WorksheetsEarly Humans (Key Concepts + Facts)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where did the earliest hominins live?
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
by hunting and gathering
by planting and harvesting
by herding goats and cattle
by trading over land and sea
What was one of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people?
stone tools
spoken language
cave art
religion
What is one way that early people adapted to living in a cold climate?
They built house out of stone
They lived close to water
They stayed inside
They made clothes from animal skins
Which advancement made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?
They hunted and gathered.
They discovered how to use fire.
They lived near water sources.
They used caves as shelters.
What happened during the ice ages?
Large pieces of ice melted, flooding the Earth.
Earth's oceans froze.
Thick sheets of ice moved across much of the northern part of the Earth.
Water separated Asia and North America.
Where did Paleolithic people go first after they left
Africa?
souther Europe
Southwest Asia
North America
Australia
How did the Ice Age make migration to the
Americas possible?
It increased the amount of food in North America.
It allowed people to travel in boats from Asia to
North America.
It encouraged people to leave the desert
conditions in Asia.
It created a land bridge between Siberia and
North America.
What made communication between people easier in the Paleolithic Age?
the use of physical gestures
the development of written language
the development of spoken language
the discovery that crushed rock and animal fat makes paint
What was the major development of the Neolithic Age?
specialization of labor
beginning of trade
beginning of agriculture
use of new stone tools
What is the biggest change that the discovery of agriculture
had on people’s lives?
People settled in communities.
People completely stopped hunting and gathering.
People made new types of stone tools.
Why did the human population grow during the Neolithic Age?
many animals that were dangerous to humans died off
hunters developed better techniques for hunting
humans learned which plants were safe to eat
people had a steady supply of food
As food became more abundant (in greater supply), fewer people were needed in the fields to grow food.
What did some people start doing as a result?
went back to hunting and gathering.
started domesticating animals.
specialized in other jobs
moved out of the villages.
When did the Neolithic Age end?
When people learned how to build permanent shelters
When people learned how to make tools out of metal.
When people learned how to create electricity.
When people learned how to herd animals.
