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The Stone Age

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1.  What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?
a)
a.  Hunters & Gathers
b)
a.  Toolmakers
c)
a.  Farmers
2.
One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.
a)
They no longer were nomads
b)
Life expectancy was shorter
c)
They had to move around to new farms
3.
During the Neolithic Revolution
a)
People learned to grow food
b)
People migrated to find food
c)
People were nomadic
4.
Nomadic means to
a)
Sleep in tents
b)
Move around frequently
c)
Stay in one place
5.

What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?

a)

domesticated

b)

paleolithic age

c)

neolithic age

d)

agricultural revolution

6.

Housing during the Paleolithic Era was made from

a)

Mud bricks

b)

concrete

c)

caves

d)

igloos

7.

A paleolithic diet would consist of

a)

Corn, squash

b)

Wheat

c)

Fruits, nuts, hunted meat

d)

Beans, barley

8.

Which period lasted between 10000 BCE to 7000 BCE?

a)

Mesolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Stone age

9.

Mesolithic period is also called the ______________ Age.

a)

First Stone

b)

Old Stone

c)

New Stone

d)

Middle Stone

10.
Another name for farming is ...
a)
Planting
b)
Settling
c)
Agriculture
d)
Nomad
11.
Paleolithic homes were _______ so they could move a lot; Neolithic homes could be ______ because they didn't move.
a)
temporary; permanent
b)
permanent; temporary
c)
strong; weak
d)
tall; short
12.
As a result of constant food supply (domesticated plants and animals), the size of Neolithic populations ...
a)
Increased
b)
Decreased
c)
Stayed the same
d)
Disappeared
13.

Which period lasted between 2 million BCE to 10,000 BCE?

a)

Mesolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Stone age

14.

The Neolithic period is also called the ______________ Age.

a)

First Stone

b)

Old Stone

c)

New Stone

d)

Middle Stone

15.

The Neolithic peoples being able to trade goods resulted in __________.

a)

wealth

b)

longer life

c)

shorter life

d)

having to move