Chapter 1 - Early People Review

Chapter 1:

Early People

Follow along as we review our key terms and key details from chapter 1.

• anthropology • archaeologist • prehistory • fossil • geologist • artifact​

Key Terms

• Scientists use fossils and artifacts to draw conclusions about early humans.​

• Archaeological evidence indicates that human life began in Africa.

​Key Details

Section 1 - Studying the Distant Past

Multiple Choice

The first discovery of early human remains in Africa was made by___________.

• anthropologists

• geologists

• archeologists

• scientists

Multiple Choice

Where do many scientists believe that human life began?

• North America

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

Multiple Choice

When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are _____________________________.

• not as old as those found in deeper layers

• less damaged than those found below them.

• impossible to date with any accuracy.

• unlikely to contain any radioactive material.

• hunter-gatherer • technology • culture • nomad

​Key Terms

• The development of new skills allowed hunter-gatherer societies to survive.

• Modern humans and Neanderthals both appeared late in the Stone Age​.

​Key Ideas

Section 2 - Hunter-Gatherer Societies

Multiple Choice

The earliest tools were made from

• iron

• wood

• stone

• bronze

Multiple Choice

Who were the earliest humans?

• Hunter gatherers
• Farmers
• Cobblers
• Bakers

Multiple Choice

Why did hunter gatherers migrate?

• To make better tools
• To explore the river valleys
• To find food
• To find better shelter

Multiple Choice

What is a nomad?

• A type of caveman

• A person who never moves

• A person who moves to better farmlands

• A person who moves from place to place with the seasons

• populate • migration • environment • adapt • clan • animism

​Key Terms

• Over time, modern humans populated most regions of the world.

• As they migrated, humans learned to adapt to various environments.

• Art and other evidence reveal that human societies became more complex and developed religious beliefs.

​Key Ideas

Section 3 - Populating the Earth

Multiple Choice

Which technology had a major effect on early human development?

• The use of a written language

• The building of large cities

• The gathering of plants

• The use of fire

Multiple Choice

What is the term for the belief that natural world was filled with spirits? (page 169)

• humanism

• naturalism

• spiritualism

• animism

Multiple Choice

What happens during a migration? (page 162)

• People stay in one place and home for many years.

• People move places and homes with the seasons.

• People move from their homeland to live somewhere else.

• People welcome new people to their home.

Multiple Choice

Why did modern humans have to adapt? (page 164)

• They had to make new cave painting.

• They had to adjust to suit their new environments.

• They had to change their belief system.

• They had to move to Africa.

Open Ended

What event caused scientists to focus their search for the origins of human life in Africa? In what year and location did that event occur?