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History/Social Studies Grade 6 Lesson 1 Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The earliest Homo sapiens in Europe are called _______.
a.
Mesoliths
c.
Neoliths
b.
Neanderthals
d.
Cro-Magnons
 

 2. 

Which statement about Paleolithic hunters is true?
a.
They did not form social groups.
c.
They did not make tools.
b.
They traveled to find food.
d.
They lived in permanent villages.
 

 3. 

The Cro Magnons invented all of the following EXCEPT _______.
a.
the stone ax
b.
medicine
c.
the bow and arrow
d.
bone fishhooks
 

 4. 

Neanderthals advanced over their Paleolithic ancestors in the area of _______.
a.
farming
c.
painting
b.
fishing
d.
tool-making
 

 5. 

Paleolithic hunter-gatherers lived in _______.
a.
Asia
c.
Africa
b.
Europe
d.
Australia
 



 
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