Unit 1 Review for Test- Paleolithic/Neolithic

A fossil is...

• preserved remains of ancient organisms

• isolation of communities

• families that live together

• a way to tell time

The Neolithic period represents a time where people...

(select as many that apply)

• people became sedentary

• people had to move to be near food sources

• people began to trade with others

• people began to farm for their food

Why was the invention of fire a major development for the Paleolithic people?

(select all that apply)

• they could use fire to cook

• they could use fire to stay warm

• they could burn old papers

• they could roast marshmallows

Why did Neolithic people become sedentary?

• they got lazy

• they played a lot of video games

• they had a new way to get food (farming)

• they didn't like travelling anymore

An important piece of technology that the people of Catalhoyuk developed is...

• cloth blankets

• metal tools

• a horse and buggy

• carved wooden tools

A nomadic lifestyle involves constant

The Neolithic Revolution caused ...

• an increase in nomadic lifestyles

• rise of fossil evidence findings

• transition from nomadic to sedentary lifestyle

• decline in agriculture (farming)

Sedentary means...

• staying in one place

• moving frequently

• playing games with friends

• being sleepy

An archaeologist studies...

• the way tools are made

• fossils

• how humans lived and evolved over time

• criminals

Neolithic site in present day Turkey

• fossils

• Catalhoyuk

• caves

• museum