Prehistory and Archaeology Quiz

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What type of structures were houses during the Mesolithic period?

Rectangular structures made from timber

Circular structures like a cone or tee-pee (correct)

Triangular structures with thatched roofs

Square structures with stone walls

Which food item was consumed over 23,000 years ago in the Paleolithic period?

Rice

Beans (correct)

Wheat

Potatoes

What were megaliths used for during the post-Neolithic Age?

As tools for hunting

As sources of fire

As huge stones used as monuments (correct)

As shelters for early humans

What did some Paleolithic people believe affected the outcome of their lives?

Their ancestors Signup and view all the answers

What materials were likely used to cover the frames of houses in the Mesolithic period?

Animal skins, thatch, or turf Signup and view all the answers

What type of dating method is used to determine the age of objects that are no more than 50,000 years old?

Radiocarbon dating Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe people who hunt animals and gather wild plants to survive?

Hunter-gatherers Signup and view all the answers

In the Stone Age, what role did women primarily take on within the early human groups?

Collecting plants and taking care of children Signup and view all the answers

Which era began roughly 10,000 years ago in Southwest Asia and marked the start of creating tools with stones and metals?

Neolithic Era Signup and view all the answers

What scientific field focuses on physical evidence of prior civilizations like buildings?

Archaeology Signup and view all the answers

Prehistory and Archaeology Quiz

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What type of structures were houses during the Mesolithic period?

Which food item was consumed over 23,000 years ago in the Paleolithic period?

What were megaliths used for during the post-Neolithic Age?

What did some Paleolithic people believe affected the outcome of their lives?

What materials were likely used to cover the frames of houses in the Mesolithic period?

What type of dating method is used to determine the age of objects that are no more than 50,000 years old?

What is the term used to describe people who hunt animals and gather wild plants to survive?

In the Stone Age, what role did women primarily take on within the early human groups?

Which era began roughly 10,000 years ago in Southwest Asia and marked the start of creating tools with stones and metals?

What scientific field focuses on physical evidence of prior civilizations like buildings?

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