Prehistory (Paleo and Neo) Review

Where in the world did people begin to practice agriculture and domestication of animals?

• South Africa

• Middle East (Asia)

• The Americas

• Europe

The Neolithic Revolution is a reference to what change?

• Using fire to cook, keep warm, and protect from predators

• Using spears to hunt animals to using bows and arrows

• Change from hunting to being vegetarians and gathering

• Change from hunter-gatherers to permanent agriculture

How did the relationship change between humans and animals in the Neolithic Era?

• Humans only hunted wild animals

• Humans domesticated wild animals

• Humans were scared of wild animals

• Humans did not interact with wild animals

What Neolithic advancement helped farmers know when to plant their crops?

• Calendar

• Compass

• Plow

• Wheel

What are four Neolithic advancements that made everyday tasks easier?

• Cars, airplanes, trucks, ships

• Porcelain, paper, coins, and money

• Plow, weaving, pottery and bronze (metal)

• Cannons, guns, bow and arrow, steel

Which of the following best matches the description for Paleolithic technology?

• Advanced metal tools

• The plow, calendar, and pottery

• Simple stone tools

• Metal tipped weapons

A Paleolithic person could best be described as...

• A person raising plants and animals

• A person living in a city

• A farmer

• A nomadic hunter-gatherer

Work in a Paleolithic clan was determined by someone's gender.

• True

• False

The first continent where humans appeared.

• Australia

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

What kind of people might have had the most social status in Neolithic times?

• Young men and women

• Wealthy, landowning men

• The village elders

• The most physically strong