Prehistory Test Study Guide
Mr. Rich & Ms. Heck
1.
From where do scientists believe early man first migrated?
Africa
2.
What was the lifestyle of early Paleolithic man?
Hunters and gatherers
3.
During which period did stone hand axes emerge?
Paleolithic period
4.
During which period did cave art emerge?
Paleolithic period
5.
Circle which was NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic period:
Hunting gathering
Villages
Spoken language
Small clans
6.
Development of fire was a characteristic of which Age?
Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Age)
7.
Why did Old Stone Age people move from place to place?
In search of new food supplies
8.
Approximately when did civilizations first emerge?
9.
3500 BC
What period of history: Food producing, domesticated animals, and the
Agricultural Revolution?
Neolithic period
10.
What development made it possible for early peoples to live as farmers?
Domestication of animals

11.
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
Change from hunting and gathering to farming
12.
What main change characterized the New Stone Age?
Establishment of farming villages
13.
What people first used domesticated animals to help with everyday work?
Neolithic people
14.
What do we call scientists who study past cultures by looking at human remains and artifacts?
Archaeologists
15.
What are artifacts?
Remains of culture
16.
A new discovery from a New Stone Age village would most likely be analyzed by?
An archaeologist
17.
What best describes typical hunter-gatherer societies?
Small nomadic bands of people
18.
In what kind of area would hunter-gatherer societies most likely develop?
Where animals are plentiful
19.
What is the name for the period of history before events were recorded?
Prehistory
20.
How did Neolithic societies lead to the development of civilizations?
Creating settled communities
21.
What was an effect of increased agricultural production during the Neolithic period?
Increase in population

22.
What site is an example of a Neolithic settlement currently under excavation?
Catalhoyuk
23.
Where did homo sapiens first migrate to after leaving Africa?
Asia
24.
Where is Stonehenge located?
England
25.
What do we call people who move from place to place?
Nomads
26.
What was the result of people developing agriculture and domesticating animals?
Permanent settlements
27.
What period is the settlement Catalhoyuk from?
Neolithic Era
28.
Approximately when did the Neolithic era begin?
10,000 BC