Paleolithic Age

What is another name for the Paleolithic Era?

• Stone Age

• Bronze Age

• Digital Age

• Steel Age

Paleolithic people lived a nomadic lifestyle. What does this mean?

• they farmed

• they had no permanent home and moved around from place to place

• they were fearless hunters

• they stayed in one place, hunting and gathering

As time passed, these people became more intelligent and began to become more intelligent and began to domesticate animals such as goats, sheep, and dogs. What does this mean?

• they trained them to do tricks

• keep the animals locked up

• they tamed the animals and used them for domestic use

• the animals remained wild

How did agriculte/farming change the lifestyle of the paleolithic people?

• they became a war-like people and fought many enemies

• they no longer had to be nomadic and follow the herd of animals

• they continued to hunt and gather to provide food for their tribes

• they accumulated great wealth and power

How would you describe the Paleolithic era?

• people used wheels, hammers, and domesticated animals, along with some farming.

• a time period of great industrial growth with factories and large cities

• people had a system of writing, farmed heavily and built buildings to store crops to make a surplus

• people used spears, were nomadic hunters and gatherers, and discovered fire

There were already people in America and Leif Erikson and Columbus sailed to the New World

• True

• False

The first people that came to America were hunter and gatherers.

• True

• False

Scientists believe that the first Americans arrive in America about ____________ years ago.

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 5,000

• 40,000

The Bering Strait Land Bridge allowed the first Americans to ______________.

• stop hunting and gathering

• travel to Europe

• travel to America

• learn how to sail

During the Ice Age, the water levels dropped and exposed more land.

• True

• False