Paleolithic and Neolithic Age Unit Summary

Which term describes people in the Paleolithic Age who moved from place to place in search of food?

• Farmers

• Nomads

• Monarchs

• Artisans

In the Paleolithic Age, hunter–gatherers primarily obtained food by:

• Planting crops and raising livestock

• Hunting animals and gathering wild plants, nuts, and berries

• Buying food in markets

• Fishing only

What special rock was used in the Paleolithic Age to make sharp cutting tools?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Flint

• Marble

What major climate event around 100,000 B.C. lowered ocean levels and helped create a land bridge between Asia and North America?

• Monsoon season

• Ice Age

• Volcanic winter

• Drought

The Bering Land Bridge allowed humans to:

• Domesticate animals

• Migrate across continents

• Invent writing systems

• Build bronze tools

Scientists who study human history through artifacts are called:

• Biologists

• Archaeologists

• Meteorologists

• Economists

Prehistory refers to the time:

• After the Bronze Age

• Before written records

• When civilizations had kings

• Of the Industrial Revolution

Which famous caves from the Paleolithic period feature paintings that inform us about early humans?

• Chauvet and Skara Brae

• Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain

• Çatalhöyük and Jericho

• Pompeii and Knossos

Around 8000 B.C., which major change began with the Neolithic Age?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Space Age

• The Iron Age

Systematic agriculture is best described as:

• Random hunting of animals

• Organized farming

• Trading surplus goods

• Building shrines