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Stone Age Exam Group

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After hunting and gathering, humans developed ____________ where they began to farm and grow their food.

a)

Domestication

b)

Agriculture

c)

Neolithic Period

d)

Artifacts

2.

________________________ hunted animals and gathered berries, vegetables, and other items for their food source.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Domestication

c)

Agriculture

d)

Hunter/Gatherer

3.

The __________________ period came after the Paleolithic period. During this period, humans learned to farm, settled in communities, and populations grew.

a)

Mesolithic Period

b)

Paleolithic Period

c)

Neolithic Period

d)

Prehistory

4.

The ____________________ period is also called the Middle Stone Age. It refers to the time before the Neolithic period and the time after the paleolithic period.

a)

Mesolithic Period

b)

Neolithic Period

c)

Paleolithic Period

d)

Prehistory

5.

Water, shelter, food, and clothing are all examples of ______________________________.

a)

Technology

b)

Survival Needs

c)

Prehistory

d)

Migration

6.

During the Paleolithic Period, cups and bowls made out of leaves, carved wood, and clay, are all examples of ____________________________.

a)

Technology

b)

Survival Needs

c)

Migration

d)

Agriculture

7.

The time before written history is called ______________.

a)

Prehistory

b)

Paleolithic Period

c)

Mesolithic Period

d)

Neolithic Period

8.

Early human groups moving from one place to another in order to find food and shelter is called _________________.

a)

Migration

b)

Nomad

c)

Prehistory

d)

Artifacts

9.

Raising animals to use or eat, such as pigs, cows, and chickens is called ___________________________.

a)

Domestication

b)

Migration

c)

Hunter/Gatherer

d)

Archaeology

10.

We are all part of the American _________________ because we all live in the United States of America and are connected to one another.

a)

Anthropology

b)

Migration

c)

Society

d)

Artifacts

11.

The ____________________________ is when humans hunted, gathered, and migrated.

a)

Paleolithic Period

b)

Mesolithic Period

c)

Neolithic Period

d)

Archaeology

12.

A _____________ has no permanent home and constantly moves around to find food.

a)

Migration

b)

Nomad

c)

Artifact

d)

Technology

13.

The first human art called, __________________________________________, is from the Paleolithic Period.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Technology

c)

Paleolithic Cave Art

d)

Secondary Sources

14.

_____________________ are different from fossils because they are items that are made by humans.

a)

Technology

b)

Artifacts

c)

Migration

d)

Nomad

15.

In __________________________ class, students study events in the past by analyzing artifacts.

a)

Anthropology

b)

Archaelology

c)

Secondary Source

d)

Primary Source

16.

____ and ____ refer to the time period before the birth of Jesus Christ and include eras like the Stone Age.

a)

CE and AD

b)

BCE and BC

17.

Match the following

a)

1.

Stonehenge

b)

2.

Roundhouse

c)

3.

Animal Skin Tent

d)

4.

Skara Brae

18.

What were the houses in the Bronze Age called?

a)

Roundhouses

b)

Trianglehouses

c)

Squarehouses

d)

Circlehouses

19.

Put the following in the correct order of when they happened in history.

a)

Palaeolithic Stone Age

b)

Mesolithic Stone Age

c)

Neolithic Stone Age

d)

Bronze Age

1)
2)
3)
4)
20.

In the ​ (a)   Age they wore clothes made from animal skins.

Choose from the below words
Stone
Bronze
Iron
Ice
21.

What were tools made from during the early Stone Age?

a)

Bronze

b)

Iron

c)

Stone

d)

Wood

22.

Which of these are Stone Age tools? Click all the correct answers.

a)

Hammerstone

b)

Handaxe

c)

Spanner

d)

Scraping Tool

23.

Which animals did Stone Age people hunt for? Select all the correct answers.

a)

Deer

b)

Wild Boar

c)

Goats

d)

Donkeys

24.
Which of the following events separate the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages?
a)
The use of stone tools
b)
The discovery of domestication
c)
The creation of spoken language
d)
None of the above
25.
According to the timeline, when was agriculture discovered?
a)
40,000 BC
b)
8000 BC
c)
6000 BC
d)
4000 BC
26.
According to the timeline, when were animals domesticated?
a)
4000 BC
b)
6000 BC
c)
8000 BC
d)
40,000 BC
27.
What physical feature did neolithic people MOST likely settle near?
a)
Deserts
b)
Oceans
c)
Mountains
d)
Rivers
28.
What would be the GREATEST benefit of settling near a river?
a)
Water for Crops
b)
Fishing for food
c)
Floods for water
d)
A place to clean off
29.
Which of the following advancements made it possible for people to build permanent settlements?
a)
Fire
b)
Stone Tools
c)
Specialization
d)
Agriculture
30.
What is the BEST example of a nomad?
a)
a person or group of people who constantly migrate
b)
a tourist who visits disney every year for the rest of their life
c)
a herd of wild bison in the state of Oklahoma
d)
all of the above
31.
Which of the following pieces of evidence prove that the picture is NOT from the paleolithic age?
a)
People are using tools
b)
There are permanent homes
c)
Women are gathering plants
d)
There are about 50 people present
32.
Why is it important to have a surplus of food?
a)
It allows people to gather more food
b)
It allows people to gain more weight
c)
It allows people to settle permanently
d)
It allows people more time to invent
33.
One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.
a)
They no longer were nomads
b)
Life expectancy was shorter
c)
They had to move around to new farms
34.
During the Neolithic Revolution
a)
People learned to grow food
b)
People migrated to find food
c)
People were nomadic
35.
Nomadic means to
a)
Sleep in tents
b)
Move around frequently
c)
Stay in one place
36.

