Hunter-Gatherers
Why is the Paleolithic Age also called “prehistory”?
A. Paleolithic people did not live in groups.
B. No humans were living at that time.
C. There are no written records from that time.
D. Paleolithic people did not know how to speak.
C. There are no written records from that time.
Many of the earliest permanent human communities were located
A. in the desert.
B. in mountainous regions.
C. near rivers.
D. at sea level.
C. near rivers.
A nomad is someone who
A. moves from place to place to find food.
B. does not have a family.
C. lives in a cave.
D. is a master hunter.
A. moves from place to place to find food.
Paleolithic tools were often made out of
A. metals.
B. stone and bones.
C. animal hides.
D. mud and clay
B. stone and bones.
Which sentence best states a key difference between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Era?
A. Neolithic people had specialized tools.
B. Neolithic people made pottery and cave paintings.
C. Neolithic people had learned how to cook.
D. Neolithic people built permanent settlements
D. Neolithic people built permanent settlements
What did the Zapotec civilization use hieroglyphics for?
A. improving farming
B. trading goods
C. building temples
D. writing records
D. writing records
Paleolithic people communicated with each other through
A. sign language.
B. spoken language.
C. spoken and written language.
D. imitating animal sounds.
B. spoken language.
In which region of the world have the largest and earliest human communities been found?
A. China
B. Southwest Asia
C. the Americas
D. throughout Europe
B. Southwest Asia
Archaeologists learn about prehistoric people by studying
A. cave paintings.
B. artifacts such as pottery.
C. fossils and bones.
D. modern hunter-gatherers.
A. cave paintings.
B. artifacts such as pottery.
C. fossils and bones.
Which of these technological advances made life easier for Paleolithic people?
A. developing written language
B. learning how to paint
C. learning how to use fire
D. inventing the wheel
C. learning how to use fire
Which statement best explains why Neolithic people began trading?
A. They invented the wheeled cart, which made moving goods easier.
B. They lacked the basic essentials for survival and needed to trade for food.
C. They could trade the extra food they produced for things they did not have.
D. The land around their settlements was not fertile enough for farming.
C. They could trade the extra food they produced for things they did not have.
In what ways did humans adapt to the harsh conditions of the Ice Age?
A. They migrated to warmer climates.
B. They built sturdier shelters.
C. They built permanent communities.
D. They added more fat to their diet
B. They built sturdier shelters.
D. They added more fat to their diet
What important development changed human life during the most recent Ice Age?
A. People started to farm.
B. People first lived in caves for shelter.
C. People began painting.
D. People moved to new continents.
D. People moved to new continents.
Where have archaeologists found evidence of social status or rank in Neolithic communities?
A. in the variety of crops
B. in cave paintings and other art
C. in the kinds of farming tools people used
D. in religious and burial sites
D. in religious and burial sites
Governments developed in early human societies primarily to
A. expand territory for farming.
B. maintain law and order.
C. protect people and resources.
D. manage food surpluses and other resources.
B. maintain law and order.
C. protect people and resources.
D. manage food surpluses and other resources.