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People moved from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Age when they learned how to:
a) Farm
b) Make tools
c) Build villages
d) Make fire
a) Farm
How did people find food in the Paleolithic Age?
a) Early humans didn’t need to eat
b) Early humans moved from place to place and hunted and gathered food
c) Early humans went to the store and bought what they needed
d) Early humans stole food from each other
b) Early humans moved from place to place and hunted and gathered food
What is the time before writing called?
a) Ancient Times
b) Middle Ages
c) Modern Times
d) Prehistory
d) Prehistory
Another name of the Neolithic Age is:
a) Old Stone Age
b) New Stone Age
c) Prehistory
d) Middle Ages
b) New Stone Age
Farming led to a surplus of food and allowed for specialization. What is specialization?
a) Everyone farms so there is enough food
b) People move from place to place to get food
c) People have different jobs or tasks
d) People only hunt animals
c) People have different jobs or tasks
What is a surplus?
a) Just the right amount of food for survival
b) Not enough food leading to starvation
c) Extra food that can be stored and allows large populations
d) Food that goes to waste
c) Extra food that can be stored and allows large populations
Tools that make life easier are a form of __________.
a) Farming
b) Technology
c) Art
d) Weapons
b) Technology
Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?
a) Cave paintings
b) Farms
c) Domesticated animals
d) Jewelry made of smooth stones
a) Cave paintings
Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for Paleolithic cave paintings?
a) Teaching young farmers how to plant seeds
b) Religious rituals
c) Hunting magic
d) Communication
a) Teaching young farmers how to plant seeds
What was one benefit of having cats as pets in the New Stone Age?
a) They were good for milk and meat
b) They carried heavy loads
c) They caught mice to protect food surplus
d) They offered protection
c) They caught mice to protect food surplus
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a) They brought water to crops
b) They used their environment to meet basic needs
c) They domesticated animals
d) They made metal tools
b) They used their environment to meet basic needs
What does an archaeologist do?
a) Studies dinosaur bones
b) Builds tools
c) Digs up and studies artifacts from the past
d) Studies animals
c) Digs up and studies artifacts from the past
Why were early humans nomadic?
a) It was too dangerous to stay in one place
b) They followed the animals they hunted
c) They were poor
d) They avoided enemies
b) They followed the animals they hunted
Why is the Paleolithic called the Old Stone Age?
a) People formed tribes
b) People tried farming
c) Earliest use of stone tools
d) Mass migration
c) Earliest use of stone tools
Which developed after the Paleolithic Age?
a) Farming
b) Tools
c) Art
d) Spoken language
a) Farming
A person who moves from place to place for food is a:
a) Early human
b) Nomad
c) Archaeologist
d) Farmer
b) Nomad
What was one benefit of learning how to farm?
a) More free time
b) Surplus food
c) Less work
d) Better weapons
b) Surplus food
Which was NOT a benefit of Neolithic life?
a) Constant food supply
b) More disease
c) Better tools
d) Time for pottery and jewelry
b) More disease
What is domestication?
a) Migration
b) Cats and dogs
c) Taming plants and animals for human use
d) Trade
c) Taming plants and animals for human use
What was a major effect of the Neolithic Revolution?
a) Hunting and gathering
b) First permanent settlements
c) A terrible war
d) Human rights
b) First permanent settlements
Why did people domesticate dogs?
a) They were dangerous
b) Pull wagons
c) Help hunt and protect villages
d) Attack people
c) Help hunt and protect villages
What does “self-sufficient” mean?
a) People work together
b) Providing everything needed alone
c) Needing help
d) Being selfish
b) Providing everything needed alone
What are characteristics of a civilization?
a) Government, religion, achievements, homes, education, specialization
b) Government, achievements, farming
c) Arts and music
d) Stone tools
a) Government, religion, achievements, homes, education, specialization
Which animal carried heavy loads in the Neolithic Age?
a) Sheep/goats
b) Horses/camels
c) Cats
d) Dogs
b) Horses/camels
How were stories passed down during Prehistory?
a) Oral traditions
b) Written on caves
c) Not shared
d) Printed
a) Oral traditions