Prehistoric Cultures Lesson 1 Test

What does prehistory mean?

• Before man
• Before writing
• Before farming
• Before language

How did Paleolithic people survive?

• Fire
• Agriculture
• Farming
• Hunting and Gathering

What field of study would examine the above items as part of their research?

• Geography
• Archaeology
• Paleontology 
• Anthropology

Any object shaped by human hands is referred to as

• a fossil
• a bone
• an artifact
• a clan

Archaeologists learn about prehistoric people by studying all of the following except

• Fossils
• Pottery
• tools and weapons
• written record

The Paleolithic Era is also known as-

• Bronze Age
• Iron Age
• Old Stone Age
• Steel Age

Early humans were hunters and gatherers whose survival depended on the availability of 

• wild plants and animals
• pottery
• weaving skills
• advanced weapons

The study of past cultures through artifacts that remain is known as_________

• Prehistory
• Artifacts
• Beringia
• Archaeology

What was the MOST significant technological breakthrough of the Paleolithic Era?

• the ability to create fire
• the ability to domesticate animals and crops
• cave paintings

What is the meaning of NOMADS?

• They didn't live in one place

• They stay always in the same place

• They were constantly on the move in search of animals to hunt

• They buy food on the supermarket.