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WorksheetsEarly Humans, Stone Age, Cave Art, Ice Age Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following ages is known for the use of basic stone tools?
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Bronze Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Iron Age
2.
What kind of tools were NOT mentioned as being used during the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Bows and arrows
b)
Tools to start fires
c)
Tools to dig
d)
Tools for skinning animals
3.
What did the term "Neolithic" specifically relate to in the reading?
a)
Development of more advanced tools and practices
b)
Basic stone tools
c)
Hunter-gatherer lifestyles
d)
Iron and metalworking
4.
Which of the following crops was NOT mentioned as being cultivated during the Neolithic period?
a)
Wheat
b)
Maize
c)
Barley
d)
Rice
5.
Why did people during the Neolithic Age start to settle in one place?
a)
They had a steady source of food due to farming
b)
They enjoyed building large structures
c)
They were tired of traveling
d)
They preferred city life
6.
The term 'surplus' in the context of the reading refers to:
a)
Excess of food
b)
Excess of weapons
c)
Excess of stone tools
d)
Excess of villages
7.
As a result of food surplus, which of the following became possible?
a)
Job specialization
b)
Decreased population
c)
Migration to other planets
d)
Hunting became the primary occupation
8.
Which term refers to smaller human settlements that eventually grew into towns and cities?
a)
Villages
b)
Continents
c)
Specialization
d)
Empires
9.
Match the following vocabulary words to their definition.
a)
Neolithic
1.
New Stone Age
b)
Paleolithic
2.
Old Stone Age
c)
Specialization
3.
Having a specific job
d)
Nomads
4.
people who move around,
e)
Agriculture
5.
farming of food and animals
10.
What activity was done by men and women to find food?
a)
Hunter-gatherers
b)
Fishing
c)
Hopping
d)
Holding-Gathering
11.
Do we know the exact purpose of the cave paintings?
a)
no
b)
yes
12.
Cave painting dates back to
a)
40,000 years ago
b)
50,000 years ago
c)
60,000 years ago
d)
70,000 years ago
13.
Cave paintings are an early form of...
a)
Communication
b)
Sign posts
c)
IPads
d)
TV
14.
The (a) was a period of cold tempertures that lasted for millions of years.
15.
What percent of the earth was covered in ice during the Ice Age?
a)
30%
b)
50%
c)
70%
d)
90%
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