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Prehistory

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prehistoric period ends with...

a)

The invention of fire

b)

The invention of farming

c)

The invention of the wheel

d)

The invention of writing

2.

These are features of the evolution of human beings

a)

walking upright

b)

inclined spine

c)

no chin

d)

flat forehead

e)

large cranial volume

3.

Palaeolithic humans were (a)   , meaning they hunted animals but did not produce food.

4.

Communities that moved around looking for food and shelter were...

a)

sedentary

b)

predators

c)

nomads

d)

farmers

5.

The need to store, transport and cook food led to the development of...

a)

the wheel

b)

pottery

c)

farming

d)

tools

6.

The advantage of iron for making weapons and tools in comparison to copper and iron is that it´s (a)   .

7.

Some of the functions of megaliths are thought to be:

a)

houses

b)

burial chambers

c)

decoration

d)

to mark territory

e)

for sun worship

8.

Cave paintings depicted...

a)

houses

b)

people

c)

fire

d)

animals

e)

shapes

9.

Tools during prehistory were made from...

a)

plants

b)

flint

c)

antler

d)

iron

e)

bone

10.

Neolithic settlements began livestock farming which is...

a)

planting of different crops

b)

domestication and breeding of animals

c)

making clothes out of animal skins

d)

using adobe to make houses