WorksheetsSocial Sciences/Hunter Gatherers
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Beliefs, customs, practices and behaviors shared by a particular group of people
nomad
culture
technology
archaeology
Tools and skills people use to meet their needs and wants
nomad
culture
technology
anthropology
A person who lives by hunting animals and gathering plants
hunter gatherer
archaeologist
farmer
florist
A person who moves from place to place without a permanent home is called a nomad
true
false
About 2.6 million years ago early humans:
controlled fire
developed language
made stone tools
created cave paintings (culture)
About 800,000 years ago early humans learned to control fire.
true
false
About 70,000 years ago early humans developed:
headaches
language
culture
film
About 17,000 years ago humans began to develop culture by painting in caves
true
false
What is a social science?
a science that talks too much
a science that studies animals
the study of society or social behavior
the study of soil layers
The continent where it is believed that life began is:
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
What type of social scientist was Mary Leakey?
paleontologist
botanist
paleoanthropologist
sociologist
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Primary sources are used in elementary school but secondary sources aren't
Primary sources are eye witness accounts but secondary sources are not
Primary sources are the colors red, blue and brown
Secondary sources are eye witness accounts
Another name for the Paleolithic Era is:
Rock of Ages
Old Stone Age
the Bronze Age
the Age of Aquarius
What is the process of making stone tools called?
gapping
knapping
tapping
flapping
North America is the continent with the most cave paintings.
true
false
A historian is someone who:
likes books with lots of pages
records history
makes maps
digs up artifacts
What colors are found in ancient cave paintings the most often?
purple and yellow
red, white and blue
black and red
green and orange
Prehistory is the time before written records.
true
false
An archaeologist is someone who
digs up artifacts to help explain the past
wears cool clothes
makes maps
studies languages
Four important developments in early human life during the Paleolithic Era were:
making stone tools, building log cabins, controlling fire and painting on canvas
inventing the refrigerator, the toilet, the camera and the mechanical pencil
making stone tools, controlling fire, language and culture
Making stone tools, controlling fire, making lasagna, and inventing the light bulb
The development of stone tools by early humans allowed them to:
make weapons
build shelters
hunt bigger animals
all of the above
Eating cooked food helped humans get smarter because it made digestion easier which left lots of energy for doing other things.
true
false
One benefit from early humans developing language was:
they could make weapons
they could cook food
they could warn each other of danger
they could play telephone
Carbon dating and wild guesses are two ways to figure out the age of an artifact.
true
false
When did the Paleolithic Era begin?
last week
about 2.6 million years ago
1775 AD
Around the time of King Tut
