Ch 1 The Development of Human Societies Adv

What does the word "Paleolithic" mean?

• Old Stone Age

• New Stone Age

• Prehistoric times

• Ice Age

Which of these is a primary source?

• A climate map of the ancient world created by a modern scientist.

• A textbook on the lives of early humans.

• A biography about the Iceman

• A cave painting made by a Paleolithic person.

Scientists who study the development of modern human cultures are called?

• Anthropologists

• Archaeologists

• Geneticists

• Geologists

All of the following are important elements for defining early cultures EXCEPT

• Language

• Music

• Art

• Tool making

Where were the first human remains found?

• The Great Barrier Reef

• The Great Pyramids

• The Great Rift Valley

• Fertile Crescent

Why was the agricultural revolution significant in human history?

• People learned to work together to kill large animals.

• People became farmers and no longer had to depend on hunting and gathering.

• More people began living as nomads and were able to travel to better climates.

• People began living in smaller family groups and depending less on others.

Why are primary sources important to understanding human history?

• They provide historians’ interpretations of past events.

• They are based on secondary sources.

• They are always passed down orally from one generation to the next.

• They give descriptions of events by a person who lived through them.

Paleolithic people’s tools were made of what material?

• bronze

• stone

• metal

• glass

Why did Paleolithic people begin migrating to new areas about 100,000 years ago?

• Their land flooded.

• An Ice Age started.

• There was a bad drought.

• Groups began fighting one another.

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 lived in small villages and farmed the land.

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