Unit 1 Test Pre-History and Early Man

Question 1

What are the 3 stages of Pre-History?

Answer 1

1. Paleolithic
2. Mesolithic
3. Neolithic

Question 2

What are some things about Paleolithic Man?

Answer 2

-Made tools
-Nomadic
-Reliant on nature
-Rituals for people who died
-Had clans that consisted of 30-50 people

Question 3

What is Paleolithic man’s greatest accomplishment?

Answer 3

Figuring out how to make Fire

Question 4

What are some things about Mesolithic man?

Answer 4

-Start to understand the seasons
-First canoe
-Pottery

Question 5

What is Mesolithic man’s greatest achievement?

Answer 5

Domestication of Animals

Question 6

What are some things about Neolithic man?

Answer 6

-Start to build settlements
-Farming
-Private property emerges
-Trading

Question 7

What was Neolithic man’s greatest accomplishment?

Answer 7

WRITING!!!!

Question 8

What did Paleolithic man use for tools?

Answer 8

Stone, bones, ivory

Question 9

What are 4 things fire helped with?

Answer 9

-Warmpth
-Light
-Protection
-Cooking

Question 10

What did Mesolithic man make their canoes out of?

Answer 10

Carved out trees

Question 11

Why did people stay at a river/water source?

Answer 11

So they could have fresh water & because animals went there