Paleolithic and Neolithic

Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent? 

• Europe 
• North America 
• Asia 
• Africa 

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. 

Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?

• They were experts at using their environment to meet their basis needs. 
• The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
• They domesticated animals to help with daily activities. 
• They developed ways to bring water to their crops. 

True or False: Paleolithic people were hunters and gatherers.

• true

• false

What does Paleolithic mean?

• old stone age
• new stone age

What does Neolithic mean?

• Old stone age
• New stone age

True or false: Domesticated animals were a characteristic of Paleolithic society.

• true

• false

This time period began when people began to farm: growing crops and raising animals.

• Paleolithic Age
• Neolithic Age

This time period began about 8000 BCE and lasted til about 3000 BCE.

• Paleolithic Age
• Neolithic Age

This time period began about two million years ago and ended about 8000  BCE.

• Paleolithic Age
• Neolithic Age