WorksheetsPaleolithic and Neolithic Eras
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What are nomads?
people that farm
tribal people
people that move from place to place following their food
people that only eat fish
What were the roles of men and women?
Men hunted; women gathered
Men were stay-at-home dads; women were workers
Women hunted; men gathered
Women were stay-at-home moms; men were workers
What innovation did early humans make that marked the start of the Neolithic Era?
Anthropology
Better stones
Discovery of fire
Agriculture
What was one change that occurred due to the Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Era?
Food got cheaper
Travel got expensive
people began to settle into larger settlements
More wars
Why did populations grow in the Neolithic Era?
access to more reliable food
good farmers
economic prosperity
not enough hospitals
Paleolithic people first used tools made of
bronze
copper
sticks, stones and tree branches
flint
The homes in Çatalhöyük had doors on their roofs instead of at the front of their homes.
True
False
The land bridge connected which two continents?
North America and Europe
North America and Asia
North America and South America
North America and Africa
How did people first communicate with one another?
An alphabet
An alphabet and physical gestures
Physical gestures and writing
Sounds and physical gestures
What is being shown in this image?
systematic agriculture
domestication
specialization
nomads
This would have been a shelter for which type of person?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Creolithic
None of the above
Well-built, permanent homes were characteristic of which period?
Paleolithic
Neolithic
The era known as "The Prehistoric Period" consists of which two periods of history?
Ancient Period and Bronze Age
Modern Era and Neolithic Revolution
Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Era
Jurassic period and Triassic Period
What is another term for the Paleolithic Era?
Bronze Age
Classical Era
Hellenistic Era
Stone Age
Why is this period of time known as the Stone Age?
People preferred using stones to build shelter
Everybody lived in caves
Tools were mostly made from stone
The climate was always cold
Which was NOT one of the main roles of women during the Stone Age?
cooking food
hunting wild animals
taking care of young
gathering plants and berries
The period of time before written history is known as __________.
B.C.
ancient history
prehistory
B.C.E.
"To tame plants and animals."
nomad
domesticate
migrate
agriculture
What does Paleolithic mean?
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
What does Neolithic mean?
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
What was the main role women played in Paleolithic society?
Women gathered wild plants for food.
Women hunted animals for food.
Women planted seeds for food.
Women domesticated animals for food.
Wheat and barley are among the first crops developed during the __________ Era
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Farming villages like Jericho and Çatalhöyük existed in the ___________________.
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
During the __________________, the water level of the oceans was lowered, which exposed a land bridge from Asia to North America.
Ice Age
Neolithic Period
Paleolithic Period
Nomadic Period
With a surplus (extra) amount of food, people in the Neolithic area could do other tasks. Which word describes this?
technology
economy
specialization
shrine
