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A review of the Stone Age
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1
The "Stone Age" gets its name because early humans made _____ out of stone. Select ALL that apply.
tools
homes
cars
weapons
2
About how many years old is Omo-1?
2,000
20,000
200,000
200
3
How are autobiographies and biographies different?
auto = secondary sources; biographies = primary
auto = primary; biographies = secondary
auto = primary; biographies = primary
auto = secondary; biographies = secondary
4
What time period was marked by humans learning to farm and settle in villages?
Paleolithic Age
Agricultural Renaissance
Agricultural Revolution
Farming Age
5
Which is NOT a benefit from the discovery of fire?
Predators were scared off.
There were less food-related illnesses.
Humans likely burned themselves.
Human brains grew.
6
Which is NOT an artifact?
a spear head
the Rosetta Stone
a piece of a leaf set in stone
a diary left by a villager
7
Which is NOT an example of megafauna?
woolly mammoth
wolf
saber-toothed cat
giant ground sloth
8
Which of the following is NOT an example of Stone Age technology?
fire
agriculture
electricity
permanent houses
9
What does an anthropologist do?
buries fossils deep underground
examines the culture of modern humans
raises plants and animals to help make human life easier
creates artifacts for future humans to discover
10
What was the land bridge called that connected Siberia/Asia to North America?
VSCO
Bering Strait
Beringia
Boston
11
What is one reason early humans were nomadic?
They had to follow their food source.
They liked to travel.
They wanted to see the world.
They had frequent fights within their villages.
12
Which is NOT a way hunter-gatherers found food?
killing wild animals
raising cattle
collecting grains and seeds
traveling to follow herds
13
The agricultural revolution _____________.
Allowed humans to build a surplus of food.
All of the above.
Allowed humans to hunt less.
Enabled humans to settle in permanent villages.
14
True or False: Cattle were raised for hunting and protection.
False
True
15
What was one NEGATIVE consequence of the agricultural revolution?
Plants and animals were domesticated.
Diseases spread more quickly.
Humans began to build permanent settlements.
Humans had specialized jobs.
16
What is the significance of cave art like that of Lascaux?
Art tells us about the daily lives of early humans.
All of the above.
Art tells us that early humans could use spoken words.
Art tells us how simple-minded early humans were.
17
Which of the following was NOT found with
Ötzi
the Iceman?
spear head
bow and arrow
journal
shoes and pants made of animal skin
18
Which is LIKELY the last continent to be reached by early humans?
North America
Europe
South America
Australia
19
Which of the following is NOT a likely reason that Paleolithic humans created cave art?
to tell stories
to show daily life
to create art galleries
to teach
20
True or False: Humans are believed to have originated in East Africa.
False
True
21
Which of the following was NOT a major achievement during the ENTIRE Stone Age?
the discovery of agriculture
the discovery of fire
the discovery of written language
the development of stone tools
22
What did Neolithic humans have that Paleolithic humans did not?
stone tools
written language
fire
permanent settlements
23
Large masses of ice that formed connections between continents were called ____________.
water bridges
ice bridges
land bridges
prehistoric bridges
24
Which of the following is NOT a trait that archaeologists must possess?
ability to make inferences
ability to farm
ability to put clues together in a logical way
ability to see small details
25
A newspaper is an example of a _____________.
reporting source
news source
secondary source
primary source
26
True or False: Settled villagers (farmers) were stronger than hunter-gatherers.
True
False
27
A human-made object is called a(n) __________.
fossil
relic
keepsake
artifact
28
Which animal was likely NOT domesticated during the Neolithic Age?
pig
sheep
wolf/dog
pigeon
