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Paleolithic Age Verses Neolithic Age

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the invention of spears help people living in the Paleolithic period?

a)

They were able to become better farmers.

b)

They were able to domesticate animals.

c)

They were able to cut down trees.

d)

They were able to hunt wild animals.

2.
One of the most important technologies used during the Paleolithic Age
a)
Tools
b)
Written Language
c)
Art
d)
Religion
3.
A person who moves from place to place in search of food
a)
Migration
b)
Culture
c)
Nomad
d)
Artisan
4.
Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for the cave paintings made by the Paleolithic people? 
a)
The paintings were the first expressions of art.
b)
The paintings taught young hunters how to hunt. 
c)
The paintings taught young farmers how to plant seeds.
d)
The paintings had religious significance.
5.
What was the main role women played in Paleolithic society?
a)
Women gathered wild plants for food. 
b)
Women hunted animals for food.
c)
Women planted seeds for food. 
d)
Women domesticated animals for food. 
6.

What is another term for the Old Stone Age?

a)

Neolithic Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Rock Age

d)

Paleolithic Age

7.

During the Old Stone Age how did people get their food?

a)

They farmed

b)

They hunted wild animals

c)

They raised animals like sheep and goats

d)

They waited for wild animals to walk into their camp

8.

Why did people move around during the Paleolithic Age?

a)

They moved around to stay warm

b)

They moved around to find food

c)

They moved around to find their friends

d)

They moved around to stay in shape

9.

Cave art usually included what type of drawing?

a)

Berries

b)

Friends

c)

Animals

d)

Trees

10.

The creation of stone tools is an example of:

a)

Religion

b)

Farming

c)

Trade

d)

Technology

11.

True or False: Paleolithic people lived with dinosaurs.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: Paleolithic people farmed for food.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Neolithic Revolution is...

a)

When humans began migrating around the world

b)

When humans discovered fire

c)

When domestication of plants & animals began

14.

(~10,000 BCE) instead of obtaining food by hunting and gathering, people began growing crops and raising animals

a)

Neolithic Revolution

b)

The Farming Revolution

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Civilization

15.

Domestication means?

a)

Using animals for food

b)

A tool making process

c)

To tame wild plants and animals

d)

Foraging for edible plants

16.

Growing plants and producing animals for human use

a)

Domestication

b)

Agriculture

c)

Culture

d)

Horticulture

17.

Lifestyle of people who live a mobile, or wandering, existence

a)

Travelers

b)

Sedentary

c)

Solitary

d)

Nomadic

18.

Obtain food by hunting, fishing, and foraging

a)

Hunter-Gatherer

b)

Hunter-Nomadic

c)

Agriculture

d)

Specialization

19.

The Neolithic Period, also called this, is the final stage of cultural evolution or technological development among prehistoric humans.

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

Caveman Times

d)

Hunter-gather Era

20.
1.  What did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?
a)
a.  Storms
b)
a.  Drought
c)
a.  Agriculture
21.
During the Neolithic Revolution
a)
People learned to grow food
b)
People migrated to find food
c)
People were nomadic
22.
What is another name for the Neolithic Age?
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Old Stone Age
c)
Prehistoric Period
d)
The Ice Age
23.

Which of these animals is not a domesticated animal?

a)

sheep

b)

goat

c)

lion

d)

cattle

24.
What is another word for farming?
a)
industry
b)
Paleolithic
c)
agriculture
d)
migration
25.

What was a major effect of the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

People began hunting and gathering

b)

The first permanent settlements

c)

A terrible war

d)

Human rights