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World History - Chapter 2 - Early Humans
World History - Chapter 2 - Early Humans
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1
Which animals would have been domesticated by early humans?
goats, fish, cats
horses, birds, dogs
sheep, cattle, goats
2
Which of the following did not delay migration to northern Asia?
disease
high mountains
cold weather
3
What do we call the time before writing?
Paleolithic Era
Ice age
Prehistory
4
The Middle Stone Age is also called the...
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Mesolithic Era
5
What is the scientific name for modern humans?
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens
6
Which best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?
Farming competed with hunting/gathering
Farming established settlements
Farming interfered with art
7
What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
Allowed more animals to graze the fields.
They required humans to stand close to animals when hunting.
They increased chances for survival.
8
Which best describes an advancement of the New Stone Age?
using tools
cooking with fire
growing crops
9
What type of bone was used to build early houses?
mammoth bone
human bone
bone marrow
10
Which best defines a land bridge?
a strip of coast along a rocky shore
a strip of land connecting two continents
a mountain range beside a body of water
11
Which best defines society?
people who share religion
people who share a region
people who share culture
12
Which of the following best describes domestication?
selling seeds and animals
growing plants that taste good and raising animals that work
growing plants and raising animals
13
Which region was likely last occupied by early humans?
Australia
Asia
South America
14
Which of the following happened first?
Mesolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
Ice Age
15
Groups of which early people appeared about 3-5 million years ago?
humans
hominids
homo sapiens
16
Which defines homo erectus?
upright man
wise man
handy man
17
Which best describes pit houses?
an uncovered hole in the ground
a hole in the ground covered by dirt
a hole in the ground covered by branches
18
Studying history depends on the work of archaeologists and...
Chemists
Marine biologists
Anthropologists
19
How did farming change societies?
it helped them create art
it allowed people to control food production
it taught them to share
20
Land bridges helped people move during which age?
Bronze Age
Paleolithic Age
Ice age
21
What kinds of foods did hunter-gatherers not eat?
shells
tree bark
bone marrow
22
According to scientists, how did early people migrate out of Africa?
Using ships
Using technology
Using land bridges
23
Which of the following means "to divide among a group of people"?
domesticate
duplicate
distribute
24
What effect did the ice age have on early humans?
they were forced to move
they were forced to hunt
they were forced to control large fires
25
Scientists think language developed in the Stone Age for all but which reason
creating art
forming relationships
distributing food
26
Why is the study of ancient bones important to us today?
Studying ancient bones gives us information
Ancient bones help develop modern technologies.
Ancient bones are the only source of information
Ancient bones help develop better forms of agriculture.
27
Which defines a hominid?
tool
collection of bones
early human
28
Which best defines a megalith?
Animal that lives in Asia
Religious monument
Tower made of wood
29
What did people use to make houses in central Asia?
mammoth bones
stone
trees
30
By 9,000 BC people lived on every continent except...
South America
the North Pole
Antarctica
31
Early people built houses using stone, wood and even...
grass
bone
caves
32
What did humans do with animal skins?
ate them
burned them
wore them
33
How did prehistoric people learn to adapt to their environment?
used fire
developed language
made tools
gathered foods
34
Which is an example of a famous megalith?
the Ice Age
a Mammoth
Stonehenge
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What did early people probably base their religion on?
the elements
other people
God
