What was an important result of the food surpluses in early settlements?

The food surpluses allowed people to focus on other, more creative work.

What best describes how Neolithic people lived?

They made tools & weapons out of stone and practiced agriculture to survive

How did the Neolithic Revolution impact the way in which people lived?

People transitioned from hunting and gathering to practicing agriculture.

The cultivation of plants as food and the domestication of animals

How do scientists determine how old an artifact is?

They use techniques like carbon dating

How do many scientists think early humans reached the Americas?

They crossed on foot over a land bridge named Beringia

What does the term Nomadic mean?

moving from area to area following a food source

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1
What was the first animal to be domesticated by humans
horses
camels
dogs
cows
2
What was an important result of the food surpluses in early settlements?
The food surpluses increased the number of people needed to work in fields
The food surpluses funded the construction of roads and parks
The food surpluses allowed people to focus on other, more creative work.
The food surpluses encouraged residents to migrate to new regions.
3
A member of an extinct species of early humans
Neanderthals
Homo Eurasia
Homo Sapiens
Homo Africus
4
What best describes how Neolithic people lived?
They made tools & weapons out of stone and practiced agriculture to survive
They built tools and weapons out of metal
They isolated themselves from other cultures
They hunted and gathered for survival
5
Where did humans first appear on the planet?
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
6
How did the shift to agriculture affect population size?
populations stayed the same
populations grew and declined in cycles
populations decreased
populations increased
7
What made permanent settlements possible during the Neolithic Age?
improved hunting techniques
soil from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
brick houses and the discovery of fire
advancements in farming
8
What do historians use to learn about how humans lived in the past?
Carbon dating
historiography
LIDAR
Artifacts
9
How did the Neolithic Revolution impact the way in which people lived?
People formed groups to migrate and settle new places.
People began to trade with other groups of people
People transitioned from practicing agriculture to domesticating animals.
People transitioned from hunting and gathering to practicing agriculture.
10
Which geographic features did people rely on to support farming?
plains and deserts
valleys and mountains
rivers and lakes
rocks and oceans
11
What were early Neolithic tools made from?
bronze
copper
iron
stone
12
What was the name given to the set of Australopithecine bones found by Donald Johansen?
Jenny
Prudence
Lucy
Sally
13
What is agriculture
A system of obtaining goods and services
Changing plants into processed food
The process of choosing and planting different seeds for food
The cultivation of plants as food and the domestication of animals
14
What type of environment did early humans first inhabit
deserts
grasslands
rainforests
forests
15
How do scientists determine how old an artifact is?
They guess
They use written records
They use techniques like carbon dating
They compare the artifacts with other ones
16
Which major landmass was the last to be populated by modern humans?
the Americas
Asia
Europe
Africa
17
Which areas did the earliest modern people first migrate to?
Asia and Europe
Asia and the Americas
Africa and Europe
Africa and Antarctica
18
Why did humans start to migrate out of Africa?
They never left Africa
Climate change
Humans wanted to start trade routes
Dinosaurs drove them out
19
How do many scientists think early humans reached the Americas?
They sailed by boat from Europe.
They crossed on foot over a land bridge named Beringia
They migrated from Africa.
They used a land bridge from Australia
20
To move from one region to another.
immigrate
adapt
migrate
settle
21
Many examples of early cave art showed images of what?
Human hands
All of the above
Shapes and symbols
Animals
22
What lifestyle did early humans adopt to survive?
herders
farmers
community dwellers
hunters and gatherers
23
What does the term Nomadic mean?
moving from area to area following a food source
settle down in one area to live
using animals for food and helping with work
farming to survive
24
The art found in Lascaux Cave is located in what modern day country?
Argentina
France
Kenya
Jericho
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How did early humans adapt to colder climates?
All of the above
They carved bones into needles to stitch clothing together
They started to make clothes from animal hides
They learned to use fire for heat and cooking their food

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