Paleolithic & Neolithic Eras Quiz

What does domesticate mean?

• able to produce farm crops or other plant life

• a person who lives a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one place to another following food sources

• to change a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans; to tame

• an event that leads to lasting change

What does Neolithic Revolution mean?

• a plant grown for food

• (starting in 10,000 BCE) a turning point in history that changed the way Paleolithic people lived their lives. People shifted from hunting and gathering for food to agriculture. Instead of living as nomads, people settled down in permanent settlements. The Neolithic Revolution led to the first civilizations.

• having to do with the Paleolithic Period, or Old Stone Age, the time period from 2 million B.C.E. to about 10,000 B.C.E., characterized by the use of stone tools

• the collection of tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures used by humans

What does adapt mean?

• to change

• a plant grown for food

• able to produce farm crops or other plant life

• a place where people start a new place to live

What does hunter-gatherer mean?

• An event that leads to lasting change

• A person who lives a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one place to another following food sources

• To change a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans

• One who gets their food by hunting for it and collecting wild fruit, vegetables, and nuts

What does nomad mean?

• One who gets their food by hunting for it and collecting wild fruit, vegetables, and nuts

• A person who lives a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one place to another following food sources

• To change a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans

• To change

What does Paleolithic mean?

• To change a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans

• (Starting in 10,000 BCE) a turning point in history that changed the way Paleolithic people lived their lives. People shifted from hunting and gathering for food to agriculture. Instead of living as nomads, people settled down in permanent settlements.

• Having to do with the Paleolithic Period, or Old Stone Age, the time period from 2 million B.C.E. to about 10,000 B.C.E., characterized by the use of stone tools

• To change

What does turning point mean?

• An event that leads to lasting change

• A person who lives a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one place to another following food sources

• (Starting in 10,000 BCE) a turning point in history that changed the way Paleolithic people lived their lives. People shifted from hunting and gathering for food to agriculture. Instead of living as nomads, people settled down in permanent settlements.

• One who gets their food by hunting for it and collecting wild fruit, vegetables, and nuts

How did people in the Paleolithic Era get food?

• Farming

• Hunting, gathering, fishing

• Cooking

• Ordering out

How did people in the Neolithic Era get their food?

• Farming

• Hunting, gathering, fishing

• Cooking

• Ordering out

Settlements and civilizations were created in which era?

• Golden Age Era

• Paleolithic Era

• Pre-History Era

• Neolithic Era