Prehistory Midterm Review

What does prehistory mean?

• Before man
• Before writing
• Before farming
• Before language

How did Paleolithic people survive?

• Fire
• Agriculture
• Farming
• Hunting and Gathering

According to the timeline, which period of Prehistory lasted for the longest time?

• The Ice Age to Civlization
• Nelolithic to Beginning of civilization
• First religions to the last Ice Age
• Paleolithic period to the beginning of Neolithic Period

According to the  timeline, when did the Neolithic era begin?

• 8000 B.C.
• 4,000 B.C.
• 14,000 B.C.
• 10,000 B.C.

What field of study would examine the above items as part of their research?

• Geography
• Archaeology
• Paleontology 
• Anthropology

Which statement best reflects the living conditions of human societies during the Neolithic  Era?

• The development of simple tools allowed hunter-gatherer societies to survive harsh conditions
• The use of rivers encouraged trade of surplus goods between city states
• The need for new sources of food and shelter caused humans to frequently migrate to different locations
• The development of agriculture and domestication of animals led to the rise of small villages

The objects identified in the picture would most likely come from which period of time?

• Iron Age
• Neolithic
• Bronze Age
• Paleolithic period

This site was constructed in 

• Aleppo
• England
• Catalhoyuk
• Jericho

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

• A movement of migrating people to North America
• A rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people
• A religious movement in which people worshiped more than one god
• A change from hunting to gathering to farming

Any object shaped by human hands is referred to as

• a fossil
• a bone
• an artifact
• a clan