Early Man/Paleolithic Age

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

the movement from one region to another

• migration

• adaptation

• specialization

• development

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

• farmers

• settlers

• nomads

• immigrants

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

• stone tools

• spoken language

• cave art

• religion

Which of the following is a way that early people adapted to living in a cold climate?

• They built house out of stone

• They lived close to water

• They stayed inside

• They made clothes from animal skins

. What is the best example of how an advance in the use of technology made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?

• They hunted and gathered.

• They discovered how to use fire.

• They lived near water sources.

• They used caves as shelters.

Early cave paintings like those found in Lascaux, France contain mostly

images of what?

• grasslands that were growing in areas that are

  now desert

• handprints, which are most likely those of teenage

  boys

• events in the daily lives of hunter-gatherers

• animals, some of which are now extinct

What advancement during the Paleolithic Age made communication between people easier?

• the use of physical gestures

• the development of written language

• the development of spoken language

• the discovery that crushed rock and animal fat makes paint

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