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1
what was invented in the stone age
musket
armor
fire
knife
2
The people of Çatalhöyük buried their dead
in the ocean
under their beds
in pyramids
in pits outside the city
3
The name homo habilis means...
Handy Man (toolmaker)
Artist Man (cave painter)
Upright Man (bi-ped)
Wise Man (language user)
4
Which of the following hominids came first?
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo sapien
5
Which hominid evolved after Homo Erectus?
Homo Habilis
None of the above
Homo Sapiens
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
6
Most prehistoric art is for this purpose...
Decoration/ adornment
propeganda
self expression
Spiritual/ religous
7
______ _______covered much of Northern Europe during the last ice age.
Omnivorous organisms
Coniferous trees
Early cavemen
Continental glaciers
8
Which hominid developed language?
Australopithecus
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapien
9
What seperates the Paleolithic Era from the Neolithic Era?
Art, including paintings
Development of farming and raising livestock
Use of fire
A belief in an afterlife
10
What did prehistoric people NOT leave for modern scholars?
writing
jewelry
grave sites
pottery
11
What is an artifact?
an ancient tool
a piece of art
a human-made object
a historical document
12
Which of the following was the major effect of the Neolithic Revolution?
A decline in total population
The spread of migratory way of life
An increase in the use of bronze tools and very large teeth
The establishment of sedentary village commmunities
13
What is animism?
animals are the reincarnation of human
spirits inhabit plants and animals
animals are humans friend
animals are evil and not our friend
14
The Dreamtime was
all of the above
when the laws governing existence were created
the time when Ancestral Begins lived
the beginning of all time
15
Homo habilis were the first humans
True
False
16
How did Homo Sapiens travel across water?
Boat
They Swam
Using land Bridges
Ferry
17
Why did prehistoric people have to cooperate?
It helped to increase self esteem
To help each other meet their basic needs
They were afraid they would be bullied if they didn't
It was the law
18
What did some archaeologists believe that early cave paintings of animals were meant to honor?
the human hunters
the sky gods
the spirits of animals killed for food
the plants that fed the animals
19
The Paleolithic Era can best be identified with...
The domestication of animals.
Nomadic Lifestyle.
Settlement in suited areas.
Growing crops for food.
20
The revolutionary change of the Neolithic Revolution allowed humans to
live in settlements.
manufacture bronze.
use fire as a tool.
live in walled fortresses.
21
What type of hominid was Lucy?
Homo habilis
Homo sapien
Australopithecus
22
Where is Çatalhöyük located?
South America
West Africa
Eastern Australia
Southern Turkey
23
Homo erectus discovered...
fire
tools
hunting
migration
24
Which characteristics would most like be found in the genus Australopithecus?
Ape-like traits, but no human traits
human and ape-like traits; smaller brains & canine teeth
fully human traits
human-like hands and feet; smaller lower limbs & teeth
25
The Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in world history because it led to
a belief in a spiritual world
increasing use of animal skins for clothing
the development of civilization
increasing migrations of people in search of food
26
Why are Dreamtime stories useful?
They were how information and history were passed down
They are the main source of culture, law and relationship
To scare small children into submission
They were folk tales to share at festivals
27
How old is the Aboriginal Australian culture?
Approximately 200,000 years
300 years
Around 50,000 years
Around 10,000 years
28
What kind of hominid are we today?
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Australopithecus Afarensis
Homo Sapiens
Upright Man
29
Fossils provide evidence that homo sapiens and primates...
Like to wear each others clothes
Are basically the same
Have common interests
Have a common ancestor
30
Which of the following is a hominid?
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
Neanderthals
All of the Above
31
Who discovered Lucy the hominid?
Donald Johanson
Tim White
Mary Leakey
Mr. Darbonne
32
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred
use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering
obtaining subsistence by humans before agriculture
technological changes in organization;led to agriculture
33
What is Prehistory?
a period of time where people discovered farming
a period of time where people were nomads
when people did not yet have an official written language
34
Which hominid group do anthropologists believe was the first to use fire?
Homo Habilis
australopithecines
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapien
35
Which hominid group was the first to migrate to Europe?
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens sapiens
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
36
Who built Göbekli Tepe and for what purpose?
