Prehistory Assessment Review

People who move from place to place following game animals and ripening fruits

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age

• polytheism

• nomads

• Social Exchange Theory

Answer explanation

Nomads are people who move from place to place in search of food, such as game animals and ripening fruits. This behavior is characteristic of nomadic lifestyles, making 'nomads' the correct answer.

Taming of animals, in order to meet human wants or needs

• Social Exchange Theory

• Neolithic Age

• polytheism

• Paleolithic Age

• domesticate

Answer explanation

The term 'domesticate' refers to the process of taming animals to fulfill human needs, making it the correct choice. Other options do not specifically relate to this concept.

Worship of many gods

• polytheism

• Neolithic Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Social Exchange Theory

• nomads

Answer explanation

The term 'polytheism' refers to the worship of many gods, making it the correct answer. The other options relate to historical periods or theories, not specifically to the concept of multiple deities.

Drawings that represent words

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age

• Social Exchange Theory

• polytheism

• pictogram

Answer explanation

Pictograms are visual symbols that represent words or concepts, making them the correct answer. The other options refer to historical periods or theories, not to drawings representing words.

Earliest period of human history

• Neolithic Age

• polytheism

• Social Exchange Theory

• Paleolithic Age

• nomads

Answer explanation

The Paleolithic Age, also known as the Old Stone Age, is the earliest period of human history, characterized by the use of stone tools and a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, preceding the Neolithic Age.

Specially trained people who were taught to read and write

• Social Exchange Theory

• polytheism

• Neolithic Age

• scribes

• Paleolithic Age

Answer explanation

The term 'scribes' refers to specially trained individuals who were taught to read and write, often serving important roles in record-keeping and administration in ancient societies.

Archaeologists refer to the time before writing systems as

• geography

• prehistory

• technology

• archaeology

Answer explanation

Archaeologists call the time before writing systems 'prehistory.' This term refers to the period when human history was not recorded in written form, distinguishing it from later historical periods.

Historians and archaeologists study how people lived by examining

• longitude and latitude

• plants and animals

• artifacts

• regions

Answer explanation

Historians and archaeologists both study how people lived by examining artifacts, which are physical objects made or used by humans. This helps them understand past cultures and societies.

Which statement does NOT describe life in the Old Stone Age?

• Paleolithic people moved from place to place following game animals.

• Paleolithic people lived in small hunting and food-gathering groups.

• Paleolithic people produced their own crops and stayed in one place.

• Paleolithic people were completely dependent on their environment for survival.

Answer explanation

The statement 'Paleolithic people produced their own crops and stayed in one place' does NOT describe life in the Old Stone Age, as they were nomadic hunter-gatherers who relied on their environment for survival.

Which is a Neolithic advancement?

• first use of fire

• use of stone tools

• creation of calendars

• ritual burials

Answer explanation

The creation of calendars is a Neolithic advancement as it reflects the agricultural society's need to track seasons and harvests. The other options, like fire and stone tools, predate the Neolithic era.