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WorksheetsExploring Prehistoric Times
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. What did early humans primarily use for food? (A) Farming (B) Hunting and gathering (C) Fishing (D) Trading
B
Animal husbandry
Farming techniques
Gathering only
2. Which period is known as the Stone Age? (A) 2000 BC (B) 5000 BC (C) 2 million years ago (D) 1000 AD
1500 AD
500 BC
3000 BC
C
3. What type of tools did early humans create during the Stone Age? (A) Metal tools (B) Wooden tools (C) Stone tools (D) Plastic tools
Glass tools
Ceramic tools
C
Rubber tools
4. Where did early humans often live? (A) In cities (B) In caves (C) In farms (D) In boats
In treehouses
B
In deserts
In skyscrapers
5. What is a common subject of cave paintings? (A) Animals (B) Buildings (C) Cars (D) People
A
Electronics
Furniture
Plants
6. What did hunter-gatherers do? (A) They farmed crops (B) They built houses (C) They hunted animals and gathered plants (D) They made clothes
They traded goods
C
They lived in cities
They raised livestock
7. What is the study of fossils called? (A) Biology (B) Archaeology (C) Geology (D) Anthropology
Oceanography
Paleontology
C
Meteorology
8. Which of the following is a famous cave painting site? (A) The Louvre (B) Lascaux (C) The Great Wall (D) The Colosseum
Stonehenge
Machu Picchu
The Pyramids
Lascaux
9. What did early humans use to make fire? (A) Matches (B) Flint stones (C) Electricity (D) Candles
Firewood
B
Gasoline
Wood shavings
10. What is one reason early humans painted on cave walls? (A) To decorate (B) To tell stories (C) To practice art (D) To scare animals
To record hunting locations
B
To communicate with spirits
To mark territory
11. Fill in the blank: The first humans were known as __________. (Answer: Homo sapiens)
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
Homo habilis
12. Fill in the blank: The tools made from stone are called __________ tools. (Answer: Stone)
Wood
Stone
Metal
Plastic
13. Fill in the blank: Early humans lived in __________ societies. (Answer: hunter-gatherer)
industrial
nomadic
agricultural
hunter-gatherer
14. Fill in the blank: __________ are remains of ancient living things. (Answer: Fossils)
Minerals
Fossils
Artifacts
Remnants
15. Fill in the blank: The study of human history through excavation is called __________. (Answer: archaeology)
paleontology
sociology
archaeology
anthropology
16. What did early humans use to hunt large animals? (A) Bows and arrows (B) Spears (C) Traps (D) All of the above
Clubs
D
Slingshots
Net guns
17. What is one way archaeologists learn about early human life? (A) By reading books (B) By studying fossils and artifacts (C) By watching movies (D) By talking to people
By using social media
By analyzing modern technology
By conducting interviews
B
18. What type of animals did early humans often hunt? (A) Domesticated animals (B) Large wild animals (C) Insects (D) Fish
Birds
Reptiles
Small mammals
B
19. What is the significance of cave paintings? (A) They are just art (B) They show early human culture and beliefs (C) They are modern art (D) They are not important
(C) They are a form of contemporary expression
(A) They are only for decoration
(D) They have no historical value
(B) They show early human culture and beliefs
20. Why is it important to study early human life? (A) To understand our past (B) To learn about technology (C) To find treasure (D) To make art
A
To improve agriculture
To study animals
To explore outer space
