Hunter-Gatherers of the Paleolithic Age — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies

Chapter: Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution

What these drills covers

By the end of Hunter-Gatherers of the Paleolithic Age you should be able to:

4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: Paleolithic Age, hunter-gatherer, nomad, technology, migration.

Problem 1

Were all foragers continuously wandering?
Answer and explanation

No. Mobility and settlement varied with resources, seasons and social arrangements.

No. Mobility and settlement varied with resources, seasons and social arrangements.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 2

Does no surviving wooden tool prove none existed?
Answer and explanation

No. Wood can decay; the material record is incomplete.

No. Wood can decay; the material record is incomplete.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 3

Why compare multiple sites and dates?
Answer and explanation

They reveal regional variation and sequence instead of assuming one site represents all humans.

They reveal regional variation and sequence instead of assuming one site represents all humans.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 4

What would strengthen a hunting interpretation?
Answer and explanation

Relevant marks, associated tools, context and repeated patterns, not one isolated bone.

Relevant marks, associated tools, context and repeated patterns, not one isolated bone.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

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