Unit 1 Test Practice

As time went on in early history, early humans relied less on farming and more on hunting and gathering.

In general, scholars who study human society are called what?

What term refers to a red ore on cheeks and lips to make them redder in the Neolithic Era?

A Spanish girl named Maria was exploring a cave with her father when she found a cave room filled with ancient bones.

What key ingredient to houses in the Neolithic Era helped them to stay warm in winter and cool in summer?

Which era was known for people to produce their own food and develop fire?

An expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features is called a?

The ability to raise food by farming allowed people to settle in permanent shelters.

In this theme, people formed social groups to meet their need for food, shelter, & security & varied culture to culture.

What was the name of the Dutchman that discovered the bones of Homo Erectus?

What term refers to the upright man?

Where did many Neolithic settle east of the Mediterranean Sea?

Neanderthals may have had a sense of community. When members of a group died, their bodies were laid in what?

The New Stone Age, or Neolithic Age, began when people started to farm and produce their own food.

This theme developed as early humans learned the advantages of cooperating with one another & began to form communities

These two developments—the growing of crops and the domestication of animals—are called agriculture.

A scientist who studies human development and bones is called what?

This theme new philosophies and religions began to emerge.

Which era was known as the first era where many stone tools were used to survive?

What description was given for Homo Habilis?

What is the best description for a homo sapien?

An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind like tools and coins is called?

Scientists believe that cave artists used what to work in these dark places. What was used?

True or False: The growth of trade allowed people to isolate themselves from other civilizations.

Which of these is not one of 4 changes that helped a civilization develop? (Essay)

What term is black glass found in volcanic mountains during the Neolithic Era?

Neanderthal Man was shorter and stockier than modern humans, but they were also more heavily built.

The Fertile Crescent, which is east of the Mediterranean Sea, was the land that was fertile and good for growing crops.

Which of these was not a town in the Fertile Crescent?

What is used a general term for early ancestor of humans?

One of handy man’s greatest advantages was the ability to use fire.

This theme has affected how and where people live and how they support themselves

This theme civilizations have favored complex governments and systems

Which of these is not one of the 5 oceans in the world? (Bonus)

This theme new ideas and advancements that were developed in one part of the ancient world & reached other parts of it.

Which era followed the Ice Age and is considered the Middle Stone Age era?

What term refers to an early human from German Valley Neander?

Early ancestors heated water for cooking by using what?

An expert who studies and records the past is called a?

Which of these would not have an impact on history with the discovery of cave writings? (essay)

Which of these is not one of 4 changes that helped a civilization develop? (Essay)

1.6 million years ago many places around the world began to experience long periods of freezing called the "ice age."