Paleolithic
True or False
A nomad moves from place to place
True
True or False
Because they started farming, the Neolithic age was also called the Agricultural Revolution
True
Based on the chart, which "advancement" did the Paleolithic do?
A. Built homes of mud bricks
B. Used bronze to make tools
C. made simple tools such as axes
C-simple tools
Which tool would be used to clean animal hides?
scraping tools
What is an archaeologist?
scientist who digs up fossils and artifacts from ancient times
True or False
During an ice age, a land bridge is exposed that lets people walk from place to place
False-Ice Bridge
What was an BIGGEST effect of the Agricultural revolution?
a. they completely stopped hunting and gathering
b. the population grew at a faster rate and they settled in communities
b. the population grew at a faster rate and they settled in communities
Based on the chart-what did Neolithic Men do?
A. herded and built cottages
B. farmed and fished
C. cared for children
D. herded, farmed and protected the village
D. herded, farmed and protected the village
What is a mixture of copper and tin called?
Bronze
According to the reading, where would you home be?
a. at the ziggurat
b. in the lower town
b. in the lower town
What is an Ice Age?
Times of extreme cold when sheets of ice covered parts of the Earth
Once food became more abundant from farming, all people did not need to be in the fields. What could they do?
A. go back to hunting and gathering
B. become artisans, or skilled workers specializing in a specific skill
C. domesticating animals
B. become artisans, or skilled workers specializing in a specific
Which group was called the Old Stone Age and which was called the New Stone Age?
Old-Paleolithic
New-Neolithic
Why was the discovery of Bronze helpful and important?
It was stronger than copper and bone
According to the excerpt, if you lived in Nippur, what are they describing?
a. what is in Nippur now
b. what Nippur looked like in the past
c. what he recommends doing in Nippur
b. what Nippur looked like in the past
what are tools and methods used to perform tasks called?
Technology
Where were the biggest and earliest known NEOLITHIC communities located?
a. Eastern Europe
b. China
C. Southwest Asia
d. Mexico
C. Southwest Asia
What are two advancements that the Neolithic did that made their lives easier?
Domesticated animals
Farmed
Specialization of jobs
Various Technology to improve tools and tasks (bronze)
Using the chart- which tool shows that people wore clothing?
bone needles or scraping tools
Give THREE examples of what an archaeologists digs up?
examples of fossils and artifacts
What were the duties of the Paleolithic men and women?
Men- hunted
Women-gathered food
Is a shrine a place to store extra food or a place to worship gods and goddess?
Place to worship gods and godesses
Give two ways the Paleolithic and Neolithic were different? Give one way they were THE SAME!
Differences
Nomads to communities
Hunters and gatherers to farmers
nomads to Lived near rivers
Lived in caves to mud brick houses
Similarities
Used tools to catch/hunt food
Used Fire
**ANY OTHER DIFFERENCES/SIMILARITIES THAT ARE CORRECT
What type of tools were the most beneficial to Neolithic communities and why?
answers were vary
Nippur was busy and successful (prosperous)