The term 'Neolithic' means...
New Stone Age
Stones are new
Old Stone Age
Ice Age
How do we call worshipping the elements of nature?
Animism
Polytheism
Monotheism
Christianity
Where can we find the main examples of cave paintings in the Iberian Peninsula?
Atapuerca
Altamira
Albarracín
Lascaux
What is the name of the paintings prehistoric people did on walls?
Venus
Megalithic monument
Neanderthal
Cave painting
Which of the following topics is NOT related with Palaeolithic art?
Search for food
Fertility
Cult of the dead
Mass and Holy communion
How do we call the female figurines made of stone or bone which symbolise fertility?
Aphrodite
Mother Earth
Walkiria
Which of the following order of hominids is right?
Homo neanderthal, habilis, sapiens, erectus
Homo erectus, sapiens, neanderthal, habilis
Homo habilis, erectus, neanderthal, sapiens
Homo habilis, neanderthal, erectus, sapiens
Human evolution is a process...
which we know completely
complex and mostly unknown
easy and continuous
There is not such a thing as human evolution
Our farther ancestors come from
Europe
America
Asia
Africa
The main achievements in the process of hominization are...
Bipedalism on bicycles
Bipedalism, brain development and wearing glasses
Bipedalism, religion and songs
Bipedalism, brain development and acquisition of language
The only species of hominids left in the world is...
Homo Neanderthalensis
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Homo Ergaster
Homo Habilis
During the Palaeolithic, humans...
produced meat and vegetables
were hunters and gatherers
carried out trading activities
did agriculture and hunting
If we speak about 'lithic industry', what are we speaking about?
Religious beliefs (animism)
Techniques for working leather
Painting technique on the wall of caves
Techniques for making stone tools
The term 'Palaeolithic' means
Age of Metals
Stones are old
During the Palaeolithic, humans lived...
always in caves
always outdoors
in tents
in caves and shelters
During the Palaeolithic, people hunted
mammals and herbivores with gunpowder for food
mammals and herbivores with gunpowder for sport
mammals and herbivores with stone arrows and lances
reptiles, dinosaurs and mammals with stone arrows and lances
What materials were NOT used for making tools during the Palaeolithic?
Metals
Stone
Bone
Wood
Palaeolithic shelters were made with...
wood and concrete
skins, wood and aluminium
stone, adobe, aluminium and skins
skins, stones, branches and bones
The Palaeolithic is the longest period of the history of humanity
Economy in the Palaeolithic was productive
The climate during the Palaeolithic was
mild and stable
always cold
always warm, but rainy
with ice ages and milder periods
The 'Venus' were figures of hunters made with stone representing fertility
For the cave paintings, Palaeolithic men used fat (grease), eggs, earth, blood and plants
Which of the following concepts are related with the Palaeolithic?
Agriculture and livestock
Hunting, gathering and fishing
Producers
Predators
Shelters and caves
Settlements and villages
Nomadic
Sedentary
Bartering
Horizontal hierarchy
History is
a science
an event
a hominid
Prehistory
The dates of the Age of Metals are
4,2 million years ago - 10000 BE
10000 - 5000 BCE
4000 BCE - Romanisation
1000 BCE - Romanisation
The order of the periods of the Age of Metals is
Iron, Copper and Bronze
Bronze, Copper and Iron
Copper, Bronze and Iron
Iron, Bronze and Copper
Who studies History mostly with physical remains, and not with written records?
Historian
Archaeologist
Palaeonthologist
Psychologist
The Ancient Age starts with
the appearance of human beings
the appearance of writing
the fall of Rome
the discovery of America
The Ancient Age ends in
3500 BCE
476 AD
1492
1789
The chronology of the Middle Ages is
3500 BCE - 476 AD
476 - 1492
1492 - 1789
1789 - Present
The Modern Age started with
the birth of Christ
the French Revolution
AD in dates means
Anno Christ
Anno Domini
After Domini
After Christ
The century of the year 456 BCE is
4th BCE
5th BCE
4th
5th
Hominisation began
when apes learnt how to speak
when apes developed the opposable thumb
when apes started to walk upright
when writing appeared
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of bipedalism?
Broader visual field
Weaker jaw
Free hands
Changes in the pelvis
Which of the following is NOT a change in the skull or brain during hominisation?
Weaker teeth
Development of speech
Grabbing objects
When was fire discovered?
2,5 million years ago
4,2 million years ago
1,5 million years ago
750.000 years ago
Which of the following is NOT a Palaeolithic tool?
Biface
Flute
Spear
Plough
Which of the following tools was made out of bones or antlers?
Knives
Axes
Flutes
Lances
One of the reasons for nomadism was
change of clothes
holidays
extintion of resources
development of agriculture
How were Palaeolithic hordes organised?
Pyramidal hierarchy
King, soldiers and slaves
The strongest ruled the horde