Chapter 3 Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

A person who moves from place to place to survive.

• traveller

• settler

• immigrant

• nomad

Type of government led by a king or queen

• tyranny

• democracy

• monarchy

• theocracy

Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the Earth were the

• Ice Ages

• Bronze Ages

• Stone Ages

• Golden Ages

Domestication is the term that describes

• When humans learned to live in communities.

• When animals are tamed for human use

• When animals learn to do tricks

• When humans learned to cummunicate with animals

Which of the following is an example of Paleolithic technology?

• flint axe head

• tree branch

• an iron pot

• written language

Which of the following is a way that early people adapted to living in a cold climate?

• They built houses out of stone.

• They lived close to water.

• They stayed inside.

• They made clothes from animal skins.

Select all the places where cave paintings have been found

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

• Europe

The last Ice Age ended ______.

• around 100,000 b.c.

• between about 9000 and 8000 b.c.

• around 4000 b.c.

• about 2.5 million years ago

During the most recent Ice Age,

• the oceans froze.

• the water level of the oceans was lowered, which exposed a land bridge from Asia to North America.

• large pieces of ice melted, flooding the Earth.

• water separated Asia and North America.

What is the best example of how an advance in the use of technology made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?

• They hunted and gathered.

• They discovered how to use fire.

• They lived near water sources.

• They used caves as shelters.