Neolithic Revolution Quiz

The term that refers to a person’s unique way of doing things is known as their

• culture

• technology

• habitual violation

• modus operandi

Before developing permanent settlements, most early humans lived as

• bankers

• witch doctors

• hunter-gatherers

• merchants

The term that refers to the Old Stone Age is the

• Ancient Stone Age

• Neolithic Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Recent Stone Age

All of the following offer a glimpse into the lives of prehistoric humans except for

• written records

• tools

• cave paintings

• fossils

Highly mobile people who moved from place to place foraging or searching for sources of food are known as

• roamers

• nomads

• wanderers

• loomers

The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time period when humans

• invented technology

• began hunting their food

• invented fishing

• developed agriculture

The Neolithic Revolution is important because it allowed people to begin

• living in permanent settlements

• hunting their food

• living nomadic lifestyles

• foraging for edible plants

The Caves at Lascaux are famous because they contain a series of

• early literature from prehistoric peoples

• fossils from prehistoric humans

• cave paintings

• artifacts left by prehistoric humans

Artifacts differ from fossils in that they are typically

• dug up out of the ground, while fossils are found above ground

• found only in pieces and not completely in tact

• human made rather than being a naturally occurring animal or organism

• worth more money than a fossil would be

The taming of animals is a process known as

• domesticating

• rearing

• raising

• breeding