Question

how did paleolithic people get their food?
a) farming and irrigation
b) hunting and gathering
c) trading with cities
d) writing recipes
which of the following were uses of fire? (select all that apply)
■ cooking food
■ building pyramids
■ providing warmth
■ protection from animals
which of the following is an example of paleolithic art?
a) cave paintings
b) cuneiform tablets
c) hieroglyphics
d) oracle bones
why do historians rely on inferences to study prehistory?
a) there are no artifacts
b) there was no writing yet
c) they like guessing
d) all the evidence is destroyed

section: neolithic revolution
what does neolithic mean?
a) new stone age
b) old stone age
c) bronze age
d) iron age
around when did the neolithic revolution begin?
a) 1,000 ce
b) 10,000 bce
c) 500 bce
d) 2,000 ce
domestication means...
a) worshiping gods
b) taming plants and animals for human use

Explanation:

Question 1: How did Paleolithic people get their food?

Paleolithic era was before farming, cities, or writing. People hunted animals and gathered wild plants/fruits. So option b is correct.

• Cooking food: Fire was used to cook.
• Building pyramids: Pyramids were built in later periods (Egyptian, post - Paleolithic) and fire wasn't a main tool for building them.
• Providing warmth: Fire provides heat, so this is a use.
• Protection from animals: Fire scares away animals, so this is a use.

• Cave paintings: Created during Paleolithic, depicting animals/hunters.
• Cuneiform tablets: Mesopotamian, post - Paleolithic.
• Hieroglyphics: Egyptian, post - Paleolithic.
• Oracle bones: Chinese, post - Paleolithic. So option a is correct.

Answer:

b) Hunting and gathering

Question 2: Which of the following were uses of fire? (Select all that apply)