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Stone ages

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word BEST describes neolithic people?

a)

They built house out of ice

b)

They were nomads

c)

They were monkeys

d)

More Intelligent than Paleolithic and Mesolithic

2.

Which of the following statements best describe the picture?

a)

Farming in the ice age

b)

Hunter-gatherers finding a house

c)

A Neolithic farming

d)

The end of the ice age

3.
what kind of clothing did the stone age era wear?
a)
animal skin
b)
silk
c)
cotton
d)
nothing
4.
what was best invention from the stone age?
a)
fire
b)
anger
c)
singing
d)
fashion
5.
when did the stone age end?
a)
when they ran out of stone
b)
when they started using metals
c)
it didn't
d)
the mammoth took it away
6.
where did the stone age people get their food?
a)
the shop
b)
they ate salads
c)
they didn't eat
d)
they hunted
7.

where did stone age people live?

a)

in a mud house

b)

with their mums and dads

c)

in caves

d)

they didn't have houses

8.
when was the stone age?
a)
1.6 million
b)
100 years ago
c)
3.4 million years ago
d)
30.8 billion
9.

Historians call the time after there was writing...

a)

history

b)

The Dark Ages

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

The Stone Age

10.
The Stone Age is divided into 3 periods based on the 
a)
use of fire 
b)
use of language 
c)
kinds of crops grown 
d)
kinds of tools used 
11.
Historian believe language developed in the Stone Age for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a)
distribution of food 
b)
for hunting 
c)
to form new relationships
d)
creating art
12.
The Middle Stone Age is also called the 
a)
Neolithic Era
b)
Mesolithic Era
c)
Paleolithic Era
d)
Ice Age
13.

Which of the following happened first?

a)

the Neolithic Era

b)

the animal age

c)

the Mesolithic Era

d)

The Paleolithic Era

14.
What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age? 
a)
It allowed them to travel.
b)
It allowed them to paint cave.
c)
It allowed them to build permanent settlements.
d)
It allowed them to hunt for animals.
15.
What is agriculture? 
a)
farming 
b)
hunting and gathering 
c)
cave painting 
d)
hunting 
16.
Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people?
a)
They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
b)
They migrated from place to place
c)
They stayed in one place, living in caves and under rock shelters
d)
They lived in small villages and farmed the land
17.

What is the greatest change between Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures?

a)

the cars people used

b)

the way people got food for themselves

c)

the body they used

d)

the way they wore their dress

18.
Neolithic villages grew larger and made it necessary to develop -
a)
art
b)
tools for hunting
c)
written language
d)
government
19.
How was irrigation most important to ancient civilizations?  
a)
 It allowed them to grow crops in areas that did not receive enough rain
b)
It prevented floods from destroying the civilizations
c)
It provided new trade goods to civilizations
d)
It allowed for new resources to be found in river beds. 
20.

Historians call the time before there was writing...

a)

prehistory

b)

The Dark Ages

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

The Stone Age

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