WorksheetsPrehistory Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Radiocarbon dating is used to--
estimate the age of organic material
identify which foods that early people ate
prove that artifacts were made by humans
find fossils
As a result of the Neolithic Revolution--
Animals were forced to migrate to "ice free" areas of the Earth.
People could settle in one place.
Hunters learned how to kill much larger animals.
Farmers migrated south to avoid advancing glaciers.
What continent is letter A?
Africa
South America
Australia
Europe
North America
In which part of the world do scientists believe Homo sapiens first emerged?
Europe
Australia
Asia
Africa
What continent is letter C?
Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia
South America
Which of the following is not a characteristic of early humans in the Paleolithic Era?
Learned to make fire
Developed oral language
Created "cave art"
Developed weaving skills
The famous archaeological site known as Stonehenge is located in —
England
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
Any object shaped by human hands is referred to as —
a bone
a fossil
an artifact
a clan
Which of the following correctly identifies the lifestyle of the early Paleolithic man?
City dwellers
Settled farmers
Hunters and gatherers
Food producers
Neolithic people —
lived in small clans
used domesticated animals
were nomadic
created fire
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
A rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people
A movement of migrating people to North America
A religious movement in which people worshiped more than one god
A change from hunting and gathering to farming
What continent is letter B?
Africa
North America
South America
Europe
Australia
According to the map, where did homo sapiens first go after migrating from Africa?
Australia
Europe
Asia
North America
What continent is letter E?
North America
Australia
Africa
Europe
Asia
What continent is letter F?
South America
Australia
Europe
Africa
Asia
What continent is letter D?
Asia
South America
Australia
North America
Europe
WHERE was the Lascaux cave discovered?
France
Red Sea area
Africa
Asia
