Flashcard on Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods

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What was the primary means of survival during the Paleolithic period?

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Stone tools and hunting

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What significant change did the Neolithic period bring about in human society?

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Permanent settlements

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What was a major advancement of the Neolithic Revolution? Options: Use of stone tools, Development of new social structures, Reliance on hunting, Smaller family units

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Development of new social structures

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What increased the risk of diseases during the Neolithic period? Options: Smaller population, Less contact with animals, Close proximity of people, Nomadic lifestyle

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Close proximity of people

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What concept became more important during the Neolithic period?

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Family and lineage

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What marked the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era? Options: Use of fire, Development of language, Shift from hunting-gathering to agriculture, Invention of the wheel

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Shift from hunting-gathering to agriculture

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What was a characteristic of the Paleolithic period?

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Nomadic lifestyle

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What did the surplus of food during the Neolithic Revolution lead to?

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Population growth and formation of larger communities

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What was a challenge of the settled lifestyle in the Neolithic period?

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Spread of diseases

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What did the concept of inheritance in the Neolithic period involve?

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Passing down property and wealth