Farmers built it as a government center.
Modern people built it as a college.
Hunter-gatherers built it for religious purposes.
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How do we know prehistoric people practiced religion?
They relied heavily on their environment.
They carved crosses out of stone.
They buried their dead with great care.
They built worship sites in their villages.
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What is the New Stone Age called?
Neolithic Age
Golden Age
39
Cave paintings are
cheap and ugly.
put there by aliens.
earliest form of art.
made of white wash.
40
What caused the glaciers to melt at the end of the Ice Age?
Glaciers began to shrink in size.
There was less water on earth.
Too many animals and body heat melted the glaciers.
Earth's climate began to get warmer.
41
Homo habilis lived between ________
1.5 mya to 150 000 ya
2.6 and 1.5 mya
2000 ya
42
Archaeologists think that Göbekli Tepe is ________ because it lacks domestic structures
A living site
A capital city
A ritual Site
A storage site
43
Çatalhöyük is an example of a __________ settlement?
Neolithic
Prehistoric
Paleolithic
Bronze Age
44
What do anthrologists and archaeologists call the religion of prehistoric people?
hinduism
judaism
islam
animism
45
What is a neanderthal?
Current humans
Uncultured swines
The species closest to the current human
An extinct species of human based in Europe
46
Which hominid learned to
control
fire?
Homo Erectus
Australopithecus
Homo Sapien
Homo Habilis
47
What was the lifestyle of Paleolithic people?
Agricultural, sedentary society
Hunter-Gatherer sedentary society
Pastoral society
Hunter-Gatherer Nomadic
48
Lucy was an Australopithecus, or southern ape, who lived ...........
in South America
in my backyard
Tanzania, Africa
in Asia
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Why did Homo Sapiens draw cave art?
Because of Their Religion
Teach Their Young
To Eat Easier
To Express Themselves
50
What is a fossil?
Plant/animal in a stone
Stone
51
What did Paleolithic women do during the day?
Take care of children, hunt for fruits and nuts.
Hunt with the men for food.
Work Overtime
Take care of business
52
Which of the following can you carbon date?
Wood
All of the Above
Shells
Bones
53
The Dreamtime is important to Aboriginal people because...
They don't have clocks
It's the basis of their religious beliefs
They enjoy sleeping
They like talking about their dreams
54
What is a hominid?
a very advanced human
the full skeleton of a human
any ape species from Africa
an early ancestor of humans
55
How do we know about prehistoric events if nothing was written down?
Fossil and artifact evidence gives us clues
We're really good at guessing
The study of primates helped scientists develop theories
All of our ancestors passed down their stories to us
56
Which type of hominid first used fire?
Homo erectus
Australopithecus afarensis
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens sapiens
57
How did the last ice age affect human migration?
It required people to live closer together.
It created land bridges where ocean had once been
It required people to form larger communities.
It required people to create new shelters.
58
The Paleolithic Age is
usually known as the Primitive Age.
not proven to have existed.
also called the New Stone Age.
the period in which humans used simple stone tools.
59
Neanderthal was known for which characteristic?
Living during the time of the dinosaurs
Working and living together
Walking upright
Being super goodlooking
60
What is the Old Stone Age called?
Ice Age
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
Iron Age
61
Who was the first hominid
Homo Sapiens
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Austrlopithecus Afarensis
62
Göbekli Tepe is unusual because it has monumental architecture but not what?
Domestic Architecture
Evidence for Agriculture
Artwork
63
I am ready for my test on Wednesday!
Maybe? I may need to study more.
NO NO NO NO NO. NO TEST, MRS. P.
OH YEAH! I'LL TAKE IT NOW, MRS. P.
Wait? What? We have a test on Wednesday?
64
Describe the term Ice Age
A great movie!!
approx. 20,000 years ago, a period of extreme heat
approx. 20,000 years ago, a period of long extreme cold.
15,000 years ago, a period of long extreme wind
65
How might the use of fire have affected human migration?
People could be less dependent on daylight and travel at night
People could cook food and scare off dangerous animals
People could settle in one place where it was easy to keep a fire burning.
People could live in places that otherwise would have been too cold.
