ITGC - Prehistory

Random Prehistory knowledge in the land of Israël
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1. The meaning of the word "Paleolithic" is :
Old Animals Period
New Animals Period
New Fossils Period
Old Fossils Period
2. The oldest site in the land of Israël from this period is :
Tabun Cave in the Carmel
Tel Jericho
Ubeidiya site
Bnot Ya'acov Bridge Site
3. During which period its people defined as "hunter-gatherers" ?
Lower Neolithic
Neolithic
Upper Paleolithic
Lower Paleolithic
4. Another characteristic of life in this period was :
Living in large communities (tribes)
Cave dwelling
Nomadism
Rural settlement living
5. Hunther-gatherers based their economic system on gathering ... ?.... and hunting ... ?...
gathering clothes & food and hunting camels
gathering tools & food and hunting elephants
gathering tools & clothes and hunting elephants
gathering tools & food and hunting giraffes
6. Hunther-gatherers were characterized by :
Nomadism
Settlement in rural communities
Dependency on wild animals
Living in clay hunts
7. From which continent did the first humans arrived in the land of Israël ?
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
8. The first appearance of humans in the land of Israël was approximately :
1 million years ago
790,000 years ago
2.5 million years ago
1.7 million years ago
9. According to research, alongside Homo Sapiens, evidence of another human type was found in the cave of Kebara. Which one ?
Homo Habilis
Neanderthal
10. The Kebara Cave, which is an important prehistoric site, is located in :
On the slopes of the Carmel
South of the Kinarot Valley
Nahal He'etron in the Judean Desert
On the slopes of Samaria - Netafim Valey
11. The main archaelogical find in this area is :
Tombs
Walls paintings
Ceramic vessels
Stone tools
12. The terms "Natufian", "Kebaran" and "Mousterian" refer to :
Types of food
Types of cultures
Types of Homo
Types of places
13. The "Agricultural Revolution" is the term for the beginning of the :
No answer is correct
Neolithic period
Paleolithic period
Neanderthal period
14. This period occured in the land of Israël in the years :
290,000 - 200,000 BCE
44,000 - 15,500 BCE
11,500 - 6,500 BCE
4,500 - 1,600 BCE
15. The significance of the Agricultural Revolution is :
Rich exchange of agricultural products in the fertile Sahara region
Rural settlement and communal agricultural work
Beginning of ancient agriculture (cultivation of plants and animals)
Transfer of water sources to desert areas and the creation of agriculture there
16. The beginning of the pottery industry occured in the :
Heleocene period
Chalcolithic period
Paleolithic period
Neolithic period
17. What is a Dolmen ?
A farming tool
A hunting tool
A ceramic vessel
A type of stone monument
18. What is the meaning of the term "Chalcolithic" period ?
Oil period
Charcoal period
Iron period
Copper period
19. This period is the beginning of work with :
Iron and Wood
Fire and Oil
Copper and Gold
Stone and Charcoal
20. How many years ago did the control of fire by humans started ?
800,000 years ago
60,000 years ago
80,000 years ago
600,000 years ago
21. Reconstruction of the past environment is made by :
All answers are correct
Animal remains (fossil skeletal elements)
Plant remains (charred seeds and wood, microscopic remains)
Soil types and properties
22. How many years ago were the Homo Sapiens left alone on the planet ?
40,000 years ago
800,000 years ago
80,000 years ago
400,000 years ago
23. Which human species co-existed together during the Pleistocene age ?
Homo sapiens and Homo erectus
The species didn't co-exist at all
No answer is correct
Homo erectus, Homo sapiens and Homo habilis
24. The site "Ubeidiya" is located in the area of :
Kinarot Valley
Golan Heights
Sharon Coastal Plain
Judean Desert
25. The Neolithic Revolution symbolizes the transition from :
large tribal society to a society based on small families
tribal society to urban society
a hunting and gathering economic system to a sedentary village society
solitary life to communal life
26. The Neolithic period ends with the beginning of which period ?
Heleocen period
Lower Paleolithic period
Chalcolithic period
Upper Paleolithic period
27. The end of Pre-History and the beginning of History are determined by :
The first Art and Paintings
The use of stone tools
The invention of writing
The use of iron tools
The control of man over fire
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