Quiz on the Stone Age

What did the Stone Age get its name from?

• Stone tools

• Stone buildings

• Stone roads

• Stone art

How did Neolithic people obtain food compared to Paleolithic people?

• By farming and domesticating animals

• By hunting and gathering

• By fishing and trading

• By mining and smelting

What is the process of raising animals for human use called?

• Domestication

• Cultivation

• Irrigation

• Exploration

What did the invention of agriculture allow people to do?

• Have some control over their food supply

• Travel long distances

• Build large ships

• Create complex languages

During the Paleolithic Age, what type of shelters did people live in?

• Permanent houses

• Caves or tent-like structures

• Wooden cabins

• Stone castles

What did the development of permanent shelters enable people to do?

• Move frequently

• Settle together in larger communities

• Hunt more animals

• Travel long distances

What was a result of people settling down near their farms?

• They became nomads

• Towns and villages grew up

• They traveled more

• They built temporary shelters

What did Neolithic people decorate with geometric shapes?

• Walls

• Pottery and baskets

• Clothing

• Tools

What did Neolithic people use to create sharper tools?

• Flint

• Iron

• Bronze

• Copper

What sea did traders sail on?

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Caspian Sea