Early Humans and the Spread of Agriculture

Paleolithic peoples were nomads because they had no choice but to

• move from colder climates to warmer ones.

• move on after they had depleted the land.

• escape the pollution they caused.

• follow animal migrations and vegetation cycles.

The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in human history mainly because

• copper was first used to improve stone tools

• cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups

• people started using animal skins for clothing

• farming led to settled communities

Most human societies of the Paleolithic Age consisted of:

• urbanized civilization

• small groups of hunter gatherers

• sedentary agricultural groups

• cave-dwelling bands

During the Paleolithic Age, people lived in small kinship based groups called:

• clans

• gangs

• herds

• team

Sharp-edged tools were used to:

• make nets and baskets

• cut and dig

• clean animal hides

• catch fish

Which tool was used to make nets and baskets?

• spear, bow and arrow

• bone harpoon and fishhook

• bone needles

• sharp-edged tools

What was one effect of using bone harpoon and fishhook?

• made hunting easier

• increased the catch of fish

• made it easier to cut and dig

• made it possible to sew hides together

Which region represents the approximate location of Catal Hoyuk, a Neolithic settlement currently under excavation in Anatolia?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Early people living during the Paleolithic Age were able to survive because of these kind of tools.

• stone

• metal

• copper

• bronze

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

• the change from hunting and food-gathering to farming

• a rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people

• the migration of people from Asia to the Americas

• the evolution of animistic spiritual beliefs