Unit Review: The Stone Age

We consider Otzi to be a ______ because his body was preserved and kept fresh by ice! Not by someone preserving his body on purpose.

• Neolithic nomad

• natural mummy

• Stone Age gatherer

• Paleolithic priest

When we observe, we state facts about an object using our five senses. Which of the following is an observation about the picture you see?

• It could be a knife.

• There is a gray and brown piece tied together with something.

• Maybe it was used for hunting.

• I think its really, really old.

During the Paleolithic Era, early humans were ____ because they traveled from place to place in search of food and resources.

• archaeologists

• farmers

• nomads

• mummies

The Neolithic Era is a Greek term meaning____.

• The Old Stone Age

• The New Stone Age

• Prehistoric period

• The Land Before TIme

Paleolithic or Neolithic? Hunted and gathered for food.

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

Sometimes archaeologists need to ____ artifacts, or dig them out of the ground.

• excavate

• irrigate

• preserve

• alleviate

During the Paleolithic Era, people survived mainly by collecting and killing their own food. For this reason, we refer to them as_______.

• collectors and hunters

• hunter-gatherers

• finders and keepers

• collectors and trappers

Paleolithic or Neolithic? Experienced an increase in population and more jobs due to food surpluses!

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

Something that is ancient is ____.

• brand new

• in a museum

• very, very old

• underground

_____ are elements found in nature like mountains, waterways, plains, and even natural plants that people need to use and adapt to in order to survive.

• Artifacts

• Parks

• Climates

• Physical features