Early Human History Quiz

What does “Paleolithic Era” mean?

• The era of farming and cities

• The Old Stone Age of hunting and gathering

• The Bronze Age

• The time of written records

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Which development marks the Neolithic Era?

• Use of fire

• Creation of stone tools

• Beginning of agriculture

• Migration to cold areas

A nomad is someone who:

• Lives in a city

• Farms for a living

• Moves around to find food

• Makes pottery

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What is agriculture?

• Moving from place to place

• Trading goods

• Growing crops and raising animals

• Using stone tools

Domestication is best described as:

• Growing crops in wild fields

• Taming animals for human use

• Moving from place to place

• Building tools from stone

A hunter-gatherer gets food by:

• Farming and raising animals

• Trading with others

• Hunting animals and collecting wild plants

• Storing food for winter

A permanent settlement means:

• Living in caves part-time

• Staying in one place to live year-round

• Following animals through seasons

• Traveling to find food

Specialization happened when:

• People had no extra food

• Everyone worked as farmers

• Surplus food allowed people to learn other jobs

• Cities began to fall apart

Which of the following is a result of surplus food?

• People had to move more often

• People could become toolmakers or potters

• People returned to hunting

• People stopped using tools

What was a major reason for creating stone tools?

• To start writing

• To build houses

• To make life easier for survival

• To create art