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Paleolithic to Neolithic

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Neolithic Age

d)

Before the Common Era

2.

What is another name for the New Stone Age?

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

Neolithic Age

d)

Before the Common Era

3.

How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?

a)

by trading goods

b)

by hunting animals

c)

by farming plants

d)

by herding animals

4.

The Neolithic Age BEGAN when people learned how to...

a)

hunt

b)

trade

c)

farm

d)

build

5.

What ended the Neolithic Age?

a)

people started farming

b)

people stopped farming

c)

people tamed wild animals

d)

people discovered metal

6.

Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?

a)

the hills were rich in gold

b)

the soil was good for crops

c)

the forest was full of animals

d)

the caves were deep and warm

7.

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers started raising plants and animals?

a)

pets for company

b)

travel more easily

c)

sharing the work

d)

control over food supply

8.

Which term means "farming"?

a)

Ranching

b)

Grazing

c)

Agriculture

d)

Domesticate

9.

People in the Neolithic Age domesticated animals mainly for ...

a)

meat and milk

b)

transportation

c)

pets

d)

trading

10.

What is the theory as to why Neolithic shelters had openings high on the walls?

a)

Neolithic people were taller than we are today

b)

The land around the houses has sunk

c)

To stay safe from wild animals

d)

The lower parts were covered in paintings

11.

What was one ADVANTAGE to Neolithic communities?

a)

more people to feed

b)

more hunters

c)

more time

d)

more animals

12.

What is the BEST title for the following list?

* Spinners

* Weavers

* Basket Makers

* Toolmakers

a)

Trade in Catal Hoyuk

b)

Education in Catal Hoyuk

c)

Community in Catal Hoyuk

d)

Specialization in Catal Hoyuk

13.

Why did Neolithic people decorate pottery and polish stones?

a)

the mined to get flint

b)

they cared about beauty

c)

they wanted more to eat

d)

they used money to trade

14.

If you were a Neolithic trader, what happened as you traveled?

a)

find out how other groups lived

b)

invent an alphabet and start writing

c)

become a better hunter by following animals

d)

make a lot of money and move to a new place

15.

What do you call a person who moves from place to place with no permanent home?

a)

nomad

b)

farmer

c)

trader

d)

builder

16.

Neolithic people cooked their food in

a)

fire pits

b)

clay lined pits

c)

primitive grills

d)

open fires

17.

How big were the groups of people in the Paleolithic Age?

a)

10-20

b)

20-60

c)

50-100

d)

100-200

18.

Why did Paleolithic people travel from place to place?

a)

to follow the food

b)

to learn new ideas

c)

to find new caves

d)

they were bored in one place

19.

What do you call something useful used to fulfill a need?

a)

trade

b)

food

c)

plants

d)

resource

20.

Which of the following was NOT a way traders traveled from place to place?

a)

by foot

b)

on animals

c)

using chariots and carts

d)

sailing on ships