Paleolithic/Neolithic Review

Where did Homo Sapiens first appear?

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

What is a fossil?

• a man-made object from the past

• a type of tool

• the remains of a long ago organism, human or animal

• a written record of the past

Which of these is an artifact?

• human remains from the past

• animal remains from the past

• a footprint or petrified wood

• a man-made object from the past

What is a hunter-gatherer?

• someone who looks for goods to trade

• someone who hunts animals, and gathers plants

• someone who farms their own food

• someone who builds mud-brick homes

What were most Paleolithic tools made of?

• metal

• wood

• bone

• stone

What is an example of technology in Paleolithic times?

• using fire to cook food

• making tools from metal

• hunting megafauna

• burying the dead

Where did Paleolithic people go when they migrated from Africa?

• Europe

• South America

• Australia

• Southwest Asia

What is culture?

• religious ceremonies and idols

• a stable food supply

• an advanced settlement

• the music, language, clothing, and other aspects of human life

What marked the beginning of the Neolithic Age?

• the beginning of hunter-gatherers

• the use of teamwork to hunt large animals

• more people living together in large settlements

• the agricultural revolution

Why was the agricultural revolution so significant?

• more people began living as nomads

• people began living in smaller family groups

• people became farmers and could supply their own food

• people began working together to build bigger homes