Paleolithic/Neolithic Review

Scientists divide the Stone Ages into periods based on which of the following?

• the types of animals that lived 

• the development of agriculture 

• the types of tools used by people 

• the type of clothes worn by people 

What is the definition of Paleolithic?

• relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age

• a long period of cold that affected the entire Earth

• tools and methods used to perform tasks

• the new Stone Age, a period where systematic agriculture developed

Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people? 

• They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.

• They migrated, or moved, from place to place

• They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.

• They lived in small villages and farmed the land. 

What were 2 things that were considered the first tools of the Paleolithic people?

• simple weapons and fire

• farming tools and mud bricks

Which was true of food-gathering societies in prehistoric times?

• Society was highly industrialized.

• The population tended to be small.

• The concept of private property was important.

• There was a system of mass production.

What is the definition of Ice Age?

• a long period of cold that affected the entire earth

• relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age

• the New Stone Age; a period in which systematic agriculture developed

• the organized growing of food on a regular schedule

What is the definition of technology?

• the organized growing of food

• to adapt an animal to live with humans

• tools and methods used to perform tasks

• a person who regularly moves from place to place to survive

What does Neolithic mean?

• Old stone age

• New stone age

Which statement best describes the Neolithic people? 

• They lived in caves or built simple shelters.

• They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.

• They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply. 

• They used simple tools made from stone.

Which statement best explains the greatest effect agriculture had on early societies?

• The population steadily decreased.

• People were not able to specialize in just one trade.

• Agriculture made it harder to find food.

• The population steadily increased.