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The Paleolithic Era Vs. The Neolithic Era

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Paleolithic mean?
a)
old stone age
b)
new stone age
2.

True or False: Paleolithic people were hunters and gatherers.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

What does nomadic mean?

a)

people stayed in one place to farm

b)

people moved around in search of resources

4.
What does Neolithic mean?
a)
Old stone age
b)
New stone age
5.
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
6.

True or false: Domesticated animals were a characteristic of Paleolithic society.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

True or false: Making pottery was part of the Neolithic society.

a)

true

b)

false

8.
What big change occurred between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era?
a)
people moved around more to find food, shelter, and water.
b)
people stayed in one place to begin farming and corral animals.
9.
How did the start of farming change early human tribes? 
a)
It forced 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.
10.
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.
11.

Which of the following describes how the earliest humans lived?

a)

by hunting and gathering food

b)

by herding sheep and other live stock

c)

alone or in pairs

d)

in farming villages along streams and rivers

12.
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 
13.

Using skills and tools to meet practical human needs

a)

technology

b)

agriculture

c)

surplus

d)

trade

14.

Training animals to either live with you as pets and kept for your needs.

a)

specialization

b)

domestication

c)

agriculture

d)

trade

15.

When you get something you need by giving something that you have.

a)

domestication

b)

technology

c)

trade

d)

surplus

16.

When a culture has a developed system of religion, specialization, and government

a)

surplus

b)

agriculture

c)

trade

d)

civilization

17.

Growing crops and raising animals for human use

a)

technology

b)

agriculture

c)

domestication

d)

trade

18.

The time period from 12,000 years ago to 6,000 yers ago, farming existed.

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Border Cave

d)

civilization

19.

When you grow more than you need and have an extra supply

a)

trade

b)

civilization

c)

surplus

d)

agriculture

20.

When people train to do a specific kind of work, like make pottery, jewelry, etc.

a)

trade

b)

specialization

c)

domestication

d)

civilization

21.

What do we know because we discovered: The Border Cave people collected and save seashell beads?

a)

They had specialization

b)

Religion was important

c)

People learned to hunt

d)

They valued things of beauty

e)

People traded with each other

22.

What do we know because we discovered:Pottery, woolen blankets, and other hand-made objects were found in Catal Huyuk?

a)

They had specialization

b)

Religion was important

c)

People learned to hunt

d)

They valued things of beauty

23.

What do we know because we discovered: Obsidian products from Catal Huyuk in Turkey were found in Syria?

a)

They had specialization

b)

Religion was important

c)

People learned to hunt

d)

They valued things of beauty

e)

People traded with each other

24.

What did ears of corn indicate about a group of people?

a)

It was a favorite food

b)

They were used for decorations

c)

They were vegetarians

d)

They knew how to grow crops

25.

Why was Catal Huyuk an important discovery?

a)

It was discovered near a river in Turkey

b)

It made someone famous for discovering it

c)

It had roof top doors to protect them from animals

d)

its evidence of an early civilization

26.

What did they use for tools in the Old Stone Age?

a)

fire starter

b)

animal skins

c)

wood

d)

stones

27.

Where is it that humans originated from?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

28.

Why is cave art from prehistory important to study?

a)

it can be sold in an art gallery

b)

we can charge people money to go see the paintings

c)

four boys found it chasing a dog

d)

there are no written records from that time period

29.

Catal Huyuk was an early ___ because they had developed religion, learning, specialization, and government

a)

traded

b)

civilization

c)

obsidian

d)

copper

e)

artisans

30.

Old Stone Age or New Stone Age: used copper and obsidian

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

31.

Old Stone Age or New Stone Age: were nomads

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

32.

Old Stone Age or New Stone Age: domesticated animals

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

33.

Old Stone Age or New Stone Age: learned agriculture

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

34.

Old Stone Age or New Stone Age: traded with other people

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

35.

Old Stone Age or New Stone Age: hunted and gathered to survive

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

36.

Old Stone Age or New Stone Age: lived in caves

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

37.

Old Stone Age or New Stone Age: built permanent homes

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

38.

Old Stone Age or New Stone Age: Traveled in small family groups

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

39.

How did fire make a difference to the people living in the Old Stone Age? (Choose all that apply)

a)

provided heat

b)

provided sunlight

c)

provided light

d)

used for cooking

40.

How did a surplus of food lead to specialization? Choose all that apply.

a)

More crops meant people could settle down

b)

Since people didn't have to hunt for food, they had time for other skills

c)

People continued following a food source as nomads

d)

People began tool making, basket weaving, jewelry making, etc.