World History-Chapter 1

Which of the following was NOT a lifestyle during prehistoric times?

• hunting/gathering

• nomadic

• industrial

• scavenging

Archaeology means:

• the study of ancient people and their culture

• the study of the human brain

• the study of the past

• the study of social interactions

Radiocarbon Dating tells scientists:

• how big something is

• how old something is

• how to dig

• where to dig

Which prehistoric gender were most responsible for gathering fruits, nuts and seeds?

• males

• females

Which continent do historians believe all human beings originate from?

• Antarctica

• Australia

• Asia

• Africa

Most prehistoric people were nomadic meaning they built permanent houses to live in.

• True

• False

The Stone Age is when people made tools and weapons from stone. The earliest part of the Stone Age is the _____ Age. It began about 2.5 million years ago and ended around 8,000BC.

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age

• Ice Age

• Bronze Age

During the Paleolithic Age, people learned how to make ____. Once people had ____, they could eat cooked food.

• earth

• water

• air

• fire

__________ ___________ helped people in Paleolithic times communicate better with each other.

• Fire discovery

• Spoken language

• Cell phones

• Paleolithic e-mails

Early artists decorated the walls of their caves with ______ made from crushed rock mixed with animal fat.

• brushes

• oil

• paints

• chalk