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World History: Chapter 1- The Stone Ages & Early Humans
World History: Chapter 1- The Stone Ages & Early Humans
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1
What food may have driven humans' rapid brain development?
wheat
mammoth
seafood
gathered fruit
2
What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?
It allowed them to paint caves.
It allowed them to hunt for animals.
It allowed them to build permanent settlements.
It allowed them to travel.
3
Why was Ardi so important?
he was the first to build houses
he was a missing link between ape and man
he no longer climbed trees
he was the first to invent fire
4
The Paleolithic Era is also called what?
Middle Stone Age
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Bronze Age
5
By 9000 BC, people lived on every continent except:
Antarctica
Asia
Australia
Africa
6
The creation of art by Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens is significant because...
It shows intelligence as they can think about abstract ideas and symbols
It shows survival as they spent all their time worried about catching food
It shows they nomadic as they follow animals
It shows strength as they have good hand-eye coordination
7
Scientists are not exactly certain about what?
if nomadic bands hunted and gathered
that modern humans created art
what the different Stone Ages are called
when the first modern humans first emerged
8
According to scientists, how did early people in the paleolithic migrate into new places?
They specific stones as trail markers
They traveled on foot following their game
They used carts following the invention of the wheel.
They used boats following the invention of the sail.
9
Lucy was for decades the the oldest known hominin? What was she?
Neanderthal
Denisovans
Australopithecus
Homo Sapien
10
Which Hominid is known for
developing the first shaped stone tools
?
H. Sapiens
H. Erectus
H. Neanderthals
H. Hablis
11
Nomadic means to...
Evolve
Use resourcess
Build small village
Move from place to place
12
The shapes marked in white are evidence of Neolithic...
city walls
irrigation
settlement layout
roads
13
Which is would be an undesirable feature in domesticated animals?
carnivoreous
breedable
responds to social cues
motivated by others
14
What two inventions will allow Humans to travel faster and farther?
farming & stone tools
paved roads & irragation
horses & villages
sail & wheel
15
Which of these were essential in allowing humans to settle in cold regions of Asia and Europe?
the eyed needle
the sail
the bow and arrow
the wheel
16
Why is the study of ancient bones important to us today?
They help us put together the human family tree
They give a rough idea about where and when our ancestors lived
Their DNA tells use how we are connected to ancestors.
They prove that we began farming the Neolithic
17
Humans entered the Americas during the...
Neolithic Era
Bronze Age
Thermocisene
Ice Age
18
What is the scientific name for modern humans?
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
Homo habilis
Australopithecus
19
Which of the following was
NOT
an advantage of domesticating animals in the New Stone Age?
Animals were used for clothes.
Animals were used for food.
Animals were used to decorate caves
Animals were used for carrying loads.
20
What do historians call the shift from food gathering to food producing?
Mesolithic Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
Paleolithic Revolution
Prehistoric Revolution
21
3 million years ago, groups of what first appeared?
hominins
humans
woolly mammoths
wild plants
22
How do we know early hominins could walk upright?
their hip and foot bones
the migrations of populations
the use of stone tools
their paintings
23
Which of the following best defines the land bridge?
a strip of coast along a rocky shore
a strip of land connecting two continents
mammoth bones laid out over a body of water
a mountain range beside a body of water
24
How did farming change societies?
Farming was allowed the production of stone tools
Farming encouraged people to continue a nomadic lifestyle.
Farming could only support smaller populations.
Farming allowed people a stable source of food.
25
Ardipithecus could
walk upright but climbed trees
use stone tools but not hunt
use fire but not speak
could migrate but stayed in Africa
26
Which of the following does
NOT
describe why the early people painted in caves?
to show religious beliefs
to express creativity
to teach hunting practices
to draw maps
27
Which statements best defines the Neolithic Revolution?
major battle fought between the peoples of Asia
the shift from food gathering to food producing
the shift from food gathering to hunting
major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa
28
Development of roles in society eventually gave rise to...
religion
farming
hierarchy
specialization
29
Which of the following happened first?
