The Paleolithic Era and the Neolithic Revolution

On which continent did humans first appear?

• Europe

• North America

• Asia

• Africa

What did the hunters and gatherers have to develop before they could effectively work together? 

• tools 
• language 
• fire
• domestication of animals

At the end of the last ice age, as glaciers retreated 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 fleeing from invaders living in the east.

• They were searching for better farmland and resources.

• They were following animal herds to hunt.

Which was true of food-gathering societies in prehistoric times?

• The population tended to be small.

• Society was highly industrialized.

• There was mass production of food and goods.

• The concept of private property was important.

During which period did the domestication of animals and growing of crops first occur?

• The Paleolithic Era

• Iron Age

• The Neolithic Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

What is the best title for this diagram?

• Elements of Belief Systems

• Changes during the Neolithic Revolution

• Characteristics of the Roman Empire

• Benefits of the Counter Reformation

How did the introduction of agriculture affect early peoples?

• Societies became nomadic.

• Food production declined.

• Civilizations developed.

• Birthrates decreased rapidly.

The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in human history mainly because ______.

• farming led to settled communities

• people started to use animal skins for clothing

• cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups

• people first used stone tools

". . . Paleolithic men could not control their food supply. So long as they relied on foraging, hunting, fishing, and trapping, they were dependent on the natural food supply in a given area to keep from starving. But while Paleolithic men continued their food-gathering pattern of existence in Europe, Africa, and Australia, groups of people in the Near East began to cultivate edible plants and to breed animals. Often described as the “first economic revolution” in the history of man, this momentous change from a food-gathering to a food-producing economy initiated the Neolithic Age. Paleolithic man was a hunter; Neolithic man became a farmer and herdsman. . . ."

Based on the passage above, identify one advantage of living the way “Neolithic man” lived: 

• more leisure time

• more travel

• more reliable food sources

• greater knowledge of wild plants

A frieze is a decoration that hangs on a wall near the ceiling. This frieze was discovered in the region known as Mesopotamia and is believed to have been created between 6500 and 3800 BCE. 

The images depicted in the frieze reflect the effects of which of the following turning points?

• Voyages of Christopher Columbus

• Founding of Islam

• The Neolithic Revolution

• The Paleolithic Era