The Paleolithic Period

Question 1

Socially, hominids organised themselves in small groups called...

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Clans

Question 2

Portable art consist of engravings, figurines and other objects. The first are...

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incisions on stone or bone

Question 3

There were two stone techniques to produce tools. They were knapped stone in the paleolithic and polished stone.

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True

Question 4

Atapuerca (Burgos) is an influential archeological site where a new human being has been discovered. It is...

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the homo antecessor

Question 5

Click on the right line of hominisation

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Australophitecus, habilis, erectus, neanderthalensis and sapiens

Question 6

Amulets protected people from evil and brought good luck

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True

Question 7

Figurines or small statues represented humans and animals. The most famous one was...

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The Venus of Willendorf

Question 8

When human beings learnt to use fire to cook the situation improve greatly. The first human being to use fire was...

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Erectus

Question 9

The first known artistic manifestations are around 35000 years old. They were....

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Cave painting and portable art

Question 10

Hominids shared a common ancestor with

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Primates

Question 11

What was bipedalism?

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It allowed hominids to walk on their back legs

Question 12

Prehistory began with the appearance of the...

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First Human Beings in the Rift Valley

Question 13

Which is the oldest stone tool?

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Stone chopper tool

Question 14

It was used for cleaning animals hides and sharpening knifes

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Scraper

Question 15

At the beginning human beings were scavengers which meant...

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They consumed meat from dead animals

Question 16

We have found corpses buried with luxury items such as jewelery and weapons. How are these objects known?

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Grave goods

Question 17

We have found differences in the use of color in cave painting

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There are polychrome and monochrome paintings

Question 18

The Neolithic period, wich means "new stone", began when...

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Agriculture and livestock breeding were discovered

Question 19

When they began to create family ties and had activities in common they created bigger associations called...

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Tribes

Question 20

Other differences found in paintings are the use of drawings

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There are naturalistic and schematic styles

Question 21

Who was the first hominid to bury their dead?

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Homo Neanderthal

Question 22

Talismans had magical powers and protected people from evil as well as talismans

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False

Question 23

When humans tried to find explanations for natural phenomena that did not understand...

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Religion appears

Question 24

People in the Paleolithic times moved around constanly looking for food

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They were nomads

Question 25

The Venus of Willendorf was a female figurine related with fertility

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True

Question 26

Batons of command gave...

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authority to their owners

Question 27

The most famous cave paintings in the world have been found in...

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Altamira (Cantabria)

Question 28

The gradual increase in the skull and brain meant...

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an increase in intelligence

The Paleolithic Period

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The Paleolithic Period

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