Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages REVIEW

What does BCE stand for?

• Before Christ

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• Before Common Era

Which of the following was previously known as AD?

• Before Common Era

• Common Era

What does the term Paleolithic mean?

• old stone age
• new stone age

What does nomadic mean?

• people stayed in one place to farm

• people moved around in search of resources

What does Neolithic mean?

• Old stone age
• New stone age

What big change occurred between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era?

• people moved around more to find food, shelter, and water.

• people stayed in one place to begin farming and built permanent housing.

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. 

Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?

• They were experts at using their environment to meet their basis needs. 
• The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
• They domesticated animals to help with daily activities. 
• They developed ways to bring water to their crops. 

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.

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.