Life from Stone Age to Iron Age Quiz

What was the main source of food for people during the Palaeolithic Period?

• Farming

• Hunting and gathering

• Trading

• Fishing

What is the term used for an individual or group of people who have no permanent home and move around for food, weather or shelter?

• Sedentary

• Nomadic

• Industrial

• Agricultural

What is the process of making use of animals for things like farming or to have a pet called?

• Tame

• Domesticate

• Capture

• Hunt

What type of settlement for Celts offered protection as they were higher up and provided a vantage point to see any enemies?

• Hillfort

• Castle

• Town

• Village

What is the term used for a group of people, often related by family, who live together but do not live in towns or cities?

• Clan

• Community

• Society

• Tribe

What is the name of the stone-built Neolithic settlement located in the Orkney region in Scotland?

• Stonehenge

• Avebury

• Skara Brae

• Carnac

What is the purpose of Stonehenge?

• Burial site

• All of the above

• Religious ceremonies

• Astronomical observatory

What is the term used for an individual who digs up and studies things from the past like bones, pottery, and buildings?

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Geologist

• Anthropologist

What is the term used for the period of time before written records?

• Prehistoric

• Historic

• Stone Age

• Iron Age

What is the term used for the first part of the Stone Age when people first used tools?

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Iron Age