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