Prehistory: Paleolithic & Neolithic Eras

What do historians call the earliest period of human history when people used stone to make tools and weapons?

• Ancient Age

• Bronze Age

• Neolithic Age

• Paleolithic Age

A time before humans had a written language.

• nomad

• BCE

• CE

• prehistory

One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was

• stone tools

• spoken language

• cave art

• religion

1.  What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?

• a.  Hunters & Gathers
• a.  Toolmakers
• a.  Farmers

Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. This is why they are called ______.

• farmers

• settlers

• nomads

• immigrants

This means to raise plants and animals in a controlled way that makes them best suited to human use.

What is another term for the Old Stone Age?

• Neolithic Age

• New Stone Age

• Bronze Age

• Paleolithic Age

What are found objects that were made or used by ancient people called?

• Fossils

• Artifacts

• Remains

• Tools

What does nomadic mean?

• people stayed in one place to farm

• people moved around in search of resources

One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.

• They no longer were nomads
• Life expectancy was shorter
• They had to move around to new farms