Prehistory

The image below is of a Neolithic site in England known as?

• Jericho
• Stongehenge
• Aleppo
• Cataylhoyouk

During the Paleolithic time period hunter-gatherer societies lived in

• small clans
• small villages
• cities
• towns

Another name for the Paleolithic Era would be

• New Stone age
• Old Stone age

According to science, Homo Sapiens and our ancestors originated in

• Australia
• Asia
• Africa
• America

Hunter-gatherers migrated in order to:

• explore rivers
• find food
• get better shelter
• grow crops

Which of the following is an example of early human behavior during Prehistoric times?

• counting coins

• writing on papyrus

• using stone tools
• forging metal tools

The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-

• mastered fire.

• developed agriculture.
• migrated from Africa.

• learned to write

Archaeologists are known for their study of:

• social stratification

• the physical evidence of a civilization

• various types of primates

• modern societies

Archaeologists use scientific testing, sometimes with carbon 14, to determine the

• size of an artifact
• age of an object.

• placement of an object.

• function of an object

Why was there an increase inpopulation during the Neolithic Revolution?

• New and better weapons were developed for hunting animals.

• Agriculture created a surplus of food

• As people settled in one place, there were more marriages.

• Technological  advances made it possible for people to live longer