Prehistory Unit Review

In the Paleolithic Age, people obtained food using all of the following EXCEPT...

• hunting

• gathering

• farming

• fishing

Which three of the following were benefits of a stable food supply? (choose the three correct answers)

• settling in one place permanently

• building permanent shelters

• having more medicine

• making better tools and clothing

• not having to defend against invaders

Which discovery ended the Paleolithic Era and began the Neolithic Era?

• metal

• farming

• domestication of animals

• permanent shelters

Why did people in the Neolithic Era live together in large groups?

• they needed more people for hunting, fishing, and gathering

• they could grow enough food to support more people

• they learned to get along better with others

• they needed more people to defend against invaders

Something in the earth that people need and value is known as what?

• a ritual

• a resource

• a renaissance

• a rhinoceros

What is a nomad?

• someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home

• someone who lived during the Stone Age

• someone who is never upset or angry

• something relating to a religious ceremony

Domestication means...

• training animals to be useful to humans

• farming and agriculture

• having a well near your house for water

• storing food for winter

How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?

• Everybody did the same job

• Most people enjoyed working alone

• Villagers learned to make stone tools

• Individuals developed a variety of skills.

What is the buying, selling, or exchanging of goods and services called?

• resource

• ritual

• treaty

• trade

Why did people in the Neolithic Era trade with other communities?

• to adopt other people's culture

• to learn a new language

• to get resources they lacked

• to find someone to marry