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Early Man Test Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: During the Paleolithic Age, people developed written language.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is an example of Paleolithic technology?

a)

Flint Axe Head

b)

A Tree Branch

c)

An Iron Pot

d)

Written Language

3.

Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. This is why they are called _____________.

a)

Farmers

b)

Settlers

c)

Nomads

d)

Immigrants

4.

True or False: Early people used fire to cook their food.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Before the development of spoken language, people could not communicate with each other.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: Cave paintings are an example of Paleolithic Art.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following happened during the Ice Age?

a)

Large pieces of ice melted, flooding the earth.

b)

The 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.

8.

True or False: A land bridge made it possible for Paleolithic people to travel from Asia to North America.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

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.

10.

Paleolithic women _______.

a)

Gathered berries, nuts and grains.

b)

Looked after the children

c)

Hunted large animals.

d)

Both gathered berries, nuts & grains and looked after children.

11.

Paleolithic men _______.

a)

Gathered berries, nuts and grains.

b)

Looked after the children

c)

Hunted large animals

d)

Swam in the nearby rivers.

12.

The earliest part of the Stone Age is referred to as the ______ ______.

a)

Ice Age

b)

Paleolithic Age

c)

Modern Age

d)

Future Age

13.

The vocabulary word for tools and methods used to perform tasks.

a)

Art

b)

Fire

c)

Nomads

d)

Technology

14.

Early _____ _____ show animals and figures of human in bright colors.

a)

Picture frames

b)

Animals fat

c)

Cave paintings

d)

Flint Stone

15.

The strip of land was known as a _______ ______. This allowed people to travel from Asia to North America.

a)

land bridge

b)

mountain range

c)

highway road

d)

tall mountains

16.

Paleolithic people were ________.

a)

famers

b)

only in Africa

c)

Hunters- Gathers

d)

extinct after the last ice age.

17.

What continent do Historians believe humans started out in?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

18.

Where did early humans spread to over the centuries?

a)

Early humans pretty much remained in Africa

b)

Early humans spread to Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas

c)

Early humans liked cold weather so they spread to Antarctica

19.

What types of homes did early humans live in?

a)

Early humans lived in new, modern apartments

b)

Early humans camped outside under trees

c)

Early humans lived in caves, or shelters such as animal skin tents

20.

How did early humans eat?

a)

Early humans didn't eat so they starved

b)

Early humans ate their food at popular restaurants

c)

Early humans hunted animals, caught fish, and gathered plants for food

21.

Why was fire important?

a)

It cooks meat and makes digestion easier

b)

It makes light

c)

Protection from animals

d)

Provides warmth

e)

All of the above

22.

movement of people from one place to another

a)

exploration

b)

destination

c)

stationary

d)

migration

23.

Bipedalism refers to the ability to do what?

a)

to walk on two legs

b)

to speak a simple language

c)

to make tools

d)

to create art

24.

Long time period when humans obtained food by hunting, fishing and gathering 

and began making stone tools


a)
Iron Age
b)
Neolithic era
c)

Paleolithic era (Old Stone Age)

25.

How did early humans communicate?

a)

Early humans used mobile phones

b)

Early humans used sign language and simple sounds

c)

Early humans used emails

26.

When a group changes itself or its environment to make life easier

a)

migration

b)
evolution
c)

paleolithic

d)

adapt

27.
What does Paleolithic mean?
a)
old stone age
b)
new stone age
28.

What does nomadic mean?

a)

people stayed in one place to farm

b)

people moved around in search of resources

29.
What were 2 things that were considered the first tools of the Paleolithic people?
a)
simple weapons and fire
b)
farming tools and mud bricks
30.

True or false: Domesticated animals were a characteristic of Paleolithic society.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

True or false: Making pottery was part of the Neolithic society.

a)

true

b)

false

32.
What big change occurred between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era?
a)
people moved around more to find food, shelter, and water.
b)
people stayed in one place to begin farming and corral animals.
33.
How did the start of farming change early human tribes? 
a)
It forced them to stay in one place and build villages and cities.
b)
It caused them to continue to hunt animals and gather plants. 
c)
It ended fighting between the tribes for land.
d)
It stopped them from building temples for their gods.
34.
What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?
a)
They needed to find employment and an income
b)
To find resources such as food and shelter
c)
To explore the world.
d)
They needed to find better transportation.
35.

Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?

a)

jewelry made of smooth stones

b)

farms

c)

cave paintings

d)

domesticated animals

36.
Which statement best explains the greatest effect the emergence of agriculture had on early societies?
a)
The population steadily decreased.
b)
People were not able to specialize in just one trade. 
c)
Agriculture made it harder to find food. 
d)
The population steadily increased. 
37.
What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures? 
a)
the shelters people used
b)
the way people got food for themselves
c)
the tools people used
d)
the clothes people wore 
38.
What did the hunters and gatherers have to develop before they could effectively work together? 
a)
tools 
b)
language 
c)
fire
d)
domestication of animals
39.
_______________ is the New Stone Age from about 8000 BC to about 4000 BC
a)
Neolithic Age
b)
Paleolithic Age
c)
Current Modern Age
d)
DMS Age
40.
__________________ -farming and growing food
a)
aquaculture
b)
agriculture
c)
honuculture
d)
happyculture
41.

___________- tame wild animals and plants for human use

a)

dome

b)

domination

c)

domesticate

d)

DMS

42.

_______________- long term home, like mud brick houses

a)

temporary shelter

b)

tenant

c)

permanent home/ shelter

d)

time

43.
_______________- place where people build a permanent community
a)
settle
b)
settlement
c)
settler
d)
sorry
44.

The Neolithic Age starts after the ____________ Age.

a)

Mesolithic

b)

Minor Stone

c)

Middle Stone

d)

Paleolithic

45.

What did the Neolithic people discover?

a)

agriculture

b)

metal

c)

toys

d)

stone tools

46.

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

a)

easy travel

b)

shared most work

c)

kept pets

d)

stable food supply

47.

What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?

a)

domesticated

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Paleolithic Age

d)

Agricultural Revolution

48.

Which of the following would NOT be a job someone might have in a Neolithic village?

a)

trader

b)

stone cutter

c)

potter

d)

car salesman

49.

Which among the following statement is true?

a)

Women started agriculture

b)

Women started to domesticate animals

c)

Women hunt for food

d)

All of the above

50.

Which among the following was used to make the weapons during Neolithic period?

a)

Stone

b)

Wood

c)

Antlers and bone.

d)

All of the above

51.

Farm based communities led to better health, longer life, and the beginning of ……………..

a)

Civilizations.

b)

Cities

c)

Towns

d)

Countries

52.

Match the following

a)

Domesticate

1.

Tame

b)

Systematic agriculture

2.

Farming

c)

Neolithic Age

3.

the period of time from 8000 B.C to 4000 B.C.

d)

Specialization

4.

training for a particular job

e)

Monarchy

5.

A government led by a king or a queen

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