Paleolithic Era Quiz

What marked the start of the Neolithic Age?

• People living in large groups rather than in small extended families.

• The agricultural revolution.

• The use of teamwork in hunting wild animals.

• More people living as nomads.

Which of these is a primary source?

• A climate map of the ancient world created by a modern scientist.

• A cave painting created by a Paleolithic person.

• A textbook on the lives of early humans.

• A novel describing events in the life of an imaginary early human.

How did the food surpluses lead to the rise of civilization?

What basic form of writing based on images of objects was first invented by the Sumerians?

• pictographs

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• petroglyphs

What is the term for a religion based on the worship of a single God?

• polytheism

• Judaism

• monotheism

• idolatry

Who led the Israelites to victory in the Battle of Mount Tabor?

• Moses

• Abraham

• Joshua

• Deborah

What is the difference between the Torah and the Talmud?

The Israelites chose a king to lead them in war against which group of people?

• Canaanites

• Assyrians

• Philistines

• Babylonians

What is the term for Buddha’s teachings, or divine law?

• nirvana

• Four Noble Truths

• dharma

• Bhagavad Gita

Shi Huangdi followed which Chinese philosophy?

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Legalism

• Daoism