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Chapter 2 : Stone Age
Chapter 2 : Stone Age
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1
What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?
allowed them to paint caves
allowed them to travel
allowed them to build permanent settlements
allowed them to hunt for animals
2
What conclusion can be drawn from Leakey's discoveries that tell us about prehistory?
the early humans were not only from East Africa but also North America
written records found by Leakey gave us a great understanding of the past
land bridges were used as early humans migrated around the globe
hominids lived many years ago and were ancestors of humans
3
What characteristics in Homo erectus have that modern humans also have?
were both able to communicate through language
ability to walk upright
brain size was exactly the same
name means "upright man"
4
A skull from a human who lived during the Neolithic Era would be considered a
tool
fossil
artifact
secondary source
5
Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government, and art are called
cooperatives
civilizations
agricultural villages
cultures
6
Which of the following best defines a land bridge?
mammoth bones laid out over a body of water
a strip of coast along a rocky shore
a strip of land connecting two continents
a mountain range beside a body of water
7
Using chronological order, which era occurred most recently?
Neolithic Era
Mesolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
8
According to the map, which of the following statements is false?
fossil sites were found as early as 3.6 million years ago
early peoples arrived in North America 12,000 years ago
humans arrived in South America last
land bridges connected Australia and South America
9
The development of farming brought all of the following changes to the lives of early humans except
a larger supply of food
the construction of settlements
the first human-made shelters
new types of clothing
10
What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
allowed more animals to graze the fields
required humans to stand close to animals when hunting
increased chances for survival
decreased chances for survival
11
What was the significance of the Lucy find of 1974?
Lucy was the most nearly incomplete of any erect-walking prehuman found
Lucy's skull gave evidence that male and female hominids differed in size
Lucy's shinbone provided evidence of upright walking
Lucy was the first hominid to be found preserved in ice.
12
Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?
Farming held back developments in the arts.
The development of farming helped establish permanent settlements.
The development of farming led to more hunter-gather groups.
Farming competed with hunting and gathering practices.
13
Historians are like archaeologists in that they both study how people lived by examining
plants and animals
regions
longitude and latitude
artifacts
14
People in the New Stone Age had a different relationship to plants and animals due primarily to
migration patterns.
barbarian invasions.
religious beliefs.
climatic changes and human innovations.
15
Why is the study of ancient bones important to us today?
help develop modern technologies
source of info about early peoples for acheologists
help develop better forms of agriculture
gives us info about human ancestors
16
Why did people learn how to make clothes and build shelters after migrating out of Africa?
needed to trade living spaces with others
need less protection to survive in colder areas
needed to trade cloth with other merchants
needed more protection to survive in colder areas
17
Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?
the shift from food gathering to hunting
major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa
major battle fought between the peoples of Asia
the shift from food gathering to food producing
