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1) When we are talking about the Stone Age in human history, we are talking about the ___________________ and ______________________ Ages.

a. Bronze; Iron

b. Prehistory; History

c. Paleolithic; Neolithic

d. Medieval; Early Modern

2) What does barter mean?a. to trade goods with someoneb. to tame a plant or animalc. to create a tool or weapond. to hunter wild animals

2) What does domesticate mean?a. to trade goods with someoneb. to tame a plant or animalc. to create a tool or weapond. to hunter wild animals

4) Take out your Social Studies binder and be ready to use those notes!

Title: Amazing Race Review – Paleolithic/Neolithic Age

Objective: I can complete the Amazing Race Review challenge with my group before any other group.

Agenda:

1) Amazing Race

2) Crash Course Video

Name: Student #:

Date: Homeroom:

Challenge 1 – The Origins of Early Humans

1) On which continent did humans first originate?

a. South Americab. North Americac. Asiad. Africa

2) Don Johansson discovered the 3.4 million year old skeleton of Lucy; an ape-like creature. Why was this discovery significant?

a. her skeleton revealed she farmed regularlyb. her skeleton revealed she used toolsc. her skeleton revealed she huntedd. her skeleton revealed she walked on two legs

3) On the map above, circle where the oldest evidence of humans was found.

4) Which two continents on this map were the last to be reached by humans?

a. North America & South America

b. Europe & Asia

c. Africa & Asia

d. Australia & North America

5) How many years ago did humans reach Europe?

a. 150,000-100,000 years ago

b. 11,000 years ago

c. 40,000 years ago

d. 100,000 – 90,000 years ago

6) True or False (Circle one): Humans reached Asia before they reached Europe.

Challenge 2 – Where Humans Settled

1) Early human civilizations tended to develop around which type of geographic region?

a. river valleysb. oceansc. mountainsd. deserts

2) Which of the following is a benefit of living near a river?

a. you are protected from outside forcesb. you have access to fertile soilc. you have an incredibly hot climated. you have access to salt water

3) Why was it important for early humans to have level land and fertile soil?

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4) Which type of climate did early humans prefer to settle near?

a. arid climates

b. temperate climates

c. arctic climates

d. all of the above

5) True or False (Circle one): Access to freshwater rivers helps humans more than access to an ocean.

6) On the map below, circle an area where you think humans would likely settle.

7) Why did you choose the area you circled?

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Challenge 3 – Life in the Paleolithic Age

1) Hunter-gatherers constantly moved to follow the wild animals they hunted. Which of the following terms describes their lifestyle?

a. nomadicb. permanentc. temporaryd. agrarian

2) Which of the following was not a material Paleolithic humans used to create tools?

a. stoneb. metalc. boned. wood

Paleolithic people were the first to use tools and methods to help them perform tasks. This is called technology. Tools were made of hard stone called flint. Flint would flake into sharp pieces when hit with a rock. By tying wooden poles to different shapes of flint, people made axes and spears. Over time, early people made tools like fishhooks and needles from animal bones.

3) In the text above, underline evidence of what Paleolithic people used to make their tools.

4. Based on this cave painting, what are two things that we know about people during the Paleolithic age? 2 Complete sentences.

Challenge 4 – Agricultural Revolution

Directions: Use the words in the word bank to fill in the blanks. Use each word only once.

If you know Greek, you know that “Paleo” means “old,” so the ___________________ Age means the Old Stone Age. In the Paleolithic Age, humans were _________________________, which means that they wandered around hunting meat and gathering berries.

Around 10,000 years ago, human life changed forever. This big change was called the __________________________, and it happened when humans started _____________________ instead of hunting and gathering. When humans finally settled down, they began to ____________________ animals, which means that they started taming and breeding animals for food. Also, humans began _______________________, which basically means to plant and grow crops. This was called the New Stone Age, also known as the ____________________________ Age. In the time period, people lived in _____________________ homes like we do today, not temporary shelters like hunter-gatherers.

