The Paleolithic Age

What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?

• Bronze Age

• Old Stone Age

• New Stone Age

• Mesolithic Age

When did the Paleolithic Age end?

• 200,000 years ago

• 4.6 billion years ago

• yesterday

• 10,000 years ago

The Paleolithic Age ended when man began to _____________.

• write

• farm

• make metal tools

• hunt and gather

Paleolithic man lived when the world was much ___________.

• more crowded

• larger

• wetter

• colder

How did the "Stone Age" get its name?

• man made tools and weapons out of stone

• man made his home out of stone

• man used stones to build altars to his gods

• man used stones to bury the dead

How did Paleolithic man survive?

• by raiding other camps and stealing food

• by farming and domesticating animals

• by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants, nuts, and berries

• by shopping at the Walmart Superstore

Which of the following words best describes Paleolithic men?

• traders

• farmers

• nomads

• explorers

Which of the following animals was first domesticated by man?

• cows

• cats

• horses

• dogs

What has been found deep within caves in Spain and France?

• Paleolithic writing on the walls

• Paleolithic sculptures

• Paleolithic paintings

• bones of Paleolithic men

What was the subject of most Paleolithic art?

• gods

• animals

• men and women

• battles