Early Humans 101

The earliest period of human history is called the 

• Paleolithic age
• Neolithic age
• Bronze age
• African age

Paleolithic people were nomads because they had no choice but to 

• Flee from neighboring people
• Search for new food sources
• Move to fertile soil
• search for better jobs

In the ________ age, humans settled in small farming villages

• Ice
• Paleolithic 
• Neolithic
• Bronze

Which factor had the greatest effect on the movements of early nomadic societies?

• Survival needs
• Tribal treaties
• Mineral deposits
• Religious beliefs

The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant humans

• Became better at hunting and gathering
• Could stop being nomads and settled in communities
• Could continue as nomads and become more specialized
• Could use fire to cook their food

In order to express ideas, early humans

• wrote letters
• painted in caves
• played music
• posted on Facebook

What led to the first permanent settlements?

• agriculture
• megaliths
• migration
• language

In the Neolithic Age, what geographical feature would be the most important for a settlement?

• river
• mountain
• desert
• ocean

Which of the following was considered a role of men during the Stone Age?

• hunting animals for food
• leading the community
• protecting the community
• All of the above

The following describes which Stone Age era? - Man-made fire

- Domestication of plants and animals

- Agriculture

• Mesolithic

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• Bronze Age