Paleolithic Period- Hunter-gatherers

During the Paleolithic Age, which of the following does NOT describe how early humans survived?

• They hunted for animals as food

• They gathered nuts, berries, and fruits.

• They followed the migration of animals.

• They started to farm (agriculture).

Why were early man considered nomadic? Select two correct answers.

• They settled down and lived in one place,

• They didn't live in one place.

• Their shelters were permanent.

• They were constantly on the move in search of animals to hunt

Which of the following is a characteristics of early humans during the Paleolithic Period?

• They lived in large groups.

• They had food surpluses.

• They relied on farming to feed their large population.

• They had a scarcity of food due to hunting and gathering.

What are the characteristics of the Paleolithic Age? Select three correct answers.

• Hunting and gathering.

• Nomadic wanderers

• Farmers and Herders.

• Ice age existed during that time.

• People started to use bronze and iron to make tools and weapons.

Which of the following was not an achievement of hunter-gatherers during the Paleolithic Period?

• Fire

• Cave paintings

• wheels for making wheelbarrows

• stone tools

Which innovation enabled early humans to cut down trees?

• spear

• plow

• metal sickle

• stone ax

How did the invention of spears help people living in the Paleolithic period?

• They were able to become better farmers.

• They were able to cut down trees.

• They were able to domesticate animals.

• They were able to hunt wild animals.

At the end of the last ice age, as glaciers retreated (decreased) 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 searching for better farmland and resources.

• They were following animal herds to hunt.

• They were fleeing from invaders living in the east.

Which of the following was a significant technological breakthrough that occurred during the Paleolithic era? Select two correct answers

• the use of coins as money

• the ability to create fire

• the invention of the wheel

• the use of writing

• the ability to create art (cave art)

What do cave paintings revealed about early humans living in the Paleolithic era?

• the daily hunt of animals

• the gods and goddess that they worshiped

• the value placed on family and kinship

• they used poetry as entertainment