Paleolithic Vs. Neolithic

What does Paleolithic mean?

• old stone age
• new stone age

True or False: Paleolithic people were hunters and gatherers.

• true

• false

What does nomadic mean?

• people stayed in one place to farm

• people moved around in search of resources

What does Neolithic mean?

• Old stone age
• New stone age

Which were characteristics does NOT describe Paleolithic society:

• cave art
• developed an oral language
• lived in clans
• used advanced tools

What were 2 things that were considered the first tools of the Paleolithic people?

• simple weapons and fire
• farming tools and mud bricks

What big change occurred between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era?

• people moved around more to find food, shelter, and water.
• people stayed in one place to begin farming and corral animals.

How did the start of farming change early human tribes? 

• It forced them to stay in one place and build villages and cities.
• It caused them to continue to hunt animals and gather plants. 
• It ended fighting between the tribes for land.
• It stopped them from building temples for their gods.

What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?

• They needed to find employment and an income
• To find resources such as food and shelter
• To explore the world.
• They needed to find better transportation.

Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?

• jewelry made of smooth stones

• farms

• cave paintings

• domesticated animals