1. Why did early farmers learn to domesticate animals?

a. To protect animals from extinctionb. To make animals useful to humansc. To provide transportation for nomadsd. To make animals easier to hunt

2. The use of permanent shelters was the first great change that resulted from the development of

a. Agricultureb. Tradec. Communitiesd. Cooking

3. Which development occurred after Neolithic people made permanent shelters?

a. Learning how to grow crops from seedsb. Living in communitiesc. Learning to herd animalsd. Hunting animals for food

4. The Neolithic age began when people started to

a. Live as nomadsb. Develop farmingc. Take shelter in cavesd. Gather plants for food

5. The Neolithic age ended when people learned how to

a. Built permanent sheltersb. Make tools out of metalc. Create electricityd. Herd animals

6. Nomad is to farmer as cave is toa. Cattleb. Permanent shelterc. Plowd. Village

7. Specialization or the development of new jobs was one result of

a. Living in villages with stone wallsb. Having a stable food supplyc. Having better protection from harsh

weatherd. Moving from place to place to find

food.8. Which term relates to the practice of people

working a variety of jobs?a. Domesticationb. Specialization

Hunter-gatherers Domesticate Agriculture Neolithic

Paleolithic Neolithic Revolution Permanent Farming

c. Toolmaking d. trading

Challenge 5 – Neolithic Life & Metallurgy

1. What is metallurgy?a. The taming of animals by humansb. The heating and shaping of metals by

humansc. The farming and harvesting of plants by

humansd. A religious belief with many gods

2. Which development marked the end of the Neolithic Age?

a. The discovery of metallurgyb. The discovery of agriculturec. The discovery of writingd. The discovery of religion

3. Bronze is made out of a combination ofa. Tin and goldb. Copper and goldc. Tin and silverd. Tin and copper

4. What of the following best describes agriculture?

a. Growing crops and raising animalsb. Gather plants and hunting animalsc. Moving to another place to find plantsd. Developing skill with a spear

During the __________________________ people tended to live in caves and did not stay in one place. They were _____________________ which means that they moved around from place to place. Eventually, people discovered ________________________. This moment was important to human history and is known as the _______________________________________. The agricultural revolution changed everything! People now lived in houses instead of moving around from place to place. It also made it so not everybody had to be looking for __________ the whole time! This led to _________________________, or the creation of different types of jobs. Now there were farmers, clothing makers, potters, and cooks! The agricultural revolution made everything possible!

IS THIS AN EXAMPLE OF DOMESTICATION/ SPECIALIZATION/ OR CULTIVATION?1. A family decides to do some Spring cleaning in their house. There are a lot of different tasks that need

to be done to make the house nice and clean again. The family members each decide to take a different task. Dad washes the dishes and Mom cleans the rest of the kitchen at the same time. Brian sweeps the floor while Molly cleans the windows.

This is an example of:______________________________

How/why is this an example of that? (Use complete sentences to explain below).

2. As Native-Americans transitioned from being hunter-gatherers to utilizing agriculture their sources of food become more accessible. Native Americans grew squash, beans, and corn in order to have a steady supply of crops. Furthermore, they used the help of animals to accomplish tasks. For example, they tamed dogs to help them hunt certain animals.

This is an example of:______________________________

How/why is this an example of that? (Use complete sentences to explain below).

Paleolithic Age farming nomadic

Agricultural revolution food specialization

Challenge 6– Comparing Paleolithic & Neolithic AgeCATEGORIZE THE FOLLOWING PHRASES ON THE CORRECT SIDE OF NEOLITHIC AND PALEOLITHIC

A -Got food by hunting and gathering B- Got food by farming C- Lived in caves and tents

D - Everybody only had one job E - Lived in permanent shelters F- People specialized and had different jobs

G - Domesticated animals H - Lived a nomadic lifestyle I - Lived with lots of other people in communities

J - Bartered to get new things K - Followed animal migrations

Paleolithic (hunter-gatherer) vs. Neolithic (agriculture)