"Early Man" Reading

Which is NOT a common food eaten by Paleolithic people?

• fish

• nuts

• beans

• turtle eggs

How was fire used to protect the Paleolithic people?

• They would sleep inside a ring of fire.

• They would throw burning sticks at dangerous animals.

• They would burn the homes of enemies.

• They would shoot fireballs at anything that threatened them.

How did early man communicate with one another before they had developed a language?

• drawings and code clapping

• hand signals and whistling

• whistling and code clapping

• pointing and hand signals

What simple tool was very important for early man?

• stones

• bones

• teeth

• mud

Which of these choices are gives two places early people found shelter?

• in trees and under overhanging rocks

• in caves and in trees

• in creek beds and in caves

• under brush piles and in hollow trees

What did the Neolithic people begin to do that the Paleolithic people didn't do?

• hunt with spears

• tame animals

• eat plants

• create fire

What was a common purpose for Neolithic governments?

• to imprison bad people

• to make sure trading was done fairly

• to settle fights over land

• to make sure people were not killing too many animals

Which of the places below is known as the oldest village that ever existed?

• Abu Hureyra

• Asia

• Turkey

• Jericho

What did farming allow the early people to do?

• to eat all they wanted

• to live longer

• to no longer need to hunt

• to move around more

What can be said about the Neolithic people compared to the Paleolithic people?

• Neolithic people were more advanced in the way they lived.

• Neolithic people had a much more difficult time getting food.

• Neolithic people were more willing to fight to settle problems.

• Neolithic people were much more likely to move around.