World history

Question 1

What is another term for paleolithic?

Answer 1

Old stone age

Question 2

What is another term for neolithic?

Answer 2

New stone age

Question 3

What characteristic made the significant change (transformation) to neolithic from paleolithic eras?

Answer 3

Agriculture

Question 4

Name the characteristics of a paleolithic society.

Answer 4

controlled fire
simple tools
oral language
cave art
small clans of 20-30
nomadic

Question 5

Name the characteristics of the neolithic societies.

Answer 5

domesticated animals agriculture
permanent settlements
(advanced) metal tools
pottery
weaving

Question 6

What are the three crafts (job specialization) of the neolithic?

Answer 6

pottery, metal working and weaving

Question 7

What is the name of the neolithic site in England?

Answer 7

Stonehenge

Question 8

What is the name of the neolithic site in Anatolia?

Answer 8

Catal Huyuk

Question 9

First Humans emerged in ___ and the order of sequence of migration was?

Answer 9

Africa and spread to Eurasia, Australia and Americas

Question 10

How long ago were the first Homo Sapiens located?

Answer 10

100,000 to 400,000 years ago

Question 11

Scientist who study past cultures by analyzing fossils and artifacts are called?

Answer 11

archaeologists

Question 12

type of scientific test of artifacts to determine approximate age

Answer 12

carbon dating

Question 13

What ancient cities of neolithic times are in the fertile crescent

Answer 13

Jericho (located in Palestine) and Aleppo (in modern day Syria)

Question 14

Anatolia is also known as modern day?

Answer 14

Turkey

Question 15

Categorize some items that would assist with agriculture development in the neolithic?

Answer 15

plow, irrigation, tools for fields

Question 16

Trace the migration of early Homo Sapiens

Answer 16

Africa, Eurasia, Australia, Americas

Question 17

The Neolithic Revolution is often referred to as the dawning of civilization and the agricultural revolution of early times. Where would that begin? Region?

Answer 17

SW Asia

Question 18

“I am lucky enough to have been involved for half a century with work, mostly in East Africa, that very much belongs to everyone…”
This quote was stated by whom and interpreted to mean what?

Answer 18

Mary Leakey– Man first origins are East Africa

Question 19

How did early man survive in the world?

Answer 19

Adaptation to their environment

Question 20

Surplus of food, rise of cities, job specialization and development of new technology would all fit under the category of….

Answer 20

effects of the Neolithic Revolution

Question 21

Name the 3 types of testing used by archaeologists?

Answer 21

Carbon Dating, Geo Layering, Crop Yield

Question 22

What caused social classes to develop in the Neolithic times?

Answer 22

Job specialization such as potters and weavers.

Question 23

What is hierarchy?

Answer 23

Levels in class or government

Question 24

What is culture?

Answer 24

Way of Life/ artistic and institutions, literary

Question 25

Give an example of technology during Neolithic and then Paleolithic times?

Answer 25

Neolithic would be copper tools/plow for farming or irrigation ditches for farming, yoke for cattle to plow fields. Paleolithic would be making bones or antlers into tools.

Question 26

Give an example of culture in Paleolithic and Neolithic times.

Answer 26

Paleolithic culture: hunting scenes/cave art Neolithic: written language, weaving, painting pottery

Question 27

What were the simple tools made from?

Answer 27

stone, bone, wood

Question 28

Advanced tools were made from....

Answer 28

copper and sophisticated designs

Question 29

When early Neolithic societies domesticated animals, where did they settle and why?

Answer 29

on rivers because easy to domesticate when animals come to the water

Question 30

What is the sequence (order) of early man to river civilizations?

Answer 30

1. Hunter Gatherer 2. Neolithic Villages 3. Early River Valley Civilizations

Question 31

Why was early man nomadic?

Answer 31

Following food sources for survival

Question 32

Give the date of oldest to latest(newer) on the items listed below: A. 25 CE Crown B. 200 BCE Necklace C. 80,000 BCE Wooden Tool D. 6,000 BCE Axe from Copper

Answer 32

Order is C, D, B, A

Question 33

Why did early man during river valleys settle on water?

Answer 33

Domesticate animals, Irrigate crops fish and drinking water Trade established

Question 34

What happens when you have a surplus of agriculture?

Answer 34

This is extra which allows for job specialization which then leads to social classes. This extra grain can be traded..