Agricultural societies emerged when:

After a warming trend resulted in new plants and animals

Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed?

People spent time doing things other than food production

To learn about life in Prehistoric times, scientist use:

Objects such as bones and stone tools

When many people changed from hunter-gathers to farmers, the world population:

Increased because people had more food to feed their family

Early humans living during the Old Stone Age most likely:

Lived in small groups & moved frequently as food got scarce

In early farming villages, most people farmed for a living. However, in early cities:

There was a wide variety of occupations

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Old Stone Age and New Stone Age

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1
The Paleolithic era is characterized by complex tools made of stone and metals:
False
True
2
Scientists believe that early humans originated on which continent?
Australia
Alabama
Albania
Africa
3
Agricultural societies emerged when:
Animals became scarce
After a warming trend resulted in new plants and animals
Religious leaders forced people to become farmers
During the Old Stone Age
4
Paleolithic Era is also known as:
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Victorian era
Middle Stone Age
5
The period of time before writing began:
The middle ages
The new stone age
History
Prehistory
6
When did people start domesticating animals?
The First Stone Age
The Third Stone Age
The New Stone Age
The Middle Stone Age
7
If scientists find only large spear points in a prehistoric camp they know:
People enjoyed farming
People ate mainly fish
People hunted small birds
People hunted large animals
8
This picture is an example of a:
Bunch of rocks
Megalith
Shelter
Stoneagelith
9
Neolithic Era is also known as:
Old Stone Age
Medieval Times
Middle Stone Age
New Stone Age
10
Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed?
Everyone was too busy to hunt
People followed migrating animals
People were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been
People spent time doing things other than food production
11
People of the New Stone Age survived by:
Developing new and better hunting tools from stone
Moving from place to place to find food
Discovering fire, which allowed them to live in a cold climate
Growing their own food
12
You can infer from this cave painting that early people:
Used bows and arrows
Valued hunting
Rode on horseback
All of the above
13
To learn about life in Prehistoric times, scientist use:
An encyclopedia
Objects such as bones and stone tools
Oral traditions of ancient civilizations
Text books
14
When many people changed from hunter-gathers to farmers, the world population:
Decreased because early crops were small and not nutritious
Increased because artisans were needed in new cities
Decreased because farming requires fewer people than hunting
Increased because people had more food to feed their family
15
People of the Old Stone Age survived by:
Gathering seeds to plant crops
Building stone houses
Hunting and gathering
Training dogs to help them hunt
16
Early humans living during the Old Stone Age most likely:
Spoke more than one language
Worshipped one common god
Were uninterested in art and music
Lived in small groups & moved frequently as food got scarce
17
This is an example of a:
Artifact
Shark tooth
Dirt
Rock
18
How many years ago was the Old Stone Age?
2.5 million years ago
10 million years ago
250,000 years ago
100,000 years ago
19
A scientist who examines old objects:
Archaeologist
Doctor
Pharmacist
Teacher
20
In early farming villages, most people farmed for a living. However, in early cities:
People imported all of their food
There was no farming
People hunted and gathered
There was a wide variety of occupations
21
What is a surplus?
A way of living
Not enough food to live
A way people farmed
More than is needed
22
People learned how to tame animals:
Before the Old Stone Age
During the New Stone Age
During the Old Stone Age
After the New Stone Age
23
People who move around looking for food and shelter and don't have one settled home are:
Nomads
Historians
Archaeologists
Artisans

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