CSET SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBTEST 1
Paleolithic Era ✔️ The first part of the Stone Age, also known as the Old Stone Age, which predates
human civilization.
Mesolithic Era ✔️ The middle part of the Stone Age, characterized by the emergence of humans and
the creation of smaller, more complex tools.
Neolithic Age ✔️ The New Stone Age, marked by the introduction of agriculture, a better
understanding of growing seasons and water use, and a division of labor among women, children, men,
and animals. Settlements spread from the East to Europe, and this era saw the development of
sophisticated stone tools, pottery, clay figurines, and the presence of religion.
Neolithic Revolution ✔️ The transition from a nomadic lifestyle to a settled agricultural one.
Hunter-gatherers ✔️ People who survive by hunting animals and gathering wild plants, seeds, fruits,
and nuts.
,Where were carvings more common as an artistic expression to understand ancient eras? ✔️ Europe,
due to the terrain.
Where were figurines more commonas an artistic expression to understand ancient eras?? ✔️East Asia
Africa and the Americas
Put the following eras in order
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic ✔️P--> M--> N
What is ecology? ✔️The study of interactions between organisms and their environment
Why is ecology important in understanding human history ✔️Much Of human experience in history has
been a quest for finding and establishing food sources and nourishment. The relationship between
nature and man is important to understand human history progress and behavioral patterns.
,Explain the Pre-Historic Hunter Gather Societies ✔️Bands of scavenging humans who hunted medium
sized animals and collected roots and fruits
Lived in forest - easy access to shelter and food
Moved occasionally after exhausting resources
Did not build houses - lived in open air - cave men nickname
Stone tools
Mesolithic period is the period in which they are mostly associated - BEFORE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION
Which studies help us understand human history based on art such as cavings figurines and other
materials uncovered/unearthed in the ground or in nature? ✔️Archeologist and Paleontologist
What is zoomorphism? ✔️having or representing animal forms or gods of animal form.
anthropomorphic ✔️attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods
Explain pre-historic religions ✔️Mostly ancestral veneration
, Ideas of protective ancestor spirits (evident in burial traditions)
Figurines and art that allow us to understand their religion and may have been used in ceremony
some figurines are Often zoomorphic or anthropomorphic
What are the main characteristics / themes to keep in mind when discussing early civilizations? ✔️-
Settled agricultural societies which =
- Labor specialization which =
- Social stratification
- Trade
- Political structure to organize this
Paleolithic Era ✔️ The first part of the Stone Age, also known as the Old Stone Age, which predates
human civilization.
Mesolithic Era ✔️ The middle part of the Stone Age, characterized by the emergence of humans and
the creation of smaller, more complex tools.
Neolithic Age ✔️ The New Stone Age, marked by the introduction of agriculture, a better
understanding of growing seasons and water use, and a division of labor among women, children, men,
and animals. Settlements spread from the East to Europe, and this era saw the development of
sophisticated stone tools, pottery, clay figurines, and the presence of religion.
Neolithic Revolution ✔️ The transition from a nomadic lifestyle to a settled agricultural one.
Hunter-gatherers ✔️ People who survive by hunting animals and gathering wild plants, seeds, fruits,
and nuts.
,Where were carvings more common as an artistic expression to understand ancient eras? ✔️ Europe,
due to the terrain.
Where were figurines more commonas an artistic expression to understand ancient eras?? ✔️East Asia
Africa and the Americas
Put the following eras in order
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic ✔️P--> M--> N
What is ecology? ✔️The study of interactions between organisms and their environment
Why is ecology important in understanding human history ✔️Much Of human experience in history has
been a quest for finding and establishing food sources and nourishment. The relationship between
nature and man is important to understand human history progress and behavioral patterns.
,Explain the Pre-Historic Hunter Gather Societies ✔️Bands of scavenging humans who hunted medium
sized animals and collected roots and fruits
Lived in forest - easy access to shelter and food
Moved occasionally after exhausting resources
Did not build houses - lived in open air - cave men nickname
Stone tools
Mesolithic period is the period in which they are mostly associated - BEFORE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION
Which studies help us understand human history based on art such as cavings figurines and other
materials uncovered/unearthed in the ground or in nature? ✔️Archeologist and Paleontologist
What is zoomorphism? ✔️having or representing animal forms or gods of animal form.
anthropomorphic ✔️attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods
Explain pre-historic religions ✔️Mostly ancestral veneration
, Ideas of protective ancestor spirits (evident in burial traditions)
Figurines and art that allow us to understand their religion and may have been used in ceremony
some figurines are Often zoomorphic or anthropomorphic
What are the main characteristics / themes to keep in mind when discussing early civilizations? ✔️-
Settled agricultural societies which =
- Labor specialization which =
- Social stratification
- Trade
- Political structure to organize this
