Ancient Civilizations

Question 1

Archaeologists try to identify the makers of any tool, article of clothing, or other________

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artifact

Question 2

In hunter-gatherer societies, what is the role of gatherers?

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to collect seeds and roots for food

Question 3

Which of the following happened at the end of the last Ice Age?

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growth of grasslands and forests

Question 4

In what ways is the savanna different from the seacoast? Discuss

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Question 5

How is living in the desert different from living in a thick forest?

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Question 6

What made Homo habilis different from earlier hominids

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the use of tools

Question 7

How did hunter gatherers become permanently settled?

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Question 8

Why was the invention of bow and arrow important?

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It allowed hunters to stay a safe distance from prey

Question 9

Why do archaeologists believe that early Homo sapiens were intelligent? Discuss

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Question 10

Search your textbook for Olduvai Gorge

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Question 11

Cave paintings reveal that the early Homo sapiens...

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the kinds of animals they hunted

Question 12

It is possible that some early humans became extinct because they were not able to _____

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adapt, adapt

Question 13

How is studying prehistory different from studying history?

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Prehistory has no written records

Question 14

During the Ice Age, sea levels dropped because water was trapped in_______

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glaciers

Question 15

Which of these statements are true of prehistoric hunters and gatherers?

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Each day, they spent hours searching for food

Question 16

This region was probably settled most recently by human beings

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South America

Question 17

The use of wood to make spear shafts is an example of

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technology

Question 18

Human patterns of ____ often matched the movement of hunted animals

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migration

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