Early Humans - Paleolithic and Neolithic People

What change in the environment encouraged modern humans to spread into Europe?

• warmer temperatures

• colder temperatures

• more rain

• less rain

This invention helped early man with cooking, warmth and protection.

• Metal tools

• Sewing Needle

• Fire

• Domestication of animals.

Hunter Gatherers....

• stayed in permanent houses

• Planted seeds

• traveled in search of food.

• Settled in the mountains.

True or false... Creating art was one of the first signs that humans had begun to create culture.

• True

• False

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. 

What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures? 

• the shelters people used
• the way people got food for themselves
• the tools people used
• the clothes people wore 

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.

To tame wild animals for human use is called

• domestication

• agriculture

• irrigation

• civilization

What does Paleolithic mean?

• old stone age
• new stone age