What have social scientists NOT been able to learn from prehistoric cave art?

What it actually means, because there was no written language

What are the capabilities of homo erectus?

They were the first hominin to use fire

What are the approximate start and end dates of the Paleolithic Age?

2,000,000 B.C.E. to 8000 B.C.E.

What are the capabilities of homo habilis?

They were the first hominin to use tools.

What is tricky about learning what happened in prehistoric times?

There was no written language for us to read what happened

What are the capabilities of homo neanderthalensis?

They had some complex stone tools, and a sense of RITUAL.

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An expert who studies and records the past.
Archaeologist
Historian
Geographer
Anthropologist
2
A scientist who studies human development.
Anthropologist
Historian
Archaeologist
Geographer
3
What was life like for humans in the Paleolithic Age.
They lived in villages as farmers
Very easy
They never left Africa
They lived as hunter-gatherers
4
What have social scientists NOT been able to learn from prehistoric cave art?
Perhaps it was just art or decoration.
Perhaps it had religious or spiritual meaning.
What it actually means, because there was no written language
Perhaps it is telling a story.
5
An expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features
Archaeologist
Anthropologist
Historian
Geographer
6
Before written history.
Ancient History
Modern history
Medieval History
Prehistoric
7
The business of farming; growing crops and raising animals.
Bartering
Agriculture
Trading
Capitalism
8
The invention of agriculture did what for trade?
It allowed for the exchange of knowledge.
All of these.
It allowed for the exchange of ideas.
It allowed people to exchange items they had for items they did not have.
9
What are the capabilities of homo erectus?
They were the first hominin to have a written language.
They were the first hominin to use tools.
They were the first hominin to use fire
There were the first hominin to invent farming.
10
What are the approximate start and end dates of the Paleolithic Age?
8000 B.C.E. to 3000 B.C.E.
36 B.C.E. to 476 C.E.
2,000,000 B.C.E. to 8000 B.C.E.
1776 C.E. to 2023 C.E.
11
What does C.E. mean?
Come Everyone
Common Era
Cannot Exist
Cats Excellent
12
The invention of agriculture did what for shelter?
It allowed people to settle in one place.
All of these.
It allowed people to be safe from predators.
It allowed people to be safe from harsh weather.
13
On which continent can ALL hominins trace their roots?
Australia
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
14
What was invented at the beginning of the Neolithic Age?
Metallurgy
The steam engine
Apple iPod
Agriculture
15
An object made or used by people in the past.
Junk
Classic
Artifact
Treasure
16
Which was the first hominin to migrate out of Africa
Homer Simpson
Homo sapiens
Neanderthals
Homo erectus
17
The invention of agriculture did what for jobs?
It freed our big brains of worrying about survival, allowing for invention
It allowed for people to be more creative.
It allowed people to have specialized jobs, besides hunting and gathering.
All of these.
18
The further back in time we go in B.C.E. the years (numbers) get bigger.
True
False
19
One who moves from place to place with no permanent home.
Adventurer
Vagabond
Traveler
Nomad
20
An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.
Geographer
Anthropologist
Archaeologist
Historian
21
What does B.C.E. mean?
Before Common Era
Before Christmas Eve
Best Common Existence
Better Change Everything
22
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans
Capitalism
Bartering
Domesticate
Agriculture
23
What have social scientists been able to learn from prehistoric cave art?
Perhaps it was just art or decoration.
Perhaps it is telling a story.
All of these.
Perhaps it had religious or spiritual meaning.
24
Approximately what year did people learn to grow crops and raise animals?
In the year 2000
1972 C.E.
1200 B.C.E.
8000 B.C.E.
25
What does B.C. mean?
Before Common
Before Cows
Before Cats
Before Christ
26
What does A.D. mean?
Another Day
After Death
Anno Domini
Awesome Dude
27
What are the capabilities of homo habilis?
They were the first hominin to use tools.
There were the first hominin to invent farming.
They were the first hominin to use fire
They were the first hominin to have a written language.
28
The invention of agriculture did what for communities?
It allowed for people to better defend themselves.
It allowed people to live in towns and villages.
It allowed for larger populations.
All of these.
29
What is tricky about learning what happened in prehistoric times?
People had not evolved enough to tell us what happened
We weren't there to see what happened
Ancient Aliens
There was no written language for us to read what happened
30
What are the capabilities of homo sapiens?
They were the first hominins to migrate to every continent
All of these.
They definitely had a spoken language
They had big brains.
31
What are the capabilities of homo neanderthalensis?
They were the first hominin to use fire
They had some complex stone tools, and a sense of RITUAL.
They were the first hominin to have a written language.
They were the first hominin to use tools.
32
An arc -shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil.
The Grand Canyon
The Fertile Crescent
Green Valley
The Great Plains
33
The invention of agriculture did what for their food supply?
It allowed people access to many different types of food.
It allowed for people quit being hunter-gatherers.
All of these.
It allowed people to grow and have more than enough food.
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An early anscestor of humans
Megalodon
Hominin
Meerkat
Orangutan

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