WorksheetsThe Neolithic Age
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following describes hunter-gatherers?
They lived in fixed locations with large family groups.
They moved with the groups of animals they relied on for food.
They grew crops in various locations, depending on the season.
They were the first to domesticate plants and animals.
What did hunter-gatherer groups look like?
They looked similar to the small towns and villages we have today.
They were massive, about 50+ people.
They were small, about 30 people.
hunter-gatherers were solo hunters and had no groups.
How did the changing climate encourage domestication?
The climate became warmer, making longer growing seasons.
What is an estuary?
Where a river feeds into the ocean.
How do estuaries provide food for people year round?
A combination of fresh water, salt water, and land provide plants and animals that can be harvested or hunted all year.
What provided both salt water and fresh water along with fertile land for farming?
This is the practice of growing plants and rearing animals for food.
domestication
The Agricultural Revolution marked the start of what time period?
This scientist helps archaeologist by interpreting detailed x-rays.
geneticist
This scientist helps archaeologist by examining DNA to help trace human ancestry.
radiologist
Which of these is a secondary source?
an interview with a person who witnessed a natural disaster.
a cave painting created by a Paleolithic person.
A textbook on the lives of early humans.
an autobiography of a former president.
Which of these is a primary source?
a climate map of the ancient world created by a modern scientist
a cave painting created by a Paleolithic person
a textbook on the lives of early humans
a novel describing events in the life of an imaginary early human
Which choice does not describe the differences in the lives of hunter-gatherer's and early farmers?
Hunter-gatherer's were nomads.
Hunter-gatherer's had to move with the seasons to follow the food.
Farmers settled in fertile areas along rivers.
Farmers moved their herds to follow the seasons.
An unwritten account of events that is often passed down through the generations as stories or songs.
oral history
History books and biographies are known as.....
oral histories
primary sources
secondary sources
What type of new technology did Neolithic people develop for their homes?
kilns
Kilns were used to heat and melt the metal from rocks, what is this process called?
What ended the stone age?
Domestication
Agriculture
Primary Sources
Metal Tools
What encouraged the growth of crops and plants?
organic pesticides
domestication
Fertile soil
What led to the beginning of farming?
the domestication of plants and animals
