help with daily activities. 
d)
They developed ways to bring water to their crops. 
5.
Finish the sentence Hunter-gatherers...
a)
hunted animals and gathered wood 
b)
hunted animals and gathered plants
c)
hunted animals and gathered bones
6.
What development enabled man to live as farmers?
a)
Warm clothing
b)
Domestication of plants & animals
c)
Pottery
d)
Wheel
7.
The time period before history was recorded is known as -
a)
Renaissance
b)
Middle Ages
c)
Dark Ages
d)
Pre-history
8.
A long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language. 
a)
technology
b)
prehistory
c)
nomad
d)
harvest
9.
How did the Caveman explain their stories?
a)
Wrote a book
b)
Wrote in the dirt
c)
Wrote on cave walls
d)
Used sign language 
10.
What material were the first tools made from?
a)
Stones and bones
b)
Stones and metal
c)
Bones and glass
d)
Metal and wood
11.
True or False: The Ice Age really happened
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True or False: The caveman hunted in groups because it was safer 
a)
true 
b)
false 
13.
What did the OLD stone age people live in?
a)
Caves
b)
Houses
c)
Tee-pees 
d)
Villages
14.
Farming was a good thing because....
a)
It helped them stay alive longer
b)
It let them stay in one place
c)
It gave them plenty of food
d)
All of the above 
15.
What material did the New Stone age man make their tools out of?
a)
Metal
b)
Wood
c)
Bones
d)
Wheat
16.
True or False: The Middle Stone age had dogs for pets
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What was the job of the female during the Stone age?
a)
a. Hunting
b)
b. Gathering plants
c)
c. Taking care of kids
d)
Both B and C
18.

What led to the first permanent settlements?

a)

agriculture

b)

stone knives

c)

migration

d)

language

19.

Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?

a)

stone

b)

bone

c)

bronze

d)

wood

20.

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

21.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?

a)

clay pot

b)

animal bones

c)

stone spear

d)

arrow head

22.

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.

23.

What ended the Stone Age?

a)

Discovering and using stone tools.

b)

Discovering and using metalworking.

c)

A large meteor hit the earth.

d)

Early man decided to make a law to change the name.

24.
Fire was important for all of the following except.
a)
Warmth
b)
Cooking
c)
Light
d)
Farming