Exploring Stone Age Clothing and Fashion

What makes it difficult to determine the exact origins of Stone Age clothing?

• Lack of interest in the topic

• Rapid decay of materials like furs and hides

• No archaeological evidence

• Stone Age people did not wear clothes

What did early humans use to protect their bodies before the advent of clothing?

• Leaves and tree bark

• Mud, charcoal, and ocher

• Animal bones

• Stone tools

What was the primary purpose of early loincloths made by prehistoric humans?

• Hunting

• Religious rituals

• Protection from environmental irritants

• Fashion

What material did Neanderthals likely use to make their cape-like garments?

• Silk

• Thick furry hides from animals like mammoths and bears

• Cotton

• Synthetic fibers

What evidence suggests that Neanderthals used red ochre?

• To decorate their bodies and hides

• To cook food

• To build shelters

• To make tools

What tool did early modern humans invent that significantly advanced their clothing?

• Fire

• Wheel

• Needle

• Hammer

How did early modern humans make their clothing more complex and effective?

• By combining short and long furs and using awls

• By weaving leaves

• By using stone tools

• By using animal bones

What does the genetic study of lice suggest about early human clothing?

• Humans did not wear clothes

• Clothing lice diverged from head lice around 70,000 years ago

• Humans wore clothes made of metal

• Lice were not present in the Stone Age

What was one of the first materials used to make textile clothes?

• Cotton

• Wild flax

• Wool

• Silk

What impact did sheep keeping in agrarian communities have on clothing?

• It led to the use of synthetic fibers

• It allowed for the production of wool clothing

• It made clothing less important

• It stopped the use of animal hides