What is the biggest challenge for those who study prehistoric history?

lack of evidence from the period

What change caused the Stone Age to be separated into two parts?

growing plants and raising animals

Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?

the resources here were plentiful

Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?

What animals lived in the area?

What evidence did social scientists find that showed signs that Neanderthals had a sense of community?

burial mounds with important artifacts laid with the person

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in groups, compared with earlier times?

They could grow enough food to support more people.

Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?

new ways of cooking food in clay lined pits

Why is cave art so important to social scientists?

they learn about the ancient people who created it

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1
why were homo sapiens more successful than other species at survival?
They worked in large groups
cognitive thinking
They threw hands
They were able to adapt quickly to situations
2
What trait made Homo erectus more suited for traveling?
a jaw that stuck out
a high rounded skull
long, strong bones
smaller teeth
3
How did people obtain food in Paleolithic times?
hunting and gathering
raising goats and other animals
planting crops
traveling long distances to trade
4
Who was the first hominin to create fire?
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
5
What major Paleolithic problem did agriculture solve?
no permanent shelters
no elements of beauty in life
no stable food supply
everyone had the same job
6
What is the biggest challenge for those who study prehistoric history?
conflicting views in ancient diaries
written records that cannot be read
lack of evidence from the period
huge amounts of artifacts to analyze
7
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
read old newspapers
make maps
examine objects
study the Earth's natural features
8
Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?
a spear
a volcano
a cave
a road
9
Where did the Neolithic Revolution begin?
Australia
Middle East
Southern Africa
Northern Europe
10
During Paleolithic times people were
teachers
nomads
basket weavers
farmers
11
What change caused the Stone Age to be separated into two parts?
growing plants and raising animals
building permanent structures
trading with far away places
hunting in groups
12
What tools did Homo Sapiens Neanderthals make?
Scrapers
All of the above
knives
Spear points
13
An object made or used by people in the past is
a hypothesis.
a document.
a ritual.
an artifact.
14
Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
there were a lot of animals for them to catch and domesticate
very little rain
there was a lot of gold that they could trade
the resources here were plentiful
15
Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
What did the people look like?
What animals lived in the area?
What did geometric shapes mean?
What language did the people speak?
16
What evidence did social scientists find that showed signs that Neanderthals had a sense of community?
burial mounds with important artifacts laid with the person
cave art done by multiple members of a group
creation of knives
invention of the bow and arrow
17
Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in groups, compared with earlier times?
They needed more people for hunting and gathering.
They could grow enough food to support more people.
They polished stones and made pottery to make their lives more beautiful.
They were nomads who moved when they ran out of resources.
18
Homo Habilis was able to make and use ____________?
tools
stone tools
paintings
pasta
19
Social Scientists are scholars who study?
animal Behavior
human society.
astronomy.
dinosaur skeletons
20
Paleolithic people often traded crops to other towns
False
True
21
What new capability enabled hominins to migrate out of Africa.
drawing art on cave walls
making tools out of bones
building fire and shelters
gathering food from plants
22
Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?
new way of protection with bows and arrows
new ways of cooking food in clay lined pits
new ways of living in smaller family groups
new ways of making clothing out of animal skins
23
Cave paintings are
made of white wash.
cheap and ugly.
put there by aliens.
earliest form of art.
24
Which statement about Homo hablis (handy man) describes a capability that helped their group survive?
They knew how to make tools.
They could not walk on two feet.
They came before Neanderthals.
They lived 50,000 years ago.
25
Why is cave art so important to social scientists?
they learn the size of prehistoric families
they can read the writing ancient people left on cave walls
they like exploring ancient caves
they learn about the ancient people who created it

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