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#Stone Age Test Review
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What is Paleolithic?
"Old Stone Age"
The development of different kinds of jobs
"New Stone Age"
People who regularly move from place to place
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What is the Fertile Crescent?
region along the Tigris & Euphrates rivers w/good growing
an area of Sahara where megafauna lived
land bridge that helped early humans move to warmer climate
an area of East Africa where fossils were found
3
What is an archaeologist?
a long period of dry, hot weather
scientist who analyzes fossils and artifacts
a group's way of life
a scientist who studies the cultural development of humans
4
How is a fossil different from an artifact?
fossil- remains of long-ago organism, artifact is human made
fossil is type of tool, artifact is a human-made object
fossil is type of tool, an artifact is a written record
fossil-a written record, artifact is remains of organism
5
What are 2 main characteristics of domestication?
living a nomadic life and killing wild animals
farming and raising animals
gathering wild fruits and raising animals
living a nomadic life and raising animals
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What is domesticate?
To tame animals and plants for human use
The development of different kinds of jobs
Weapon, tool or other item made by humans
“New Stone Age”
7
How did the Ice Age make migration to the Americas possible?
It encouraged people to leave the desert conditions in Asia
It increased the amount of food in North America
It created a land bridge between Siberia and N. America
It allowed people to travel in boats from Asia to N. America
8
Which of the following describes hunter-gatherers?
moved with groups of animals they relied on for food
were the first to domesticate plants and animals
grew crops in various locations, depending on the season
lived in fixed locations with large family groups
9
Among hunter-gatherers, how did the jobs of women & men differ?
Both men & women shared the same types of jobs.
Women grew crops while men gathered fruits and nuts.
Women gathered fruits & nuts while men killed wild animals.
Women cared for children while men grew crops.
10
What advance made it easier for Paleolithic people to digest meat?
spear heads
fire
fishhooks
sharp knives
11
What animals did humans learn to breed for hunting and protection?
cattle
dogs
goats
pigs
12
What is an artifact?
"New Stone Age"
Weapon, tool or other item made by humans
People who regularly move from place to place
"Old Stone Age"
13
Paleolithic people's tools were made of what material?
iron
bronze
glass
stone
14
Which of the following is a characteristic of the culture of some early Homo sapiens?
They built complex cities
They buried their dead
They lived during the Paleolithic Age
They were able to run long distances
15
Which of these are megafauna?
apes such as chimpanzees
early homonins
woolly mammoth and saber-toothed cats
Homo sapiens
16
Which of the following is true of secondary sources?
written descriptions by people who lived during that time
written descriptions by people who did not live then
oral descriptions of event by people who lived it
are always artifacts
17
What is a nomad?
encouraging the growth of crops and plants
the practice of growing plants and rearing animals for food
a human who hunts animals and gathers wild plants to eat
a person who moves from place to place
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What is Neolithic?
Weapon, tool or other item made by humans
People who regularly move from place to place
"Old Stone Age"
"New Stone Age"
19
Why did East Africans start migrating to the Sahara around 100,00 years ago?
The Sahara had turned into an oasis
They wanted to move closer to the ocean
An Ice age had begun in East Africa
They needed more farmland
20
Which term describes music, language, clothing, and other aspects of human life?
technology
government
culture
artifacts
21
Which of the following is an important way that hunter-gatherers got food?
growing vegetables
gathering fruits and nuts
raising animals such as goats
making flour from wheat
22
What is migration?
a strip of land connecting two landmasses
the movement from one place to another
an object made by humans from a past culture
a long period of dry, hot weather
23
What is one theory about why megafauna became extinct about 11,000 years ago?
Humans stopped hunting these animals
The Ice Age started to end
Food and water became scarce due to a drought
The climate suddenly became colder
24
Why are primary sources important to understanding human history?
They provide historians' interpretations of past events.
They are based on secondary sources.
passed down orally from one generation to the next
give description of events by a person who lived through it
25
What marked the start of the Neolithic Age?
people living in large groups rather than in small families
the agricultural revolution
more people living as nomads
the use of teamwork in hunting wild animals
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What is technology?
People who regularly move from place to place
The development of different kinds of jobs
Weapon, tool or other item made by humans
Tools and methods used to help humans perform tasks
27
What is an example of technology that Paleolithic people developed?
living in small family groups with many relatives
using fire to cook food
burying their dead with certain rituals
hunting for wild berries and nuts
28
Which of the following is an artifact?
fossilized skull of a hominid
spear point made of stone
petrified tree branch
footprint of a chimpanzee
29
What is technology?
a long period of dry, hot weather
a group's way of life
a strip of land connecting two landmasses
the application of knowledge & tools to meet people's needs
30
Why was the agricultural revolution significant in human history?
People became farmers.
People began living in smaller family groups
More people began living as nomads
People learned to work together to kill large animals
31
What are nomads?
“New Stone Age"
People who regularly move from place to place
Tools and methods used to help humans perform tasks
“Old Stone Age"
32
What marked the start of the Neolithic Age?
agricultural revolution
people in large groups rather than small extended families
use of teamwork in hunting wild animals
more people living as nomads
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What is an example of a tool made by Paleolithic people?
knife made of wood
bowl made of glass
spear made of stone
fishhook made of iron
