Paleolithic and Neolithic

Question 1

What impact did the Ice Age have on the planet?

Accepted Answer

people used land bridges to travel, pushed people south, sea levels were lower

Question 2

How did leisure time (for some) advance civilizations?

Accepted Answer

time to explore new ideas, time to be creative

Question 3

How do scientists learn about things that happened before there was written evidence?

Accepted Answer

artifacts like tools, artifacts like pottery

Question 4

When was the Paleolithic Era?

Accepted Answer

2,500,000 BCE - 10,000 BCE

Question 5

How long did the migration last?

Accepted Answer

100,000 years

Question 6

Why did people abandon nomadic life during the Neolithic Era?

Accepted Answer

they developed agriculture

Question 7

What significant migration began 80,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

The Great Human Migration

Question 8

What objects did Paleolithic people make?

Accepted Answer

baskets, simple tools

Question 9

What were the roles of monarchs in Neolithic societies?

Accepted Answer

power based on "divine right", new leaders of towns and cities, used laws to keep order

Question 10

What are some reasons why early humans made cave paintings?

Accepted Answer

to share hunting strategies, to share myths, to communicate, to tell stories

Question 11

What does "division of labor" mean?

Accepted Answer

tasks are divided up and performed by different groups

Question 12

What is an example of bartering?

Accepted Answer

trading a basket for a pot, trading a cow for a mule

Question 13

Where were most early civilizations found?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley, Egypt, China, Central America

Question 14

What new farming techniques did the Neolithic people use?

Accepted Answer

irrigation canals, plant domestication (choosing seeds from the biggest/best plants)

Question 15

How did having a surplus of food aid development of civilizations?

Accepted Answer

people did not have to hunt and gather food, populations could expand, it created leisure time

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