Stone Age Quiz

About how long did the Stone Age last?

• Roughly 2.5 million years

• About 1 million years

• Approximately 500,000 years

• Nearly 3 million years

What was the name of the time that directly followed the Stone Age?

• The Bronze Age

• The Iron Age

• The Copper Age

• The Gold Age

In what year did the Bronze Age begin?

• 3,300 B.C.

• 2,500 B.C.

• 1,200 B.C.

• 4,000 B.C.

What are the names of the three periods that the Stone Age is typically broken into?

• Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic

• Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age

• Mesolithic, Neolithic, Iron Age

• Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age

What types of artifacts have been most helpful in allowing archaeologists to learn more about the Stone Age?

• Tools like hammers and other artifacts made out of stone

• Jewelry and ornaments

• Wooden sculptures

• Metal weapons

What does it mean that people during the Stone Age were called 'hunters and gatherers'?

• They built large cities and farms.

• They gathered berries and nuts, and hunted bison and other animals.

• They only ate fish and seafood.

• They were primarily farmers.

What types of foods did hunters and gatherers eat?

• Various grasses, tubers, fruits, seeds, and nuts.

• Only meat and dairy products.

• Bread and pasta.

• Processed foods and sweets.

Which 'invention', created 500,000 years ago, allowed early people to hunt larger game?

• The wheel.

• Spears.

• Fire.

• Bow and arrow.

Around 160,000 years ago, what type of food source did the early people begin to hunt?

• Fish and seafood.

• Hand axes.

• Large mammals.

• Birds and small animals.

What is the name of the simplest and earliest stone tool that was used during the Stone Age? What was this tool used for?

• Hammerstone

• Flint

• Chisel

• Axe