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During which era did early humans create fishing hooks and shelter out of available resources?
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Golden Era
Mesolithic Era
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Neolithic Era
This is the effect (result) of domestication.
This is the time period people were becoming domesticated.
This is the time period people wer nomadic
This is the cause (reason) for domestication.
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Farming
This is the time period people wer nomadic
This is the cause (reason) for domestication.
This is the effect (result) of domestication.
This is the time period people were becoming domesticated.
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What is the biggest difference between the Paleolithic Era and the Mesolithic Era?
They were only nomadic during the Paleolithic Era.
They created new tech. such as fish hooks and canoes during the Meso Era.
They were really domesticated during Meso. Era.
They were hunters and gathers only during the Paleo Era.
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What led to food surpluses, population growth, specialization, trade, larger villages, and government?
democracy and free elections
war and government
hunting and gathering
domestication and agriculture
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What is a direct result of domestication?
becoming nomadic
stronger and faster
discovering fire
better homes
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What were the THREE results of agriculture surplus?
Domestication, hunting/gathering, and specialization of labor
Formation of stone weapons, domestication, and creation of governments
Creation of governments, farming, and better canoes
Specialization in labor, domestication, and creation of governments
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Why did farming lead to permanent villages?
People needed to build storage for crops.
People had to be able to make pottery to hold food.
People needed to stay and tend their animals and crops
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What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
Beginning to farm.
Building towns and cities.
Learning to write.
The start of hunting and gathering.
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Which of the following best defines a land bridge?
A strip of coast along a rocky shore.
A mountain range beside a body of water.
Mammoth bones laid out over water.
A strip of land connecting two continents.
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What was cause for a surplus in food during the Neolithic Era?
Growing crops -- becoming agriculturists
All of the above
Irrigation that led to farming.
Plows that led to farming
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During which era did early humans live nomadic lives, following packs of animals and gathering fruits and berries?
Mesolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
Golden Era
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What defines the Mesolithic Era as being different from that of the Paleolithic Era?
Being nomadic
Following packs of animals to hunt
Being domesticated
Creating fishing hooks and canoes
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What is the advantage of developing a surplus of food?
It allowed a civilization to focus most of its workers on growing food.
It helped stop war from ever happening between civilizations.
It led societies to develop specialization of labor.
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What is the most likely theory of how early humans migrated into North America?
They came from the Middls East using camels to cross the desert.
They floated across the Atlantic from Europe using icebergs.
THey walked across a land bridge from Asia during the Ice Age.
They flew across the globe from Africa using hot air balloons.
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Why was it necessary for those living during the Paleolithic Era to be nomadic? Choose the BEST explanation.
they would not be able to survive due to the colder climates.
they would not have created fish hooks and canoes
If they stayed in one spot, they would not be able to see the world
they would not be able survive due to their food source continuously moving
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Why was it necessary for early men to make adaptations, such as living in a cave and making a fire? Best answer.
survive during the colder climates.
create paintings on the walls that are vital to today's history
move nomadically from one area to another
hunt and gather food necessary to survival
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How did the Bering Land Bridge form?
formation of rocks making a bridge to cross from one continent to another
Water condensing into ice, exposing the land, hence creating the bridge
It was created due to ice creating a pathway for people to travel.
It was created due to people in Asia building a bridge to North America.
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What would early people look for as they decided where to settle?
A location that is in a region.
A location near a center of transportation.
A location near a center of culture.
A location near enough food and water.
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Why are adaptations key to the existence of man?
important because without them man would make fire and use caves.
important because without them man would love eating fish.
essential because without them man wouldn’t become better to survive
essential because without them man would build the Bering Land Bridge
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What marked the beginning of the Neolithic Era?
written lanuage
building towns and cities
hunting and gathering
beginning to farm
22
The earliest humans lived
as herders of sheep and other livestock
by hunting and gathering food
alone or in jars
in farming villages along rivers and streams
23
The earliest hunter-gatherer communities relied on tools made from what material?
copper
steel
stone
bronze
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During which era did early humans begin to domesticate crops and settle down in one place?
Neolithic Era
Golden Era
Paleolithic Era
Mesolithic Era
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What did Paleolithic hunter-gatherers spend the majority of their time focusing on to survive?
Crossing the Bering Land Bridge from Asia to N. America.
Finding caves to create elaborate art
Locating food, shelter, and water
Developing mud and stone shelters
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How did hunter-gatherers adapt to survive in colder climates during the Ice Age?
They migrated to the North Pole and began ice fishing.
They decided to stop using fire and water
They moved into caves and made fire.
They made less clothing and hunted less.
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Specialization of labor
This is the time period people wer nomadic
This is the cause (reason) for domestication.
This is the effect (result) of domestication.
This is the time period people were becoming domesticated.
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Why were the new advancements during the Mesolithic Era key to acquiring additional food?
allowed them to obtain more food for energy to cross the Bering Land Bridge
allowed for an increase of food due to it being easier to obtain.
allowed for civilization to easily cross the Bering Land
allowed for the domestication of animals.
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Which of the following is a direct result of human populations settling down in one place?
Humans became more nomadic.
Humans discovered fire.
Humans built better, more permanent shelters.
Humans became stronger and faster.
