Paleolithic/Neolithic Review

Why were people in the Paleolithic Era nomads?

• Did not know how to build sturdy houses

• Easily bored and wanted to see the world

• Followed the herds of animal for food

• Looking for other people to trade with

What makes the Neolithic Revolution a revolution?

• People started using weapons against each other

• Changes occurred in how people lived

• Paleolithic people fought the Neolithic people

• People started using tools

All of the following describe the Neolithic Revolution EXCEPT

• Families were able to grow just enough food for themselves

• People followed herds of animals

• People gave up hunting and gathering to farm

• People build permanent homes

What does domesticating animals mean.

• Animals could not live in houses with people

• Animals could live with each other in barns

• Animals could now be eaten

• Animals were tamed and not wild

What is another name for Neolithic Revolution?

• Paleolithic Revolution

• Bronze Age

• Agricultural Revolution

• Old Stone Age

What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Man began hunting and gathering

• Man began farming

• Man learned to write

• Man built towns and cities

How did man get his food during the Paleolithic Age?

• Growing crops

• Stealing from others

• Hunting and gathering

• Scavenging

What happened when man began to farm?

• People got other jobs other than farming jobs

• People had more meat to eat

• People were being attacked by wild animals

• People moved from place to place

Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people?

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

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

• They migrated or moved from place to place

• They lived in small villages and farmed the land

What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures?

• The shelters people used

• The way people got food for themselves

• The tools people used

• The clothes people wore