Early Humans Review

What was the most important resource to Paleolithic man ?

• Steel knives

• Writing

• Fire

• Stone spears

Where were Paleolithic campsites found near ?

• Forests

• Sources of water

• Mountains

• Caves

Why would early humans paint cave walls ?

• To express written messages to each other.

• To depict their daily lives, thoughts and ideas through pictures.

• As a map of buried treasure.

• To make the caves feel more like homes.

Over time Paleolithic humans became better tool makers.  What did they make ?

• Tools became better and smaller. Fish hooks and needles were made from animal bone.

• Tools became larger, axes were able to cut down large trees.

• Tools became more complicated, wrenches and screwdrivers helped early man build better homes.

• Tools became stronger, knives were made from bronze

Which is TRUE about Neolithic Era people ?

• People were nomadic

• Farming replaced hunting / gathering

• People followed animal herds.

• Plants were domesticated, but not animals.

What jobs in villages developed during the Neolithic Era ? 

• Potters and basket weavers

• Factory workers

• News reporters

• Miners

What metal was formed when craftspeople melted copper and tin together ?

• Iron

• Steel

• Bronze

• Adamantium

This person studies and writes about the human past.

• Anthropologist

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Nomad

This person hunts for evidence buried where settlements might have once been.

• Archaeologist

• Nomad

• Historian

• Anthropologist

This person studies human society.

• Historian

• Nomad

• Archaeologist

• Anthropologist