WorksheetsEarly Humans
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a map that shows humans patterns of ethnic groups, religious practices, languages spoken, educational levels, and recreational choices
a)
Cultural Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Physical Map
d)
Mr. Map
2.
How do we know about Paleolithic and Neolithic humans?
a)
Archaeological sites like Jericho and Gobekli Tepe
b)
Ancient artifacts like tools, and weapons
c)
Cave paintings, and burial sites
d)
All of the Above
3.
Which statement best explains the effect farming had on early people?
a)
People started to live in smaller groups.
b)
It was harder to find food.
c)
The population increased and people lived in larger groups.
d)
People could NOT specialize in one job
4.
Paleolithic means
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Old Stone Age
c)
Rock Age
d)
Caveman time
5.
Two ways that historians know about the people of the Paleolithic era are
a)
Archeology and Youtube videos
b)
Anthropology and Archeology
c)
Science and mathematics
d)
Primary source investigation
6.
Neolithic Means
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Old Stone Age
c)
Rock Age
d)
New tools
7.
Societies that depend on and follow their herds of animals from place to place are called:
a)
Middle School Teachers
b)
Agriculturists
c)
Pastoral Nomads
d)
Paleolithic foragers
8.
The Neolithic Revolution helped lead to which of the following?
a)
Development of Civilization
b)
The return to a Hunter Gatherer Lifestyle for most of Humanity
c)
The extinction of the Dinosaurs
d)
The extinction of the Neanderthals.
9.
What is a historical account written by someone who did not witness the event called?
a)
a bystander
b)
an accountant
c)
primary source
d)
secondary source
10.
Which of the following would you most likely find in the Neolithic Era?
a)
cave paintings
b)
domesticated plants and animals
c)
stone tools
d)
small groups of people
11.
The period of time before written history is known as
a)
B.C.
b)
ancient history
c)
prehistory
d)
B.C.E.
12.
The best way to describe the Paleolithic people and their way of life is by calling them
a)
artifacts
b)
hominids
c)
nomads
d)
prehistoric
13.
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)
pottery
14.
Who were the earliest humans?
a)
Hunter gatherers
b)
Farmers
c)
Divas
d)
Chefs
15.
What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures?
a)
the art people made
b)
the way people got food for themselves
c)
people had dogs
d)
people wore more clothes
16.
what big change allowed for job specialization?
pick 3 answers
a)
a surplus of food
b)
settled farming
c)
larger populations
d)
smaller populations
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