Neolithic Quiz-period 3

What happened in the neolithic Era?

• People began hunting bigger animals

• People started living as nomads.

• People began living in farming communities

• People began eating veggies only

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. 

What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures? 

• the shelters people used
• the way people got food for themselves
• the tools people used
• the clothes people wore 

Which statement best describes the Neolithic people? 

• They lived in caves or built simple shelters.
• They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.
• They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply. 
• They used simple tools made from stone.

How did the start of farming change early human tribes?

• It allowed 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.

People began to tame goats, sheep, pigs, and cattle.

• Neolithic Man
• Paleolithic Man

3. Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?

• A. The hills were rich in gold.
• B. The soil was good for crops.
• C. The forest was full of animals.
• D. The caves were deep and warm.

4. What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

• A. They kept pets for company.
• B. They could travel more easily.
• C. They shared most of the work.
• D. They had a stable food supply.

The best way to describe the Paleolithic people and their way of life is by calling them 

• artifacts
• hominids
• nomads
• prehistoric

The taming of animals for personal use.

• domestication
• domination
• animalization 
• petting zoo