Unit 1 Study Guide

A time before written records were kept.

• Prehistory

• Ice Age

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

What was most important during the Prehistory time period ?

• Communication

• Stone Tools

• Survival

• Travel

Another name for the Old Stone Age is called

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

• Ice Age

• Climate Change

Which is a characteristic of the Paleolithic Era?

• Learned to farm

• Climate change

• Learned to control fire

• Travel

Another name for the New Stone Age is called

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

• Ice Age

• Climate Change

Which is a characteristic of the Neolithic Era?

• Learned to farm food

• Cave paintings

• Learned to controlled fire

• The Ice Age

How did people communicate during the Paleolithic Era?

• Carved Wood

• Cave Paintings

• Animal skins

• Snapchat

Why did people begin to settle in areas and stopped moving from place to place?

• Hunting and Gathering

• Controlled Fire

• Learned to farm food from seeds

• Made Pottery

Where is it believed that early humans began?

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

• Australia

Why were early humans constantly moving?

• To find food and water

• To avoid deadly animals

• To find lost relatives

• To make way for future generations