Paleolithic and Neolithic Test

Which came first, 10 CE or 10 BCE?

• 10 CE

• 10 BCE

• They are the same.

People who study and write about the human past are ____________________.

• anthropologists

• historians

• archaeologists

• None of the above

What did AD become?

• CE

• BCE

• BC

How many years are between 2000 BCE and 2000 CE?

• 1000

• 3000

• 5000

• None of the Above

Prehistory is the

• time before farming.

• time before writing.

• stone age.

• None of the above.

What does Paleolithic mean in Greek?

• Stone Age

• New Stone Age

• Prehistory

• None of the above

The Paleolithic people had to go from place to place to find food. This is why they were known as (pick one answer)

• gatherers.

• hunters.

• nomads.

• None of the above.

During the Paleolithic Age the most common shelter was

• a cave.

• a permanent brick and mud house.

• made with animal hides and wooden poles.

• None of the above

What is a revolution? In the context of a farming "revolution".

• It refers to a take over of a government.

• It refers to the battles farmers engaged in for rights.

• It refers to a wheel which spins a full time around.

• None of the above

What does domestication mean?

• To live in shelters and not be nomadic.

• To trade with others and begin civilization.

• To begin to create jobs.

• To tame animals and plants for human use.