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Hunters and Gatherers

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are two examples of technology that hunter-gatherers used
a)
Animals and fire
b)
Computers and cell phones
c)
Fire and tools
d)
Tools and branches
2.
What 3 things did early humans make tools out of?
a)
Bones, stones and antlers
b)
Rocks, boulders, seaweed
c)
Trees, rocks, and animal skins
d)
All of the above
3.
What is one of the benefits of fire? 
a)
Scaring off dangerous animals
b)
Cooking meat and plants
c)
Light on dark nights
d)
All of the above
4.
Three elements of culture are...
a)
Nomads, caves, skins
b)
Beliefs, values, common rituals
c)
Tools, weapons, nomads
d)
Travel, scare animals, choping wood
5.
Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place,  this makes them what kind of person?
a)
Traveler
b)
Nomad
c)
Wanderer
d)
Gypsy
6.
Lived by hunting small animals and gathering plants
a)
Scientists
b)
archeologist
c)
Romans
d)
Hunter-gatherers
7.

Another name for the Paleolithic

Age is the _______________________________.

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Radical Stone Age

c)

Coffee Stone Age

d)

Old Stone Age

8.

The Paleolithic Age began about ____________________________________ years ago and lasted until around 8,000 B.C.

a)

2

b)

2.5 million

c)

20 thousand

d)

1 million

9.

A big change in the Neolithic Age was that people had _____________________________________.

a)

Domesticated Animals

b)

Wild Penguins

c)

Coffee Mugs

d)

Computers

10.

The big change in the Neolithic Age was the shift from hunting and gathering to _________________________________.

a)

drinking coffee

b)

eating a Big Mac

c)

driving cars

d)

systematic agriculture

11.

Which of the following is a way that early people adapted to living in a cold climate?

a)

They built houses out of stone

b)

They lived close to water

c)

They stayed inside

d)

They made clothes from animal skins

12.

Which of the following happened during the ice ages?

a)

Large pieces of ice melted, flooding the Earth

b)

Earth's oceans froze

c)

Thick sheets of ice moved across much of the northern part of the Earth

d)

Water separated Asia and North America

13.
What is it called when different people do different jobs?
a)
survival
b)
society
c)
division of labor
d)
culture
14.
What means lifeway that sets one group apart from others?
a)
culture
b)
society
c)
civilization
d)
domesticate
15.
What did hunter-gatherers live in?
a)
they lived  in huts and caves
b)
they lived in shelters built from rocks 
c)
they lived in shelters built from steel
d)
they lived in wooden houses
16.
Animal skins were ____________ together to keep people warm. 
a)
burned
b)
sewn
c)
blued
d)
held
17.
Where do archaeologists believe the first humans originated?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
18.
TRUE or FALSE: The Stone Age was a time of hunting and gathering.
a)
True
b)
False
19.

Exchanging one item for another is called

a)

gathering

b)

farming

c)

trade

d)

community

20.

The use of permanent shelters was the first great change that resulted from the development of

a)

Agriculture

b)

Trade

c)

Communities

d)

Cooking

21.

Living in communities made it possible for people to

a)

organize work more efficiently

b)

defend themselves more easily

c)

perform tasks more quickly

d)

all of the above

22.

During the Neolithic Age, the population was able to grow because.....

a)

many animals that were dangerous to humans died off

b)

hunters developed better techniques for hunting

c)

humans learned which plants were safe to eat

d)

people had a steady food supply

23.

How did hunters and gatherers become farmers? Select all that apply.

a)

Neolithic people created a stable food supply

b)

Neolithic people developed permanent shelters

c)

Neolithic people traded goods with one another

d)

Neolithic people began to trade

e)

Neolithic people lived in communities

24.
Who were the earliest humans?
a)
Hunter gatherers
b)
Farmers
c)
Cobblers
d)
Bakers
25.
Once people learned how to raise plants and animals they no longer had to:
a)
Hunt
b)
Fish
c)
Swim
d)
Migrate
26.
Which of the following was NOT a way that hunter-gatherers adapted to their environment?
a)
use of fire
b)
simple tools
c)
hunt and make clothes
d)
make settlements
27.
Migrate means
a)
to stay in one place
b)
to hunt animals
c)
to farm
d)
to move from place to place
28.

This refers to an organized group of people living and working under an established set of rules and shared tradition.

a)

society

b)

role

c)

division of labor

d)

domestication

29.

Which came first?

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Mesolithic Age

c)

Neolithic Age

30.

Which of the following was a major discovery of hunter-gatherers during the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era)?

a)

fire for protection, heat and cooking

b)

a number system to count and trade

c)

a writing system to communicate

d)

iron plows to use on farms