Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages

Scientists believe that the earliest humans originated in and migrated from which continent?

• Europe

• North America

• Asia

• Africa

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

• tools 
• language 
• fire
• domestication of animals

What change in farming technology influenced the food supply? (hint: only one of these is a "technology" - created by humans) 

• more advanced tools 
• global climate change 
• rich, fertile soil 
• longer days 

Which statement best explains the greatest effect the emergence of agriculture had on early societies?

• The population steadily decreased.
• People were not able to specialize in just one trade. 
• Agriculture made it harder to find food. 
• The population steadily increased. 

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.

Neolithic villages grew larger and made it necessary to develop

• art 
• tools for hunting
• written language
• government 

Which of the following describes how the earliest humans (paleolithic) lived?

• by hunting and gathering food

• by herding sheep and other live stock

• alone or in pairs

• in farming villages along streams and rivers

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

• jewelry made of smooth stones
• farms
•  cave paintings
• domesticated animals

Which statement is true?

• During the Neolithic Era people migrated from place to place.

• During the Paleolithic Era people migrated from place to place.

• During the Neolithic Era people developed language.

• During the Paleolithic Era people used animals to help with farming.