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6th grade social studies review Early Humans
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1
What does Homo sapiens mean?
early man
wise/modern man
southern ape
upright mans
2
Define Nomads
staying in one place regularly
farming
moving regulary from place to place
eating animals that are already dead by other means
3
Neolithic travelers and traders discovered new ideas and technologies.
True
False
4
What part of the world did early humans reach last?
Africa
The Americas (North and South)
Europe
Asia
5
What did a stable food supply allow Neolithic farming people to do?
Draw cave paintings
Migrate to different areas
Build permanent settlements/homes
Use fire
6
Social classes emerged from the growth of settled communites.
False
True
7
Why do scientists believe early hunter-gatherers crossed the Bering Land Bridge?
They crossed because the weather was better in South America
They didn't cross because the land bridge was under water
They followed game across the land bridge
They moved as a result of the ice age
8
The Neolithic Era began from Hunting.
True
False
9
Early Humans were hunter-gathers. During what time period did these humans live?
Paleolithic
Modern Times
Middle Ages
Neolithic Era
10
The paleolithic era refers to a time when early humans did what?
could cultivate land
developed agriculture
mastered fire
began to organize governments
11
The first civilizations were built along fertile river valleys?
True
False
12
All of the earliest civilizations developed near which geographic feature?
Penisulas
Mountains
Rivers
Deserts
13
From what continent did early humans migrate?
Africa
Australia
Asia
Europe
14
Tools for_______ developed when human had an adequate food supply.
Burial Rituals
Job Specialization
Farming
Social Hierarchy
15
What happened to hominids as a result of the Ice Age?
Nothing
moved to another location
died off from exposure of the cold and disease
were eaten by large animals
16
What primary sources leads scholars to think early people might have believes in life after death?
they did not bury their dead
cave art
they put food and objects in graves
buried angel figurines
17
Neolithic farming communites divided jobs among different people for what benefit to their society
Free time
Larger Populations
Fewer Enemies
Specialized Skills
18
The discovery of agriculture resulted from what cultural change?
the growth of complex, organized religion
realiable food supply, jobs based on food, and social hierarchy
development of metal tools
complex government
19
The greatest benefit when people began farming was a large stable supply of food.
False
True
20
During what period did archaeologists discover permanent human settlements?
Paleolithic Era
Classical Era
Bronze Age
Neolithic Era
21
In the Middle East, people began to settle in small comunities and practice agriculture.
True
False
22
What is evolution?
Homo sapiens have human traits
live in permanent settlements
process by which species change over time to adapt to their environment
Homo sapiens are modern humans
23
Early Humans most likely worshipped how?
Followed a prophet
beleived in one god
in temples
Believed in many gods, stories and legends
24
Whic describes the lives of people in hunter-gatherer societies?
people spent much of their time moving from place to place
work was divided by gender
people spent all of their time in one place
population increased because of plants and animals
