Early Humans 2020-2021

Based on the map, early humans migrated

• from Africa to Europe and Asia

• from the coast of Europe to Africa

• sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to South America

The migration of early humans during the Ice Age to new areas was due to

• the tides of the oceans

• the land bridge being exposed to allow crossing

• the climate was warm enough for travel

Early humans settled ________________

• where their needs were met

• where they could survive in a cold climate

• where they discovered sea travel

According to the map, early humans migrated

• only westward near water

• across many continents

• away from the coast in a safe location

Looking at the map, the continent that was the most difficult to reach for early humans was

• Europe

• North America

• South America

Stone Age tools were used for _____________

• new ways to trade

• help early humans travel long distances

• helping with every day needs of people

Early humans used the environment around them to ______

• make tools to trade with other clans

• make tools to domesticate animals

• make tools to protect them and acquire food

Which statement is best supported by the timeline?

• The invention of writing led to agriculture beginning

• during the Neolithic Era improvements in agriculture were made

• humans only succeeded because of the invention of writing

With the help of _____________ civilizations developed

• an increase in migration

• the elimination of hunter-gatherers

• job specialization of some people

“Once a year---in some cases once a month---floors and wall plates had to be resurfaced. Those thin layers of plaster, somewhat like the growth rings in a tree, trap traces of activity in a well-defined temporal sequence...The floors even preserve such subtle tokens of daily life as the impressions of floor mats. Maddens are just as finely layered, making it possible to identify details as subtle as individual dumps of trash from a hearth."

“When a house reached the end of its practical life, people demolished the upped walls and carefully filled in the lower half of the house, which then became the foundation of a new house. The mound itself came into being largely through such gradual accumulation. Taking it apart enable users to revisit the past."

Why was the softer plaster used, especially since the hard plaster was found in some of the oldest dwelling? It seems likely that this was because there was an abundant supply of the soft plaster nearby and firing lime to make it hard requires a lot of fuel, which would have rapidly used up the wood supplies in the area.

According to the source above about Catalhoyuk, the "mound" is _________

• a house that was built using the foundation of older ones

• floor mats that made an impression in daily life

• hills that were made due to flooding