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WorksheetsPaleolithic Age, 1.3 and 1.4
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
What event probably motivated homo sapiens to move out of East Africa between 100,000-75,000 BCE?
an earthquake
a flood
a drought
a fire
What is megafauna?
large plants
large computer chips
only large deer
large animals
What was the name of the ancient land bridge that connected the continents of Asia and North America?
Beringia
Bora Bora
Brasilia
Big Bridge
Think about the adaptations Paleolithic people made to survive in changing environmental conditions. What can you infer about their intelligence?
Paleolithic adults were about as smart as two-year-old humans today.
Paleolithic people were about as smart as chimpanzees today.
Paleolithic people were not very intelligent.
Paleolithic people were highly intelligent and creative.
What does "lithic" mean?
stone
old
new
modern
What is the process of humans learning to raise and control plants and animals?
paleolithic
hunting and gathering
domestication
nomad
How did the Ice Age make large scale migration to the Americas possible?
it increased the amount of food in North America
it made a drought
it encouraged people to leave the desert conditions in Asia
It created a land bridge between Siberia and North America.
On which continent did early humans first evolve?
North America
Australia
Europe
Africa
What does prehistory mean?
The time before time.
The time period before writing/recording of events.
Previous history.
What type(s) of evidence do historians have to verify that events in prehistory actually occurred?
Tools.
All of these.
Pictures.
Fossils.
The Paleolithic humans made...
metal tools.
wooden tools.
stone tools.
Early humans had to forage for their food, meaning
farming
growing crops
raising sheep and goats
hunting and gathering
Which continent has the oldest fossil (human bones) site?
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
What did the extensive glaciers (sheets of ice) do to the sea level around the world?
caused the sea (water) level to rise
caused the sea (water) level to go down
there was no change to the sea (water) level
How would a change in sea level have affected where people migrated? (Think of our map)
Given people more places to migrate to
Given people fewer places to migrate to
A change in sea level would not have affected where people migrated
How is a fossil different from an artifact?
A fossil is the remains of a long-ago organism, while an artifact is a human-made object.
A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a human-made object.
A fossil is a nomad, and an artifact is a farmer.
A fossil is a dinosaur, and an artifact is a mammal.
Which of the following is an important way that hunter-gatherers got food?
raising animals such as goats
making flour from wheat
gathering fruits and nuts
growing vegetables
What is an oasis?
long period of hot ,dry weather
a fertile, green area of water in a desert
drought
a land bridge
What's an example of megafauna?
human bones
growing plants
artifacts
saber-toothed cat
another word for farming
agriculture
domestication
megalith
hominid
Which word means "Tools and techniques that people use to accomplish things?"
cave art
technology
oasis
megafauna
