Study Guide Quiz

What type of shelter did Paleolithic people live in?

• Permanent shelters from local resources
• Caves or temporary housing made from natural materials
• Cities with nearby farm fields
• Shrines

What technology did Paleolithic people use?

• Bronze tools
• Stone tools
• The wheel
• The ox-driven plow

What was the lifestyle of Paleolithic people?

• Shift to agriculture and settle in one place
• Small groups, nomadic, hunt and gather food
• Extra food = growing populations = cities with nearby farm fields

What did Paleolithic people use for clothing?

• Animal skins and plants
• Permanent shelters from local resources
• Bronze tools

What did the control of fire help Paleolithic people do?

• Stay warm, cook, see in the dark, scare wild animals
• Build sturdier shelters, add fat to their diet, wear warmer clothes
• Explain life, record transactions, produce art
• Hunt and gather food, raise children, produce pottery

What do cave paintings from the Paleolithic Age show?

• Handprints, animals, hunting, very few people
• Cities, government, religion, job specialization
• Irrigation, culture, Bronze Age, shrine
• Archaeologist, technology, nomads, ice ages

How did humans adapt to the harsh conditions of the Ice Age?

• Built sturdier shelters, added fat to their diet, wore warmer clothes
• Shifted to agriculture and settled in one place, built permanent shelters
• Used bronze tools, developed irrigation systems, built shrines
• Moved from place to place to find food, used stone tools, wore animal skins

What type of shelter did Neolithic people live in?

• Permanent shelters from local resources
• Caves or temporary housing made from natural materials
• Shrines

What did Neolithic people use for clothing?

• Animal skins and plants
• Permanent shelters from local resources
• Bronze tools
• Cloth from plants

What evidence found at different Neolithic sites shows that sacrifices were part of some Neolithic rituals?

• Irrigation systems and culture
• Cities and government
• Archaeological artifacts and technology
• Burials with valuables