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The Stone Age

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many periods were there in The Stone Age

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

What were the names of the eras in the Stone Age

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic

d)

All of the above

3.

What is the correct order of the Stone Age eras? (Earliest to latest)

a)

Mesolithic, Paleolithic, Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic

c)

Neolithic, Paleolithic, mesolithic

4.

Which group of hominids lived in Europe and learned how to cure and store food?

a)

Upright Man

b)

Neanderthal

c)

Cro-Magnon Man

5.

To adapt wild plants or tame wild animals and breed them for human use

a)

Hominid

b)

Nomad

c)

Hunter-Gatherer

d)

Domesticate

6.

A person who has no settled home and moves from place to place in search of food

a)

Nomad

b)

Hunter-Gatherer

c)

Human

d)

Wooly Mammoth

7.

New Stone Age

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic

8.

Old Stone Age

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic

9.

Why is it called the Stone Age?

a)

People played rock paper scissors all day

b)

People used tools made from stone

c)

People had stone collections

d)

Cars were made of stone

10.

Put the following times in the correct order.

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic

1)
2)
3)
11.

Why did the people in Catal Huyuk build their homes close to each other?

a)

They did not have enough space.

b)

To make it easy to defend against intruders.

c)

To make it easier to grow plants and raise animals.

d)

As a way of honoring their religion.

12.

What is the Paleolithic era?

a)

Period of time after farming was invented; allowed people to stay in one place

b)

Period of time before writing was invented

c)

Period of time after writing was invented

d)

Period of time before farming was invented; people only got food by hunting and gathering

13.

What material was predominantly used for making tools during the Stone Age?

a)

Wood

b)

Metal

c)

Stone

d)

Bone

14.

Which of the following is a significant development of the Neolithic era?

a)

Discovery of fire

b)

Development of agriculture

c)

Invention of the wheel

d)

Use of metal tools

15.

What is the significance of the Mesolithic era in the Stone Age?

a)

It marked the beginning of agriculture

b)

It was the era of the first human settlements

c)

It was a transitional period with advancements in tool-making

d)

It was the era of the first written records