WH1 Unit 1 Review

Question 1

Scientists currently believe that hominids first appeared in:

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 2

Which is least likely to be found in an archaeological dig of a Neolithic village of 5000 B.C.?

Accepted Answer

Arrowheads of chipped stone

Question 3

The practice of planting, tending, and harvesting crops MOST likely:

Accepted Answer

Developed independently in different parts of the world

Question 4

The Neolithic Era is characterized by which of the following advancements?

Accepted Answer

Developed special skills (weaving and pottery making)

Question 5

What activity performed by Homo sapiens make scientists think they believe in an afterlife?

Accepted Answer

Burials of the dead

Question 6

Which hominid was called “handy man” because of its ability 2 make simple stone and bone tools?

Accepted Answer

Homo Habilis

Question 7

Humans were first able to:

Accepted Answer

Make tools

Question 8

What more than anything else shaped the lives of early humans?

Accepted Answer

Physical environment

Question 9

Which of the following parts of a map is used to identify map orientation (direction)?

Accepted Answer

Compass rose

Question 10

Which of the following occurred as a result of agricultural productivity in the Neolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

A rise in population promoted permanent settlements.

Question 11

A latitude line represents

Accepted Answer

The distance a place is North or South of the Equator.

Question 12

The period of time before written history is known as

Accepted Answer

Prehistory

Question 13

The Neolithic Era began when humans:

Accepted Answer

First lived in permanent agricultural societies

Question 14

“Lucy” was the name of Johanson’s discovery of a partial skeleton of which hominid?

Accepted Answer

Australopithecus Afarensis

Question 15

What effect did the inventions of the plow, pottery and weaving have on early societies?

Accepted Answer

They developed permanent settlements

Question 16

Which of the following parts of a map is used to show absolute location?

Accepted Answer

Latitude and longitude lines

Question 17

Early humans were nomadic. This means that they:

Accepted Answer

Frequently moved from place to place to fulfill basic needs

Question 18

Which hominid was the first to control fire

Accepted Answer

Homo Erectus

Questions 18