Quiz 3-1

Match the term and the definition.

• Long periods of extreme cold

• Technology

• Cave in France with paintings

• Lascaux

• earliest period of Stone Age

• Paleolithic

• People who move from place to place regu

• Nomads

• Tools and methods to perform tasks

• Ice Ages

What do historians call the general early period of human history?

• Ancient Age

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

• Stone Age

What is the best example of how an advance in the use of technology made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?

• They hunted and gathered.

• They discovered how to use fire.

• They lived near water sources.

• They used caves as shelters.

One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was

• tools.

• language.

• art.

• religion.

What advancement during the Paleolithic Age made communication between people easier?

• the use of physical gestures

• the development of written language

• the development of spoken language

• the discovery that crushed rock and animal fat makes paint

The period of time in history BEFORE written records is known as

• Middle Ages

• Bronze Age

• Age of Exploration

• Prehistory

Which historical period is known as the time before written records?

• Renaissance

• Prehistory

• Industrial Revolution

• Dark Ages

Which material did Paleolithic people most commonly use to make their tools?

• Stone

• Bronze

• Wood

• Iron

What was a major benefit of the discovery of fire for early humans?

• It allowed them to write stories.

• It helped them cook food and stay warm.

• It helped them build boats.

• It made them taller.

What is the name given to the earliest period of the Stone Age?

• Neolithic Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Iron Age

• Bronze Age