History Ch. 1-Paleolithic Age

Homo sapiens means

• early man

• wise man

• tool man

• old man

Fossils are the remains of organisms such as

• fur

• cells

• bones

• teeth

What tools did early man make out of bones?

• fishhooks

• harpoons

• pliers

• staplers

Early humans used flint, a rock that could become razor-sharp, to perform tasks such as :

• chopping wood

• making bracelets

• cutting meat

• skinning animals

What images are mostly in cave art?

• rainbows

• large animals

• handprints

• geometric shapes

On which continent were Homo sapiens first living?

• Asia

• Australia

• Greenland

• Africa

Why did paleolithic people have to move so much?

• they lost their jobs

• fires

• to find animals to hunt

• climate change

What is a drought?

• hot, dry weather

• a tsunami

• a rainstorm

• a desert

Culture is the way people live. Which of the following is an element of culture?

• Clothing

• Camping

• Family structure

• Religion

What is technology?

• application of ideas only

• application of resources to build stuff

• application of computers

• application of knowledge, tools, and invention