Chapter 4 Lesson 1

Paleolithic Era

• Known as the "Old Stone Age" because simple stone tools were used

• Earliest period in human history

• People were nomadic: they migrated from place to place in constant search of food

• They were also known as hunter-gatherers

Paleolithic Era

• Food: Hunting and gathering

• Dwellings: Caves, nomadic people

• Technology: Digging sticks, spears, axes, and spoken language

• Religion & Art: Cave paintings, religious statues, and belief in afterlife

Multiple Choice

What do historians call the earliest period of human history when people used stone to make tools and weapons?

• Ancient Age

• Bronze Age

• Neolithic Age

• Paleolithic Age

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a significant technological breakthrough that occurred during the Paleolithic era?

• the use of coins as money

• the ability to create fire

• the invention of the wheel

• the use of writing

Multiple Choice

A nomad is someone who travels around instead of settling in one place. Which of the following sentences best describes why early humans were nomadic?

• They followed the movement of the animals they hunted.

• It was too dangerous to stay in one place too long.

• They didn’t have the wealth necessary to build a city.

• They moved around to stay away from their enemies.

Multiple Choice

Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. This is why they are called ______.

• farmers

• settlers

• nomads

• immigrants

Multiple Choice

How did the invention of spears help people living in the Paleolithic period?

• They were able to become better farmers.

• They were able to domesticate animals.

• They were able to cut down trees.

• They were able to hunt wild animals.

Multiple Choice

The Paleolithic Era is characterized by which of the following...

• Permanent Settlements

• Agriculture

• Nomads

• Domestication

Multiple Choice

Someone that is trained for a particular purpose or area of knowledge in their work

• Specialized Work

• Record Keeping

• Culture

• Cuneiform

Neolithic Revolution

*The discovery of farming led to a decline in the hunting / gathering lifestyle and a rise in permanent settlements

*Farming led to a surplus of products and people then began to trade items / resources

Neolithic Revolution

*People began settling near river valleys to have access to the water necessary to grow their crops and to provide a means of transportation

*As settlements expanded over time, communities, cities and civilizations were developed

Neolithic Era

• Learned how to farm & use irrigation

• Began to live in permanent settlements

• Job specialization (new skilled professions such as tool-making, pottery, weaving, carpentry, etc.)

• Domestication of animals

• Division of labor led to gender inequality

Early River Valley Civilizations

*Rivers provided water for crops and also a means of transportation

*Interaction with other civilizations through trade helped societies to advance / evolve

*Chinese and Indian civilizations didn't evolve as fast as other civilizations due to physical barriers that limited trade

Neolithic Era

• Food: Farming, domesticated animals

• Dwellings: Permanent villages, stone houses

• Technology: Stone tools, polished ax heads, arrowheads, weaving cloth, calendar, wheel

• Religion & Art: Jewelry, buried dead in earthen tombs

Multiple Choice

During the Neolithic Revolution

• People learned to grow food

• People migrated to find food

• People were nomadic

Multiple Choice

One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.

• They no longer were nomads

• Life expectancy was shorter

• They had to move around to new farms

Multiple Choice

Which development was a direct result of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Machines were used to mass- produce goods for markets

• a surplus of food led to more complex societies
  A surplus of food led to more complex societies 

• Feudal manors provided the necessities of life.

• the centers of trade moved from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

The farming communities that grew into cities were able to support their growing populations because they had - 

• occasional food shortages and easy access to hunting. 

• high crop yields that produced a food surplus. 

• strong religious beliefs to unite the people.

• strong trade networks. 

Multiple Choice

How did the Neolithic Revolution alter the social patterns of humans?

• It led to people becoming nomadic

• It led to the development of major religions

• It led to the creation of settled communities

• It led to greater social equality between male and female

Multiple Choice

The first humans were found in....

• America

• Earth

• Asia

• Africa