WH: Stone Age

Question 1

The Paleolithic Period is also referred to by this name.

Answer 1

The Old Stone Age is another name for this period.

Question 2

The Paleolithic Period is divided into WHAT three sections? Why?

Answer 2

This period is divided into the lower, middle and upper sections, because development was excruciatingly slow.

Question 3

The Paleolithic Period lasted from when to when?

Answer 3

This period lasted from 2 million years ago until about 40,000-10,000 years ago.

Question 4

The Lower Paleolithic Period was MOST characterized by what development?

Answer 4

This period was characterized by the appearance of stone tools.

Question 5

We know that stone tools characterized the Lower Paleolithic period, because WHAT were found WHERE?

Answer 5

Chopping tools were found at the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, characterizing this period.

Question 6

An ancestor of modern humans, who created stone tools during the Lower Paleolithic Period.

Answer 6

Australopithecus

Question 7

Anthropologists have found stone tools believed to have been made by WHO between 100,000 to 500,000 years ago?

Answer 7

Homo erectus created these 100,000-500,000 years ago.

Question 8

Middle Paleolithic Period occurred when?

Answer 8

This period occurred between 100,000 and 40,000 years ago.

Question 9

During the Middle Paleolithic Period, the Mousterian culture of Neanderthal men were active in WHAT regions?

Answer 9

This group was active in the Middle Paleolithic Period in Europe, North Africa, Palestine, and Siberia.

Question 10

These ancestors of modern man lived in caves and had the use of fire. They hunted prehistoric mammals and used crude needles for sewing furs together. They may have practiced religion.

Answer 10

Describe the lifestyle of Neanderthal men of Mousterian culture.

Question 11

In the Upper Paleolithic Period, Neanderthals we’re replaced by varieties of who?

Answer 11

Varieties of Homo sapiens, including Cro-Magnon man and Grimaldi man, replaced this ancestor of modern man.

Question 12

Which section of the Paleolithic Period characterized creation of man-made shelters, jewelry, and illustrated drawings on the walls of caves?

Answer 12

The Upper Paleolithic period is characterized by these creations.

Question 13

During the Upper Paleolithic period, these hunters entered Europe from the east and conquered more primitive cultures living there.

Answer 13

Solutreans we’re a group of hunters in the Upper Paleolithic Period who were known for this.

Question 14

In the Upper Paleolithic Period, these people replaced the Solutreans.

Answer 14

The Magdalenians replaced these people, marking the most advanced phase of the Upper Paleolithic Period.

Question 15

The Magdalenians were known for what?

Answer 15

These people were known for:

• THEIR CAVE PAINTINGS IN MODERN-DAY FRANCE.
• Subsisted through fishing and reindeer hunting.
• Developed precise tools and weapons, such as the atlatl: a device that made it possible to throw a spear to great distance.

Question 16

The Mesolithic Period is also referred to as…

Answer 16

The Middle Stone Age

Question 17

The Mesolithic Period began and ended when?

Answer 17

This period began roughly 10,000 years ago and ended with the introduction of farming (dates vary by culture)

Question 18

In some areas, the use of farming was already beginning at the end of the Paleolithic period era, and therefore may not be a true Mesolithic period. THIS AREA is the most popular example of this.

Answer 18

In Northern Europe, the end of the Ice Age created much greater changes in humans’ ability to live off the land, causing THIS shift in the Stone Age timeline.

Question 19

The people of the Mesolithic period made what?

Answer 19

The people of this period made small tools out of flint, such as fishing tackle, canoes, and bows.

Question 20

The Neolithic Period is also known by this name.

Answer 20

The New Stone Age is another name for this period.

Question 21

The Neolithic Period is a stage best known as when man…

Answer 21

Man developed stone tools, settled in villages, and began making crafts in this period.

Question 22

The Neolithic period is said to end when _____ _____________ began, or when _____ ______ or ________ began.

Answer 22

This period is said to end when urban civilizations began, or when metal tools or writing began.

Question 23

Anthropologists believe that the earliest Neolithic culture was in southwest Asia between _,000 and _,000 B.C.

