IELTS Listening Test

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Stone Age Man in Japan

Evidence

1877 Omori
Zoologist found pieces of pottery with an unusual pattern

1960s Fukui cave
Same style of pottery dated from about 31. BC

35,000 to 30,000 BC
People used a 32. to get into Japan

Higher temperatures resulted in:

- Growth of 33.

- New animal species

- Use of 34. as weapons

- Availability of plants 35. and fish

10,500 to 8,000 BC (Early Jomon period)
Old theory: people who were hunters didn't make or use pottery

Present belief: pottery making was invented by Jomon hunters before the development of agriculture

8,000 to 5,000 BC (Later Jomon period)
Jomon people were:

- Staying in one place for longer

- Not living in caves but in 36.

- Using pairs of 37.

Sedentary lifestyle led to a rise in 38.

End of Jomon period
Migrants introduced:

- Developments in the manufacture of textiles and glass

- New traditions for 39. ceremonies

- New architecture

Main crop grown was 40.