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Era 1: The Peopling of Earth Study Session
Era 1: The Peopling of Earth Study Session
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Which is a synonym (similar word) for farming?
fossils
agriculture
specialization
domestication
2
The art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock is known as _____.
Pastoralism
Agriculture
Irrigation systems
Hunter-gathering
3
How would someone describe the tools of the Paleolithic society?
Rough and simple
Smooth and complex
4
"Before Christ" and "Before Common Era" are the same thing.
True
False
5
How do we arrange dates in A.D. or C.E.?
Most recent dates to oldest dates. Example: 4000 B.C.E. to 10,000 B.C.E.
Oldest dates to most recent dates. Example: 10,000 B.C.E. to 4000 B.C.E.
6
What does B.C.E. stand for?
Begin Common Era
Begin Columbus Era
Before Common Era
Before Columbus Era
7
A downfall of domesticating animals was disease.
False
True
8
Homo Habilis & Homo Erectus lived in A.D.
True
False
9
What does "meso-" mean?
Old
Middle
New
Stone
10
What turning point ended the Paleolithic Age?
The invention of stone tools
The invention of agriculture
The invention of art
The concept of specialization
11
What does "lithic" mean?
Old
Stone
Middle
New
12
What type of hominid is this?
Neanderthal
Homo Sapien
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
13
B.C.E. and C.E. are ______ terms.
global
Spanish
Southern
American
14
_____ means artifacts or evidence from events or people who were there when the event happened.
Original source
Primary source
Secondary source
Tertiary source
15
Examples of a primary source include: ____
textbooks
eye witness accounts
the news
biographers
16
Which event occurred during the Paleolithic Age?
Farming began
Animals were domesticated
Neanderthals emerged
Permanent housing
17
How did Paleolithic people get their food?
They hunted animals and gathered wild plants.
They domesticated animals and cooked the meat.
They harvested wheat to make bread.
They ate leaves off of branches.
18
Where did farming begin?
Pacific Rim
Midwest
Middle East
Australian Outback
19
How do we arrange dates in B.C. or B.C.E.?
Most recent dates to oldest dates. Example: 4000 B.C.E. to 10,000 B.C.E.
Oldest dates to most recent dates. Example: 10,000 B.C.E. to 4000 B.C.E.
20
Why did people use Slash & Burn agriculture?
to get fire wood
to clear out animals
to show where they had been
for good fertilizer
21
What kinds of animals were/are herded by pastoral peoples?
chickens, ducks, and geese
wolves and dogs
deer
cattle, sheep, and goats
22
The most advanced hominids of all.
Homo Sapiens
Neanderthals
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
23
Paleolithic people had fire.
True
False
24
What was the Paleolithic Age characterized by?
Stone tools
Farming
Wood tools
None of the above
25
What is movement from one place to another?
immigration
nomad
migration
relocation
26
The Neolithic Age is also known as ____.
A period of time between 1980-1990
New Stone Age
Old Stone
The Crestatious Period
27
What event ended the Neolithic Age?
The end of hunting & gathering
Metal is developed
Permanent housing establishes villages
Development of language
28
What does A.D. stand for?
Anno domini
Ando domeni
After dinosaurs
Ando domino
29
Important historical events that have long-lasting effects on human life are known as ____.
transition points
boiling points
turning points
freezing points
30
What type of hominid is this?
Homo Sapien
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
Neanderthal
31
What civilization was protected by Mount Nebo and the Central Mountains?
Jericho
Indus River Valley civilization
Jordan River settlement
Çatalhöyük
32
What is our calendar system known as?
The Mesoamerican calendar
The Mayan calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also commonly known as the Western calendar.
The Julian, named for Julius Caesar.
33
_____ means that details were recorded after the event occurred by someone who wasn't there.
Observatory source
Primary source
Secondary source
Trustworthy source
34
What does "neo-" mean?
Middle
Old
Stone
New
35
BOTH the Paleolithic and Neolithic people had some sort of religion.
False
True
36
What was the first crop?
Wheat
Berries
Corn
Beans
37
Which age occurred first?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Lithic
38
What were two things created during the Neolithic Age?
Spears and arrowheads
Burial traditions and fire
Wheat and flour
Stone tools and clothing
39
When writing the date, B.C. comes before the year.
True
False
40
What does circa mean?
about or around
circle
stone tools
city
41
These hominids were shorter and heavier than all of the rest.
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Neanderthals
Homo Sapiens
42
Which hominid walked on two feet, but did not walk fully upright?
Neanderthal
Homo Sapien
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
43
What age do we currently live in?
Paleolithic Age
Bronze Age
Neolithic Age
Information Age
44
What was the first animal to be domesticated?
Pig
Sheep
Rabbit
Wolf
45
Why did people move into Europe at the end of the last Ice Age?
They needed more materials.
They followed their food.
They needed a warmer climate.
Very few people went to Europe.
46
"A.D." means after death.
True
False
47
Modern day men & women practice pastoralism.
True
False
48
These hominids had very limited fine motor skills.
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
Neanderthals
Homo Sapiens
49
What happened when we moved from a hunter-gatherer society to an agricultural society?
We created burial customs to honor our dead
We developed villages because we had permanent housing
We started following animals for food
We developed religion and built religious centers to worship in
50
These hominids were the first to migrate out of Africa.
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapiens
Neanderthals
Homo Sapiens
51
The change from gathering and hunting for food (hunter-gatherer societies) to farming...
Agricultural Revolution
Pre-history
fossils
turning point
52
What time are we in now?
A.D. or C.E.
D.E. or D.E.A.
C.D. or C.D.A.
B.C. or B.C.E.
53
Paleolithic clothing was made from _____.
sticks
animal skins
animal carcass (bones, bodies, organs, etc.)
fabric
54
What was the tool most often used in the Paleolithic Age?
sharpened stick or spear
pottery or bowl
basket
stone pickaxe
55
Development of skills in a specific kind of work is _____.
nomad
Agricultural Revolution
artifact
specialization
56
Who was the first farmer?
Our Farming Mother
Mother Ignacious
Neanderthal A
Paleolithic people
57
What food that we eat today, did Neolithic people create? (Although it might be completely different!)
hamburgers
bread
coffee
muffins