Answer 23

Anthropologists believe that the earliest version of this period occurred in southwest Asia between 8,000 and 6,000 B.C.

Question 24

Neolithic culture in the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers gradually evolved into a more urban civilization by ________ B.C.

Answer 24

Neolithic culture in the valley between the ______ and _________ rivers gradually evolved into a more urban civilization by 3,500 B.C.

Question 25

In the following regions, innovations of the Neolithic period were intermixed with particulars of the region.

Answer 25

The significance of spread of Neolithic culture through Europe, Nile Valley, Indus Valley, and Huang He Valley.

Question 26

In the Neolithic Period, the Huang He region saw the cultivation of a crop which further advanced their agriculture.

Answer 26

Rice cultivation was a product of agricultural advancements in this period along this region.

Question 27

By 1,500 B.C., Neolithic culture had spread to these two regions, resulting in the cultivation of corn, beans, and squash.

Answer 27

By this time, Neolithic culture had spread to Mexico and South America, resulting in the cultivation of these three major crops.

Question 28

Mesopotamia was a region located between these two rivers.

Answer 28

This Neolithic civilization was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Question 29

Mesopotamia contained several different early civilizations, of which the __________ were one of the most prominent.

Answer 29

__________ contained several different early civilizations, of which the Sumerians were one of the most prominent.

Question 30

Sumerians developed an early form of writing properly known as…

Answer 30

Cuneiform was an early form of writing developed by this civilization.

Question 31

Sumerians utilized Cuneiform to scribe theories in these two subjects.

Answer 31

This civilization utilized a particular format of early writing to elaborate on theories of mathematics and astronomy.

Question 32

Did the Sumerians have a legal system?

Answer 32

This Neolithic civilization was one of the earliest known to utilize cuneiform to create a set of laws.

Question 33

As there was no currency, the Sumerians utilized what system in order to carry out trade?

Answer 33

The Sumerians utilized the barter system, in which goods are directly exchanged for one another, in order to carry out an early form of this practice.

Question 34

After the Sumerian civilization declined, the next dominant civilization was…

Answer 34

Babylon conquered this civilization.

Question 35

Babylonians conquered the Sumerians and established a city on the _________ _____ in approximately ____ B.C.

Answer 35

Babylonians conquered the _________ and established a city on the Euphrates River in approximately 1750 B.C.

Question 36

One of the most famous Babylonian rulers was _________ who established the famous ____, an extremely detailed set of laws.

Answer 36

One of the most famous __________ rulers was Hammurabi, who established the famous Code, an extremely detailed set of ____.

Question 37

Hammurabi’s Code marked the first time that what happened?

Answer 37

____________ ____ marked the first time that a set of rules governing every aspect of social life was applied to an entire people.

Question 38

The Babylonians are also known for their construction of _________, long pyramid-like structures that were used as _______.

Answer 38

This civilization is known for their construction of ziggurats, long pyramid-like structures that were used as temples.

Question 39

The Babylonians acquired a reputation as a __________ people, and their name has come to stand for any _______ civilization.

Answer 39

This civilization acquired a reputation as a hedonistic people, and their name has come to stand for any corrupt civilization.

Question 40

The engineering skills of the Egyptians are most famously displayed in the _________, clustered along the Nile River.

Answer 40

The engineering skills of the _________ are most famously displayed in the pyramids, clustered along the ____ River.

Question 41

The largest known Egyptian pyramid, ______________ at ____, is estimated to have taken 20 years and 100,000 laborers to construct.

Answer 41

What is the significance of the Khufu pyramid at Giza?

Question 42

What was the cultural significance of the Egyptian pyramids?

Answer 42

Egyptians built these as burial sites for the Pharaohs, who were believed to continue their rule in the afterlife. Peasants worked on these in exchange for food and shelter.

Question 43

What was the cultural significance of the shape of pyramids?

Answer 43

The unique shape of these buildings were meant to symbolize the slanting rays of the sun city with sloping sides meant to help the soul of the pharaoh climb the sky to join the gods.