The Stone Age

What marked the beginning of the Stone Age?

• The discovery of fire.

• The earliest evidence of humans using stone tools.

• The development of agriculture.

• The domestication of animals.

Which was the longest of the Stone Age periods?

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Paleolithic

What does it mean to be nomadic?

• moving in search of shelter

• moving in search of food

• moving in search of religious freedom

What was a defining characteristic of the Paleolithic people's way of life?

• They lived in permanent villages and farmed crops.

• They were nomadic and primarily obtained food through gathering and scavenging.

• They specialized in metalworking and created advanced tools.

• They domesticated a wide range of animals for food and labor.

Which significant development related to animals occurred during the Mesolithic period?

• The first evidence of large-scale animal farming.

• The domestication of dogs.

• The use of animals for transportation.

• The extinction of woolly mammoths due to overhunting.

What major societal shift defined the Neolithic period?

• The widespread use of metal tools and weapons.

• A return to a purely nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

• The development of farming and permanent settlements.

• The first exploration of distant lands by sea.