Prehistory Test Review

The period of human history before writing was invented.

• Ancient Hstory

• Medieval History

• Prehistory

• Modern History

The "old stone age" known for hunter-gatherers, stone tools and the ice age.

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age

• Cretaceous Age

• Ortho Age

The "New Stone" Age, known for farming, specialization and the use of metal tools.

• Paleolithic Age

• Ortho Age

• Iron Age

• Neolithic Age

People who killed and gathered wild animals and plants for food.

• farmers

• Hunter-Gatherers

• artisans

• herders

Men primarily had what jobs in the Paleolithic Age?

• building shelters

• taking care of the children

• hunting and protecting

• gathering nuts, berries and wild grains

People who move around from place to place and have no permanent homes are called

• artisans

• immigrants

• hunters

• nomads

To help them survive, people developed ideas and inventions that made tasks easier. This is called

• technology

• metallurgy

• agriculture

• bronze

Which of the following were benefits from the invention of fire in the Paleolithic Age?

• cooking food

• light

• warmth

• all of the above

Which of the following DID NOT developed during the Paleolithic Age Age?

• fire

• spoken language

• permanent homes

• art

Period of global cooling where large ice sheets covered the Earth.

• cooling age

• ice age

• bronze age

• Neolithic Age