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Stone Age Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1.  What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?
a)
a.  Hunters & Gathers
b)
a.  Toolmakers
c)
a.  Farmers
2.
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
3.
Nomadic means to
a)
Sleep in tents
b)
Move around frequently
c)
Stay in one place
4.

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

a)

Easy travel

b)

They kept pets

c)

Shared most work

d)

Stable food supply

5.

What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?

a)

domesticated

b)

paleolithic age

c)

neolithic age

d)

agricultural revolution

6.
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 
7.
What does agriculture mean???
a)
Fishing
b)
Farming
c)
Hunting 
d)
Making tools 
8.
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 
9.

In order to express ideas, early humans

a)

wrote letters

b)

painted in caves

c)

played music

d)

posted on Facebook

10.

What led to the first permanent settlements?

a)

agriculture

b)

stone knives

c)

migration

d)

language

11.

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

a)

stone

b)

bone

c)

bronze

d)

wood

12.

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

13.

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

a)

clay pot

b)

animal bones

c)

stone spear

d)

arrow head

14.

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.

15.

What does domesticate mean?

a)

To tame wild animals and plants.

b)

A person that mostly eats berries and game meats.

c)

A person who studies the past.

d)

The first known group of people that domesticated animals.