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
First settlements
Ice Age
30
What ancestors were already in Asia when Homo Sapiens arrive?
Denisovans
Neanderthals
ardipithecus
Homo Erectus
31
If a group moves around, what is that called?
domestication
agriculture
nomadic
distribution
32
Early humans eventually formed hunter-gatherer groups. Which is a conclusion can you draw?
Early humans stopped making advancements in spear making.
Early humans were incredibly effective at communicating
Early humans had to rely on collecting animals for food.
Early humans became skilled at hunting outside of groups.
33
Scientists believe language developed in the Stone Age for all the following reasons
EXCEPT
:
the formation of new relationships
the distribution of food
hunting purposes
creating art
34
All of these key domesticated plants are matched with native area
EXCEPT:
Pumpkins, West Africa
Corn, Central America
Wheat, the Middle East
Rice, Southeast Asia
35
Hunter-gatherer societies in the Old Stone Age had all of the following except:
art
fire
the wheel
tools
36
Which Hominid is known for
being the smartest, developing throwing weapons, and out-competing the Neanderthals
?
H. Erectus
H. Hablis
Australopithcus
H. Sapiens
37
Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between growth of villages and society?
Villages meant people no longer had to trade
Villages require specialized roles to meet resident's needs
Villages competed with hunting and gathering societies.
Villages led to more hunter-gatherer groups.
38
Where did human originate?
the Suez Gulf
the Great Rift Valley
the Atlas Plains
the Nile River Valley
39
Which of the following best describes the single most important advancement of the New Stone Age?
using fire to cook food
farming and settling down
using tools
gathering food
40
What do historians call the time before writing?
prehistory
Stone Age
Mesolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
41
What effect did the early invention of tools have on early humans?
They resulted in the invention of agriculture.
They allowed settlement of caves.
They allowed more animals to graze the fields.
They increased chances for survival and success at hunting.
42
Based on fossil and biological evidence, scientist believe Hominids originated where?
the Middle East
Africa
Asia
Europe
43
What ancestors were already in Europe when Homo Sapiens arrive?
Homo Erectus
Neanderthals
ardipithecus
Denisovans
44
Which Hominid is known for
being the first Hominid by predominantly walking upright
?
H. Sapiens
H. Erectus
H. Hablis
Australopithcus
45
How did Homo Sapiens tools differ from Neanderthals?
They could kill animals from a distance.
They perfected the sword
They were sharper but shorter
They didn't, they had the same types of tools
46
What is another name for farming?
domestication
hunting
migrating
agriculture
47
The process of changing plants and animals to make them useful to humans is called what?
agriculture
migrating
farming
domestication
48
Which Hominid is known for
developing hand spears and religion in Europe
(despite a reputation of stupidity)?
H. Hablis
H. Erectus
H. Sapiens
H. Neanderthals
49
How did the development of agriculture bring change to human society?
People will settled in one place and populations grow
People learned who to hunt and gather more efficiently.
People didn't like agriculture, and continued to be nomadic.
People learned how to hunt animals more efficiently.
50
Which Hominid is known for
being the first to migrate out of Africa, and use fire to cook food
?
H. Neanderthals
H. Sapiens
H. Hablis
H. Erectus
51
Prehistoric people adapted to their environment by:
Refusing to grow crops
hunting and gathering
hibernating during cold weather
creating tools and processing food
52
The first permentant human settlement was...
Athens, Greece
Yangzee, China
Catalhoyuk, Turkey
Cairo, Egypt
53
Gathering of wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts was mostly done by:
animals
women
children
men
54
To study our earliest history, historians rely on the work of...
archaeologists & anthropologists
Australopithecus & Homo Sapiens
biologists & psychologists
sociologists & geneticists
55
Which of the following describes the earliest skill that hominids developed?
the ability to farm
the ability to create art
the ability to craft tools
the ability to hunt
