Chapter 3 Test

Craftspeople in western Asia discovered that mixing copper and tin formed _______.

Where were the biggest and earliest known Neolithic communities located?

people who move from place to place regularly

The existence of ___is evidence that religion was becoming an important part of people’s lives.

What do historians call the general early period of human history?

Why was the discovery of bronze an important breakthrough at the end of the Neolithic Age?

A mixture of copper and tin is called

area in France where cave paintings were discovered

Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose

As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people

long periods of extreme cold

Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth were the

“Old Stone Age”

Give the best example of how an advance in the use of tech made life less diff. for Paleolithic

How did Paleolithic people arrive in North America?

One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was

“New Stone Age”

relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age

tools and methods to perform tasks

to tame animals for human use

What advancement during the Paleolithic Age made communication between people easier?

Taming an animal for use by humans is called

the act of training for a particular job

tools and methods to perform tasks

During the Neolithic Age, people settled in ________ located near fields and water sources.