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When does Prehistory finish?
Which hominid started to bury their dead?
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Which hominid started to bury their dead?
Homo sapiens
Homo simpaticus
Homo neanderthalensis
Australopithecus
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When does Prehistory finish?
It hasn’t finished yet
With the appearance of writing
When Christ was born
With the Egyptian civilization
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Paleolithic is divided into several periods of different lengths. Name them
Lower Paleolithic and Upper Paleolithic
Lower, Middle and Upper Neolithic
Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic and Upper Paleolithic
Paleolithic and Neo-paleolithic
4
The first known artistic manifestation belongs to the Upper Paleolithic and is...
...35000 years old
... 1500 years old
...4000 years old
... incredibly rare to see
5
Were there important social differences among the members in a clan?
Yes, very significant differences
Not really
Yes, they were either monarchs or servants
Yes. There was a leader and the rest obeyed
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What is the longest period in Prehistory?
Neolithic
All periods of Prehistory are long
Stone Age
Paleolithic
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What is the oldest known religious manifestation?
The manufacture of religious statues
The burial of dead people
Stonehenge
The temple of the Australopithecus
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Gorillas, chimpanzees and human beings all belong to a group of mammals called...
Australopithecus
Primates
Spaniards
Hominids
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Can we use written sources to learn about Prehistory? (Yes or No)
Yes, always
No, never
No, although there have been some exceptions
Yes, in times of the Homo sapiens
10
What is first: Bronze, Stone or Iron Ages?
Iron Age
None of the above
Bronze Age
Stone Age
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Which hominids were responsible for the first works of art?
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo habilis
Australopithecus
Homo sapiens
12
What is a tribe?
A family
Various clans which were friends with each other
A large family of early hominids
Various clans with common ancestors
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Which hominid perfected tool making and learnt to use fire?
Homo erectus
Australopithecus
Homo fire
Homo sapiens
14
Cave paintings can be found especially in these 2 regions:
Africa, especially around the Nile, and Spain
Egypt and Greece
France and Italy
Franco-Cantabrian region and Levantine area
15
Period of transition between Paleolithic and Neolithic Age in Europe and on the Ib.Pen.
Mid-Paleolithic
Middle-paleolithic
Mesolithic
Epipaleolithic
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Paleolithic: how were the times called in which hominids lived with difficulty due to the cold?
Glacial periods
Interglacial periods
Chilly periods
Frozen
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Around 1500 BC, objects were made of...
Metal
Stone
Iron
Bronze
18
What discovery changed the life of early hominids completely?
Fire
Spears to kill animals
Water
Fresh water
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Which important anatomical changes allowed hominids to walk in an upright position?
Changes in the jaw and teeth
Changes in the skull and brain
There were no anatomical changes
Bipedalism
20
What British naturalist developed the theory called “evolution by natural selection”?
Frank Darwin
Charles Darwin
Jane Austen
William Thackeray
21
The inhabitants of the Neolithic Period lived...
...very long
...a nomadic life
... with domestic animals
...inside caves
22
Who was the first hominid with an ability to make tools?
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo habilis
Pre-hominid
Homo erectus
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Early hominids were predators because...
...they ate other mammals.
... they were very dangerous and they were all enemies
...they took the resources they needed directly from nature.
... they didn’t have money to buy in a supermarket
24
How do you call the process which began with the appearance of a bipedal primate species?
History
Paleolithic Period
Prehistory
Process of hominisation
25
Around 3000 BC, objects were made of...
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Iron
26
Around 4000 BC, objects were made of...
Copper
Bronze
Gold
Iron
27
Do you think technology is advancing more quickly or more slowly as time passes?
More slowly
Obviously more slowly
More quickly
Just the same
28
Stone Age is divided into...
Pre-history and history
Knapped and polished stone
Paleolithic Period and Neolithic Period
It is not divided into any periods
29
What percentage of the history of the human race does Prehistory cover?
25.4%
100%
99.5%
50.5%
30
Portable art consists of...
Engravings, figurines and other objects (adornments, etc)
Amulets and talismans
Figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf
Batons of command
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How did hominids organize themselves in the Paleolithic period?
In small groups called clans
In small groups called tribes
They didn‘t know how to organize themselves
In a group of people called society.
32
Why did they paint animals and huntings scenes in Altamira or Valltorta?
To illustrate their painting techniques
To illustrate their lifestyle and survival skills
To let us know they were our ancestors
To show their lifestyle
33
Which takes more time and effort to do: knapped objects or polished objects?
Polished objects, because they didn’t know how to do them
Both
Polished objects
Polished objects when they were small
34
How do you call a material taken from the tusks of animals such as elephants?
Ivory
Emerald
Silver
Gold
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What are the most important archaeological sites on the Iberian Peninsula?
Altamira and the Franco-Cantabrian region
Atapuerca and Altamira
Castellón and Valencia
Gibraltar and El Sidrón
