Stone Age - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

1. What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?

a. Hunters & Gathers

a. Toolmakers

a. Farmers

2.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.

They no longer were nomads

Life expectancy was shorter

They had to move around to new farms

3.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Nomadic means to

Sleep in tents

Move around frequently

Stay in one place

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

Easy travel

They kept pets

Shared most work

Stable food supply

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The Stone Age got its name because

Stone Houses

Used pretty rocks for money

Rocky Fields

Stone Tools

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent?

Europe

North America

Asia

Africa

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?

They were experts at using their environment to meet their basis needs.

The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.

They domesticated animals to help with daily activities.

They developed ways to bring water to their crops.

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for the cave paintings made by the Paleolithic people?

The paintings were the first expressions of art.

The paintings taught young hunters how to hunt.

The paintings taught young farmers how to plant seeds.

The paintings had religious significance.

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The map shows the migration routes of early humans. What made it possible for them to move from Asia to North America?

They constructed large ships to sail across at #1.

They crossed the land bridge at #1.

They swam the short distance at #1.

They built a bridge out of wood at #1.

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Housing during the Paleolithic Era was made from

Mud bricks

concrete

caves, furs, bones

igloos

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A paleolithic diet would consist of

Corn, squash

Wheat

Berries, hunted meat

Beans, barley

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

People began to control things so they could use them for survival - did this to plant and animals.

Domestication

Surplus

Fire

Ride

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Another name for farming is ...

Planting

Settling

Agriculture

Nomad

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Something that helps a person perform or accomplish a task is considered ...

Device

Technology

Hand tools

Stones

15.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Finish the sentence Hunter-gatherers...

hunted animals and gathered wood

hunted animals and gathered plants

hunted animals and gathered bones

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How did the Caveman explain their stories?

Wrote a book

Wrote in the dirt

Wrote on cave walls

Used sign language

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or False: The caveman hunted in groups because it was safer

true

false

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What materials did Stone Age humans use to make their tools?

Stone

Wood

Bone / Antler

All of the above

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The study of the past based on what people left behind

History

Archaeology

Geography

Economics

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