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Neolithic Quiz-period 3

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened in the neolithic Era?

a)

People began hunting bigger animals

b)

People started living as nomads.

c)

People began living in farming communities

d)

People began eating veggies only

2.
Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people? 
a)
They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
b)
They migrated, or moved, from place to place
c)
They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.
d)
They lived in small villages and farmed the land. 
3.
What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures? 
a)
the shelters people used
b)
the way people got food for themselves
c)
the tools people used
d)
the clothes people wore 
4.
Which statement best describes the Neolithic people? 
a)
They lived in caves or built simple shelters.
b)
They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.
c)
They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply. 
d)
They used simple tools made from stone.
5.

How did the start of farming change early human tribes?

a)

It allowed them to stay in one place and build villages and cities.

b)

It caused them to continue to hunt animals and gather plants.

c)

It ended fighting between the tribes for land.

d)

It stopped them from building temples for their gods.

6.
People began to tame goats, sheep, pigs, and cattle.
a)
Neolithic Man
b)
Paleolithic Man
7.
3. Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
a)
A. The hills were rich in gold.
b)
B. The soil was good for crops.
c)
C. The forest was full of animals.
d)
D. The caves were deep and warm.
8.
4. What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
a)
A. They kept pets for company.
b)
B. They could travel more easily.
c)
C. They shared most of the work.
d)
D. They had a stable food supply.
9.
The best way to describe the Paleolithic people and their way of life is by calling them 
a)
artifacts
b)
hominids
c)
nomads
d)
prehistoric
10.
The taming of animals for personal use.
a)
domestication
b)
domination
c)
animalization 
d)
petting zoo
11.
What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?
a)
They needed to find employment and an income
b)
To find resources such as food and shelter
c)
To explore the world.
d)
They needed to find better transportation.
12.

What most influenced the rise of complex societies during the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

Nomadic lifestyle

b)

Agricultural surplus

c)

Government

d)

Religion

13.

What does abundance mean?

a)

the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm

b)

not occurring very often

c)

a very large quantity of something

d)

low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water

14.
What were 2 things that were considered the first tools of the Paleolithic people?
a)
simple weapons and fire
b)
farming tools and mud bricks
15.
Which development was a direct result of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Machines were used to mass- produce goods for markets
b)
a surplus of food led to more complex societies
A surplus of food led to more complex societies 
c)
Feudal manors provided the necessities of life.
d)
the centers of trade moved from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
16.

When farmers produce a food surplus, that meant they had...

a)

syrup plus some chocolate

b)

a man plus extra money

c)

more food than they needed

d)

a lack of crops

17.

Why is the Neolithic Age considered a TURNING POINT?

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