Paleolithic and Prehistory Review (Summit)

All of the following are characteristics of the earliest human ancestors (before the Old Stone Age) EXCEPT:

• They used tools

• They walked upright on two feet

• They had smaller brains

• They did not speak

How did the hunter-gatherers sustain themselves?

• by farming along river valleys

• by trading with neighboring bands

• by domesticating wild animals

• by searching for wild plants and animals

Which factor forced nomadic groups living together to be smaller during the Paleolithic Age?

• scarcity of food source

• lack of skilled laborers

• lack of simple tools

• limited access to water

What is the term used for a lifestyle that is constantly on the move, usually following herds of animals as a food source, with only temporary, movable housing?

• Nomadic

• Sedentary

• Exploratory

• Domestic

Nomad, foragers and hunter-gatherers are terms most associated with _________:

• Old Stone Age

• Golden Age

• Middle Ages

• Neolithic Age

Used simple tools

Adjusted to their environment

Moved from place to place in search of food

Used fire to cook food

Which group of people is most closely associated with this list?

• city dwellers

• farmers

• hunter-gatherers

• skilled workers

Which is a technology used by early humans during the Paleolithic Age?

• stone tools

• ivory carvings

• wooden ships

• iron nails

Which is a characteristic of a hunter-gatherer society?

• People settled along river valleys and grew food.

• People believed in many gods.

• People moved frequently to search for food.

• People settled in small cities.

Use the images to answer the question. These artifacts most relate to which activity of early people groups?

• education

• hunting

• travel

• farming

Early hunter-gatherers used tools such as spears and spear-throwers. How did these tools most likely help them?

• They could trade with more groups.

• They could conquer more territory.

• They could attack larger animals.

• They could defend larger fortresses.