Peopling the Earth Review

Why did the hunter-gatherers migrate?

• to find more resources
• to follow the herds of migrating animals
• to discover new lands and better food supplies
• all of the above

Which of the following was NOT a major advancement for the paleolithic people?

• Agriculture
• Stones
• Tools
• Fire

Which of the following statements best describe the picture?

• Farming in the paleolithic age
• Hunter-gatherers finding a new food source
• A neolithic settlement
• The end of the ice age

Which of the following did the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages have in common?

• Domestication of wild plants
• Domestication of wild animals
• Technology like stone tools
• Specialized jobs to invent things

How did people learn about the events that took place during prehistoric times?

• Read books written by hunter-gatherers
• Study artifacts left by the hunter-gatherers
• Watch a documentary filmed by hunter-gatherers
• Look at the survival guides explaining how to survive

What physical feature did neolithic people MOST likely settle near?

• Deserts
• Oceans
• Mountains
• Rivers

Which of the following advancements made it possible for people to build permanent settlements?

• Fire
• Stone Tools
• Specialization
• Agriculture

What is the BEST example of a nomad?

• a person or group of people who constantly migrate
• a tourist who visits disney every year for the rest of their life
• a herd of wild bison in the state of Oklahoma
• all of the above

An economic system based on herding flocks of goats, sheeps, cattle, or other animals.

• horticulture

• pastoralism

• metallurgy

• socialism

Pastoralism is best defined as

• domestication of animals
• a religion led by a pastor
• sedentary agriculture
• nomadic hunting