Prehistory
Quiz by Leslie Kiser
Grade 6-8
ELA - History/Social Studies
Common Core
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- Q1Scientists call the first age in which people lived the Paleolithic (pa le uh lith’ ik) Age. What is another word for this era?Old Stone AgeMiddle Stone AgeEarliest Stone AgeNew Stone Age60sEditDelete
- Q2During the Old Stone Age, how did people obtain food?harvesting and growingshopping and gardeninggrowing and killinghunting and gathering60sEditDelete
- Q3The men of the group obtained which food for their people?vegetablesbreadmeatdessert60sEditDelete
- Q4Women and children gathered which foods.berries, nuts, fruit, and eggs out of bird and turtle nests.fish, meat and berriesmeats and berriesdesserts, beans and grass60sEditDelete
- Q5What two things did early people learn to make that made life easier?buy tools and foodexercise and eat wellmake tools and firehunt and cook60sEditDelete
- Q6Which of the following was not a way they sought shelter?building housesdigging pits in the groundin cavesunder overhanging rock60sEditDelete
- Q7What was used as clothing to keep them warm?animal fatanimal skinscotton clothanimal hair60sEditDelete
- Q8How did the early people communicate before language was invented?noises made by the mouthyellingpointing and hand signalsgrunting and sign language60sEditDelete
- Q9What are the two types of Homo SapiensCro-Magnon and Cave MenNeanderthal and Cave MenHuman and NeanderthalNeanderthal and Cro-Magnon60sEditDelete
- Q10Neanderthals were the first people to do what?make toolsbury their deadmake toolsbuild homes60sEditDelete
- Q11What tool did the Cro-Magnon people invent?the clubthe knifethe axethe hammer60sEditDelete
- Q12What did Cro-Magnons believe about animals?they were great foodthey came back to lifethey were good luckthey had spirits60sEditDelete
- Q13Neolithic means?Middle Stone AgeNew Stone AgeOld Stone AgeEarliest Stone Age60sEditDelete
- Q14What were two discoveries during the Neolithic Age?fire and toolsgrowing food and herding animalsfarming and harvestingskinning animals and boiling food60sEditDelete
- Q15Neolithic villagers learned to make pottery, weave on looms, and what else?use toolswork with metalswork with cottoncook food60sEditDelete
- Q16What made it possible for people to settle in one place.villageshousesfood productionhunting60sEditDelete
- Q17Who was the leader of the Neolithic village?the chiefthe kingthe mayorthe master60sEditDelete