Human Origins

Human Origins

Chapter 1

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the change in archaeology from the beginning of the 1900s to the end of the 1900s?

• It became less regulated and had fewer protocols.

• It became more isolated and less involved with other sciences.

• It became more focused on seeking information rather than riches.

• It became more focused on culture rather than technology.

Multiple Choice

Which trait was common to both early humans and other hominins?

• the ability to travel long distances

• the reliance on grasses and grains for food

• the inability to adapt to changes in habitat

• the need to live near natural sources of water

Multiple Choice

The improvement of the tools used by early humans demonstrated that they

• constantly faced new challenges

• had a large vocabulary of spoken words

• possessed sophisticated problem-solving skills

• established permanent settlements as soon as they could

Multiple Choice

The development of spoken language made which of these possible?

• the beginning of farming

• the creation of human culture

• the migration of humans to different continents

• the establishment of permanent settlements

Multiple Choice

Scholars have concluded that early cave paintings

• reveal information about how many people were in the early human group

• reflect early humans’ religious or spiritual beliefs

• show how many sunsets the early human group had seen

• provide clues about the social hierarchies of the groups who painted them

Open Ended

Create a claim for the following question, “How did early humans improve their lives?”