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Old Stone Age and New Stone Age
Old Stone Age and New Stone Age
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A social studies review game for the Old Stone Age and New Stone Age.
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The period of time before writing began
history
prehistory
the new stone age
the middle ages
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To learn about life in prehistoric times, scientists use
oral traditions of ancient civilizations
early writing found on clothing and tools
powerful computers to translate ancient writings.
objects such as bones and tools
3
Plants grown by early human farmers look different from those grown today because over time
people stopped eating grains
people chose the best seeds for the biggest and best plants
people developed artificial plants
people developed better farm tools
4
People who move around looking for food and shelter and don't have one settled home are
archaeologist
artisans
historians
nomads
5
you can infer from this cave painting that early people
valued hunting
rode on horseback
used bow and arrow
all of the above
6
A person who examines the written records of the past
artisan
farmer
blacksmith
historian
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this is an example of a
rock
dirt
artifact
shark tooth
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To learn about life in prehistoric times, scientist use...
objects such as bones and stone tools
Oral traditions of ancient civilizations
text books
encyclopedias
9
To heat ore and rock beyond it's melting point to create a new metal substance
melting
smelting
cooking
pelting
10
this picture is an example of a
shelter
stoneagelith
megalith
bunch of rocks
11
Stories passed down by word of mouth
encyclopedia
writing
prehistory
oral traditions
12
In what era did people start fishing with more sophisticated hooks, rods, spears and nets?
Last Stone Age
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Middle Stone Age
13
Agricultural societies emerged when
after a warming trend resulted in new plants and animals
religious leaders forced people to become farmers
during the Old Stone Age
Animals became scarce
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people learned how to tame animals
before the Old Stone Age
during the New Stone Age
during the Old Stone Age
After the New Stone Age
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Cities developed in locations where there was
forests for hiding
fresh water, fertile soil and plenty of resources
oceans for fishing
mountains for protection
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What is a surplus
a way people farmed
more than is needed
not enough food to live
a way of living
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When did people start domesticating animals?
The New Stone Age
The Middle Stone Age
The first stone age
The Third Stone Age
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People of the new stone age survived by
developing new and better hunting tools from stone
growing their own food
discovering fire, which allowed them to live in cold climate
moving from place to place to find food
19
By 3000 BCE which metal was most commonly used for making weapons
silver
bronze
gold
copper
20
In early farming villages, most people farmed for a living. However, in early cities,
people hunted and gathered
there was a wide variety of occupations
people imported all of their food
there was no farming
21
Scientists believe that early humans originated on which continent?
Albania
Africa
Australia
Alabama
22
When many people changed from hunter-gathers to farmers, the world population
increased because people had more food to feed their family
decreased because early crops were small and not nutritious
increased because artisans were needed in new cities
decreased because farming requires fewer people than hunting
23
The recorded events of people
prehistory
biography
oral traditions
history
24
How many years ago was the Old Stone Age?
100,000 years ago
2.5 million years ago
250,000 years ago
10 million years ago
25
If scientists find only large spear points in a prehistoric camp they know ...
people hunted small birds
people ate mainly fish
people hunted large animals
people enjoyed farming
26
Traders carried new tools and ideas from one city to another, resulting in
the discovery of bronze
the need for irrigation projects
the spread of civilization
an increase in farmers
27
which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed?
everyone was too busy to hunt
people spent time doing things other than food production
people followed migrating animals
people were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been
28
To learn about life in prehistoric times, scientists use
oral traditions of ancient civilizations
powerful computers to translate ancient writings
objects such as bones and stone tools
early writing found on clothing and tools
29
Quiz is better than Quizlet
true
false
30
People of the Old Stone Age survived by
building stone houses
gathering seeds to plant crops
hunting and gathering
training dogs to help them hunt
31
Which condition below might make an area
unsuitable
for growing food?
short springs and summers
gentle rains
rich soil
plenty of sunlight and warmth
32
Chose the correct order from oldest to newest
austratrlopithicus, habilis, erectus, sapien, sapien sapien
Homo Sapiens
habilis, austratrlopithicus, sapien, sapien sapien, erectus
sapien sapien, austratrlopithicus, habilis, erectus, sapien,
33
With the development of the wheel and axle,
people no longer used domesticated animals to carry goods
trade goods could be transported farther and more easily.
social classes developed based on who could afford a wagon
People in cities no longer depended on farming to get food
34
About 5,000 years ago, history began when
people developed a system of writing
The Nile river flooded
Fire was discovered
The cave men built homes
35
Which term is used to describe the process by which a living thing changes over time to adapt
migration
evolution
cause and effect
civilization
36
Which is NOT a characteristic of civilization
geography
job specialization
government
art & architecture
37
Plants grown by the first farmers looked different from the ones grown today because
people ate artificial plants
people stopped eating grain
people selected the best seeds for the biggest plants
people were meat eaters only
38
A scientist who examines old objects
Mr. Lewis
archaeologist
teachers
doctors
39
Early humans living during the old stone age most likely
spoke more than one language
were uninterested in art and music
worshipped one common god
lived in small groups & moved frequently as food got scarce
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Another name for the middle stone age is
Golden Era
Neolithic Era
Mesolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
