Prehistory Test 24-25

The term “prehistoric” people describes any people who

• cannot read or write
• have large heads and long arms
• paint on cave walls
• lived before history was written down

Village life began to replace wandering tribal life when

• fire was discovered
• people learned to write
• metal was discovered
• people began to grow food

Examples of artifacts of ancient peoples are

• footprints and fingerprints
• tire and skid marks
• cans and plastic wrap
• stone tools, weapons, and cave paintings

Neanderthal people are distinguished from earlier people because they had developed a form of

• written language
• factory system
• religion
• telegraph

What is the process of taming animals for human use?

• Diffusion
• Domestication
• Revolution
• Development

The term “Neolithic Revolution” refers to the

• advances made in art and science
• shift from food gathering to food producing
• revolt of Neolithic people against earlier civilizations
• influence of the discovery of fire

Cro-Magnon people are recognized as among the first people to have developed all of the following EXCEPT

• art ( cave paintings and sculptures)
• music (bone flutes)
• literature (poems and novels)
• jewelry (beads, necklaces, bracelets)

The first civilizations developed in

• forests
• highlands
• river valleys
• grassy plains

When different people perform different jobs it is known as

• division of labor
• cultural diffusion
• advanced technical skills
• organized government

The most important discovery during the Paleolithic period was

• control of fire
• polished tools
• plow
• wheel