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The Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages
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Approximately, how many years ago did the Paleolithic Age begin?
4.5 million years
1.5 million years
3.5 million years
2.5 million years
2
Why do historians call the earliest period of human history the Stone Age?
humans used stone to make tools and weapons
humans used stone to build houses
humans used stone to write with
humans made clothing out of stone
3
What material did humans use to make their tools and weapons during the Paleolithic Age?
copper
iron
stone
bronze
4
Which two continents were connected by a land bridge during the last great ice age?
Asia and North America
North America and Europe
North America and Africa
Asia and Australia
5
Agriculture results in a _______________ of food.
shortage
surplus
6
What are people who move from place to place in search of food called?
nomads
caravans
farmers
monarchs
7
What was the most valuable item Ötzi possessed for his time?
goatskin pants
stone arrowheads
a copper axe
medicinal mushrooms
8
Besides the spoken word, what other form of communication did Paleolithic people use?
writing
billboards
smoke signals
cave art
9
What revolutionary change did humans begin to do that brought about the Neolithic Age?
farming and herding
hunting and gathering
metallurgy
worshiping gods
10
What does farming require people to do?
settle in one place
search for food
wander the wilderness
hunt for food
11
How did Ötzi die?
He was murdered.
He died of old age.
He froze to death.
He starved to death.
12
What two metals are mixed together to make bronze?
tin and iron
copper and iron
copper and tin
tin and silver
13
Where did the first civilizations emerge?
deserts
mountain ranges
rain forests
river valleys
14
What is one reason that the earliest civilizations first appeared in river valleys?
River valleys are safe from invaders.
River valleys are remote.
River valleys are hilly.
River valleys provided water.
15
About how many years did the last great ice age last?
90,000
70,000
40,000
10,000
16
Approximately, around what year did the Paleolithic Age end?
c. 12,000 B.C.
c. 8000 B.C.
c. 6000 B.C.
c. 10,000 B.C.
17
What is the belief in many gods called?
monotheism
deism
polytheism
pantheism
18
What are shrines?
livestock pens
hunting grounds
farm fields
holy places
19
What does "surplus" mean?
small
extra
deficient
large
20
What was the most important development among Paleolithic people?
spoken language
animal clothing
cave painting
stone tools
21
The Agricultural Revolution is considered by many historians to be the most important event in human history.
True
False
22
What are the two oldest human settlements found by archaeologists?
Babylon and Çatalhüyük
Athens and Rome
Jericho and Çatalhüyük
Babylon and Nineveh
23
What is the term for long periods of extreme cold with glaciers covering much of the earth's surface?
snow storms
blizzards
ice ages
winter
24
What type of stone was used in the Stone Ages to make tools and weapons?
slate stone
sand stone
flint stone
lime stone
25
What do historians call this settled farming that occurred during the Neolithic Age?
the Age of Settlement
the Agricultural Revolution
the Age of Villages
the Homestead Revolution
26
What word is used when humans tame plants or animals?
shrine
specialization
domesticate
surplus
27
What animal at the end of the Paleolithic Age went extinct in North America but survived in Asia?
sheep
horse
cow
chicken
28
What are tools and methods to perform tasks called?
agriculture
technology
hunting
irrigation
29
How was Ötzi murdered?
He was stabbed with a spear.
He was hit with an axe.
He was stabbed with a sword.
He was shot with an arrow.
30
Which is the best example of how a technological advance made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?
paint
weapons
clothing
fire
31
What did the earliest civilizations invent that is still used today?
paper
writing
gunpowder
stirrups
32
What does the Greek word neolithic mean?
first stone
new stone
middle stone
old stone
33
What mountain range in northern Italy was Ötzi's body found?
the Apennines
the Pyrenees
the Alps
the Carpathians
34
How did Paleolithic people acquire food?
Used DoorDash.
hunted and gathered
farmed and herded
Shopped at the market.
35
What shape did the social structure of early civilizations take?
pentagon
circle
square
triangle
36
What does the Greek word paleolithic mean?
old stone
new stone
middle stone
first stone
37
What form of government developed in the earliest civilizations?
republic
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
38
What is another name for the Old Stone Age?
the Paleolithic Age
the Neolithic Age
the Bronze Age
the Mesolithic Age
39
What word is used when economic activity occurs without the use of money?
domestic economy
barter economy
specialized economy
surplus economy
40
What do historians call the earliest era of human history?
the Bronze Age
the Stone Age
the Classical Age
the Iron Age
41
What period immediately followed the Paleolithic Age?
the Iron Age
the Copper Age
the Bronze Age
the Neolithic Age
42
One of the most important technologies used by Paleolithic people were ____________________.
art
tools
language
religion
43
About what year did the last great ice age begin?
c. 250,000 B.C.
c. 150,000 B.C.
c. 500,000 B.C.
c. 100,000 B.C.
44
What was the largest social class in ancient societies?
farmers
kings
priests
craftsmen
45
What is an exposed piece of land during an ice age that connects two continents?
land bridge
isthmus
archipelago
continental bridge
46
What material did Paleolithic people use for clothing?
animal skins
wool
linen
cotton
47
Approximately, when did the last great Ice Age end?
15,000 B.C.
12,000 B.C.
8000 B.C.
5000 B.C.
48
A surplus in food leads to an increase in ____________________.
famine
disease
population
prices
49
What name did scientists give to the frozen Neolithic Age man whose body was found in northern Italy in A.D. 1991?
Neo
Ötzi
Fred
Barney
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What is engaging in professions other than farming called?
irrigation
specialization
monarchy
surplus
