Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
21 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
During the Paleolithic Era, humans spent most of their time...
basket weaving
hunting and gathering
making jewelry
farming
- 2. Multiple ChoiceCave art dates back to which time period?The Old Stone AgeThe New Stone AgeThe RenaissanceThe Middle Ages
- 3. Multiple Choice
What developed during the Neolithic Era that allowed people to settle down in one location?
language
agriculture
art
tools
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa.the shift from food gathering to food producingthe shift from food gathering to huntingmajor battle fought between the peoples of Asia.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the hunter-gatherers migrate?to find more resourcesto follow the herds of migrating animalsto discover new lands and better food suppliesall of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn 1940 what important event occurred in Lascaux, France?A large strip of land was exposed.Archaeologists found the remains of prehistoric animals.Paleolithic cave paintings were discovered.Prehistoric artifacts such as tools were excavated.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The majority of humans in the Paleolithic Age...
Were hunters and gatherers
Were nomadic
Used simple stone tools
All of the above
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which archaeological site is depicted-AleppoJerichoStonehengeCatalyhouk - 9. Multiple ChoiceArchaeologists learn about prehistoric people by studying all of the following exceptFossilsPotterytools and weaponswritten record
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich Neolithic site is there an international team of archaeologists carrying out new excavations in Anatolia?JerichoStonehengeAleppoCatalhoyuk
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAleppo and Jericho are two early cities located in -
the Fertile Crescentthe Sahara DesertEnglandAnatolia - 12. Multiple Choice
What was the major change caused by the agricultural revolution?
Increase of spoken languages
End of hunting
Development of permanent settlements
Elimination of trade
- 13. Multiple Choice
How does this illustration best represent the Neolithic Era?
It shows men hunting for food
It shows women gathering food
It illustrates the development of language
It demonstrates the domestication of animals
- 14. Multiple Choice
When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings, like the one above, allow archaeologists to...
Speculate about daily lives
Understand spoken languages
Interpret written records
Study farming techniques
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why was agriculture an important invention?
Humans could stay in one place and build permanent settlements
Food came from more reliable source
People could now work different jobs and invent new things
All of these are correct
- 16. Multiple Choice
Moving from place to place without a permanent home
Nomad
Farmer
Hiker
Artifact
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat made the Neolithic Age different from the Paleolithic Age?Settled communitiesIncreased AgriculturePottery & Weaving skillsAll of the above
- 18. Multiple ChoicePaleolithic people did what?built homes made of mud-brickssculpted pottery and carved woodused copper and bronze to make toolscrafted simple tools such as stone axes
- 19. Multiple Choice
What characteristic best replaces the question mark in the chart?
Made and used fire
Grew crops on farms
Raised animals for their use
Lived in villages
- 20. Multiple Choice
NEW advances during the Neolithic Era included:
Weaving cloth and making pottery
Using charcoal for cave paintings
Using fire for warmth and protection
Using bone from animals to make tools
- 21. Multiple Choice
The objects identified in the picture would most likely come from which period of time?
Neolithic Period
Paleolithic Period
Iron Age
Bronze Age
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags