Paleolithic Era

Which innovation enabled early humans to cut down trees?

• metal sickle

• stone ax

• spear

• plow

Hunter-gatherers changed their landscapes to either encourage or discourage plant growth or to provide habitat for animals they hunted. Which of these systems did early Stone Age people use?

• slash and burn

• slice and burn

• canals and drainage

• cross-pollination

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.

Which letter represents where it is believed that the earliest humans lived?

• W - Indian Subcontinent

• Z - Australian Outback

• X - East African Rift Valley

• Y - Southwest Deserts

At the end of the last ice age, as glaciers retreated in northern Europe, what caused people to move north into the areas uncovered by the ice sheets?

• They were escaping from floods in the south.

• They were fleeing from invaders living in the east.

• They were searching for better farmland and resources.

• They were following animal herds to hunt.

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

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.

Humans’ main source of food during the early Paleolithic Era was

• from farming and growing crops.

• from raising livestock and cattle.

• from the sea.

• from hunting and gathering.

The Paleolithic Era is characterized by

• the earliest use of stone tools by humans.

• mass migration from North America to Africa.

• the first attempts at raising crops.

• development of clans and tribes.

Which of the following were the first tools that Paleolithic people used?

• plows

• wooden digging tools

• stone axes

• copper axes