Question

unit 2 - early humans - study guide
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topic 1: hominins and early modern humans
● paleolithic age = ____ stone age neolithic age = ____ stone age
● circle the materials that paleolithic people used to make tools:
wood metal bone stone plastic leather rope
● true or false: early humans during the paleolithic period farmed grains and fruits to support their diet.
● why are hunter - gatherers nomads?
● while we don’t have a perfect understanding of their reasons, early humans created ______ to preserve images of activities and animals that were important to their way of life.

Explanation:

1. The Paleolithic Age is also known as the Old Stone Age, and the Neolithic Age is the New Stone Age.
2. Paleolithic people used wood, bone, and stone to make tools as metal, plastic, leather, and rope - like materials in their modern forms were not available then.
3. Early humans in the Paleolithic period were hunter - gatherers, not farmers, so the statement about farming grains and fruits is false.
4. Hunter - gatherers are nomads because they move from place to place in search of food, water, and resources as they do not practice settled agriculture.
5. Early humans created cave paintings to preserve images of important activities and animals.

Answer:

1. Old; New
2. Wood, Bone, Stone
3. False
4. They move in search of food and resources as they are not farmers.
5. Cave paintings