Paleolithic vs Neolithic Ages

What does prehistory mean?

• The time before time.

• The time period before writing/recording of events.

• Previous history.

How did people spend their time during the Paleolithic Age?

• Building cities
• Learning new jobs
• Finding food
• Weaving and Farming

Which of the following developed after the Paleolithic Age?

• Spoken language
• Farming
• Art
• Tools

A person who moves from place to place in search of food

• Migration
• Culture
• Nomad
• Artisan

How did the invention of spears help people living in the Paleolithic period?

• They were able to become better farmers.

• They were able to domesticate animals.

• They were able to cut down trees.

• They were able to hunt wild animals.

Humans’ main source of food during the early Paleolithic Era was

• from farming and growing crops.

• from raising livestock and cattle.

• from the sea.

• from hunting and gathering.

One of the most important things created during the Paleolithic Age was:

• Religion

• Language

• Farming

• Art

Scientists divide the Stone Ages into periods based on which of the following?

• the types of animals that lived 
• the development of agriculture 
• the types of tools used by people 
• the type of clothes worn by people 

How did the start of farming change human societies?  (Shifted history from Paleolithic age to Neolithic age)

• It forced them to stay in one place and build villages and cities.
• It caused them to continue to hunt animals and gather plants. 
• It ended fighting between the tribes for land.
• It stopped them from building temples for their gods.

What are the preserved remains or traces of remains of ancient living things?

• Artifacts

• Fossils

• Nomads

• Hominids