Year 6
What were the different periods in the Stone Age?
The Stone Age is usually split into three different periods. In this lesson, we will learn the names of these different periods and what developments humans made during each of them.
Year 6
What were the different periods in the Stone Age?
The Stone Age is usually split into three different periods. In this lesson, we will learn the names of these different periods and what developments humans made during each of them.
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Key learning points
- Features of and developments within the Palaeolithic Era
- Features of and developments within the Mesolithic Era
- Features of and developments within the Neolithic Era
- The development of tools
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these animals is now extinct?
Elk
Rhinoceros
Turtles
Q2.
When did Homo sapiens first evolve?
Around 2.5 million years ago
Around 60,000 years ago
Around 65 million years ago
Q3.
Which of these animals is extant?
Cave lions
Smilodon
Woolly Mammoth
Q4.
What is another name for the ice age?
Age of mammals
Neolithic Era
Stone Age
Q5.
The term 'extinct' means which of the following?
there are still members of this animal group that are alive today.
Q6.
The term 'extant' means which of the following?
all of these animals have died out.
7 Questions
Q1.
Which of these materials did humans use during the Neolithic era? Choose three.
Metal
Plastic
Q2.
The Palaeolithic Era was the...
Middle Stone Age
New Stone Age
Q3.
The Mesolithic Era was the...
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Q4.
The Neolithic Era was the...
Middle Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Q5.
Humans began farming in which of the stone ages?
Mesolithic era
Palaeolithic era
Q6.
The Palaeolithic era, Mesolithic era and Neolithic era all lasted for about the same length of time.
True
Q7.
Where is it believed that humans first evolved?
Europe
Great Britain
The fertile crescent