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

a)

Easy travel

b)

They kept pets

c)

Shared most work

d)

Stable food supply

37.

What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?

a)

domesticated

b)

paleolithic age

c)

neolithic age

d)

agricultural revolution

38.

The Stone Age got its name because

a)

Stone Houses

b)

Used pretty rocks for money

c)

Rocky Fields

d)

Stone Tools

39.
Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent? 
a)
Europe 
b)
North America 
c)
Asia 
d)
Africa 
40.
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a)
They were experts at using their environment to meet their basis needs. 
b)
The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
c)
They domesticated animals to help with daily activities. 
d)
They developed ways to bring water to their crops. 
41.
The map shows the migration routes of early humans. What made it possible for them to move from Asia to North America?
a)
They constructed large ships to sail across at #1. 
b)
They crossed the land bridge at #1. 
c)
They swam the short distance at #1. 
d)
They built a bridge out of wood at #1.
42.

Housing during the Paleolithic Era was made from

a)

Mud bricks

b)

concrete

c)

caves, furs, bones

d)

igloos

43.

A paleolithic diet would consist of

a)

Corn, squash

b)

Wheat

c)

Berries, hunted meat

d)

Beans, barley

44.
What is the BEST example of a nomad?
a)
a person or group of people who constantly migrate
b)
a tourist who visits disney every year for the rest of their life
c)
a herd of wild bison in the state of Oklahoma
d)
all of the above
45.
Which of the following pieces of evidence prove that the picture is NOT from the paleolithic age?
a)
People are using tools
b)
There are permanent homes
c)
Women are gathering plants
d)
There are about 50 people present
46.
How did the Caveman explain their stories?
a)
Wrote a book
b)
Wrote in the dirt
c)
Wrote on cave walls
d)
Used sign language 
47.
What is the name of the FIRST or OLD Stone Age?
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic 
c)
Mesolithic 
d)
Stone Age
48.
What animals did the new Stone age have on their farms?
a)
Dogs
b)
Goats
c)
Sheep
d)
All of the Above 
49.
True or False: The Ice Age really happened
a)
True
b)
False
50.
True or False: The caveman hunted in groups because it was safer 
a)
true 
b)
false 
51.

In which ways did ancient Greeks adapt to their environment?

a)

farming, fishing, trade, and shipbuilding

b)

farming, sewing, silk production, and writing

c)

fishing, trade, pyramid building, and art

d)

trade, shipbuilding, writing, and storytelling

52.

What are four primary contributions made by the ancient Greeks?

a)

architecture

b)

writing

c)

government

d)

art

e)

sports

53.
What was the first civilization to develop in Europe?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Egypt
d)
France
54.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
55.
What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?
a)
Democracy
b)
Assembly
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
56.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
57.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
58.
Athenian society DID NOT consider educated women as equal to men. 

For instance, women COULD NOT participate in political activities or own property, and they were always under the care of a male family member.
a)
True
b)
False
59.

Where were the Olympic games held?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Corinth

d)

Argos

60.

This city state was known for its warriors?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Argos

d)

Corinth

61.

Select two of the most famous city-states of Greece.

a)

Athens

b)

Argos

c)

Thebes

d)

Melos

e)

Sparta

62.

What was the Greek word for city-state?

a)

polis

b)

agora

c)

acropolis

63.

Who rules in a democracy?

a)

the people

b)

small groups of elite

c)

king or queen

64.

How were Athens and Sparta different? Pick 2

a)

Athens was focused on education. Sparta was focused on building a strong army.

b)

Athens was focused on building a strong army, Sparta was focused on education.

c)

They were not different.

d)

Athens was a democracy. Sparta was an oligarchy.

e)

Athens was an oligarchy. Sparta was a democracy.

65.

How were girls treated in Athens?

a)

Girls were able to do anything boys did in Athens.

b)

Girls were uneducated, unless they were from a wealthy family. Girls could not vote.

c)

Girls were allowed to own businesses but not vote.

66.

How were girls treated in Sparta?

a)

Girls were not allowed to fight, but they were trained so they could produce strong children.

b)

Girls had more control of the government.

c)

Girls were educated but not trained in fighting.

67.

This picture is an example of what Ancient Greek art?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

pottery

c)

mosaics

d)

sculptures

68.

Girls in Athens were taught how to

a)

become soldiers

b)

run a marathon

c)

weave and sew

69.

Spartan boys were trained to be

a)

thinkers

b)

farmers

c)

soldiers

70.

Ancient Greece was

a)

a large city

b)

a collection of cit-states

c)

an island nation

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