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Topic 1: Early Humans and the Paleolithic World

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Palaeolithic Period, humans were...

a)

living in villages

b)

fighting battles

c)

Nomads

d)

planting crops

2.

What does " nomad" means?

a)

A tribe that stays in the same place

b)

A tribe that lives in caves

c)

A tribe with a lot of warriors

d)

A tribe that travels from place to place.

3.

First tools were made of...

a)

Stone, bone and ivory

b)

Bone and stone only

c)

Stone and ivory only

d)

Stone, bone and metal

4.

Another name for the Paleolithic

Age is the _______________________________.

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Radical Stone Age

c)

Coffee Stone Age

d)

Old Stone Age

5.

Paleolithic people were known as __________________________, or people who move from place to place to survive.

a)

nomads

b)

villagers

c)

stormtroopers

d)

hunters

6.

Nomads hunted __________________________.

a)

buffalo

b)

bison

c)

reindeer

d)

all of the above

7.

The ______________________ were long periods of extreme cold that affected all of Earth.

a)

Stone Ages

b)

Ice Ages

c)

Salt Ages

d)

Snow Wars

8.

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)

9.

Cave art mostly depicted __________.

a)

Animals

b)

People

10.

Early Humans were __________________. This is how they got their food

a)

Traders

b)

Hunters

c)

Gatherers

d)

Hunters and Gatherers

11.
Many scientists believe that the first people arrived in North America during the last 
a)
Ice Age
b)

Ice Millenium

c)

Frozen Age

d)

Beringian Time

12.
When the climate began to change, the Ice Age ended.  What happened to the land between North America and Asia?
a)
The oceans rose and covered the land bridge
b)
It broke off and separated
c)
The bridge troll took over so no one could pass anymore
d)
It was stolen from the Americans
13.

Which continent has the oldest fossil (human bones) site?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

14.

How would a change in sea level have affected where people migrated? (Think of our map)

a)

Given people more places to migrate to

b)

Given people fewer places to migrate to

c)

A change in sea level would not have affected where people migrated

15.

From which continent does it appear that early humans begin migrating?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

16.
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
17.
The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.
a)
transportation
b)
glaciation
c)
Paleolithic
d)
migration
18.

What allowed early humans to come together and solve problems?

a)

eating food

b)

hunting animals

c)

language

d)

sleeping in caves

19.

About 60,000-90,000 years ago __________________________

a)

Herto Man lived

b)

rafts and boats were created by humans

c)

early humans began migrating from Africa

d)

dinosaurs existed

20.

What time period does "prehistoric" refer to?

a)

Before the year 1999

b)

Before the modern era

c)

Before written history records

21.
What can cave paintings teach us about life back then? 
a)
Kinds of animals 
b)
Methods of hunting 
c)
People's beliefs
d)
All of the above 
22.

Cave paintings are an early form of...

a)

Communication

b)

Decoration

c)

Religious Worship

d)

Possibly all of the above

23.
The cave art of prehistoric people shows that they 
a)
spoke a developed language
b)
designed intricate battle plans
c)
wrote treaties and agreements
d)
recorded their surroundings