Ancient Civilizations: Chapter 1

The earliest humans lived...

• as herders of sheep and other livestock

• by hunting and gathering their food

• alone or in pairs

• in farming villages along rivers and streams

What is history?

• The study of the future

• the study of the past

• the study of historians

• the study of people

Who found Lucy?

• Mary Lane

• Donald Johanson

• Joe Donald

• Louis Leaky

Which of the following was NOT an early hominid?

• australopithecus

• homo habilis

• homo laplin

• homo erectus

• homo sapiens

What are obsidian blades made of?

• charcoal

• adobe

• volcanic glass

• rocks

What is TRUE about a homo habilis? Check all that apply.

• name means handy man

• brain was about half the size of a modern human

• Lucy was a homo habilis

• developed language

Where are we believed to have first lived?

• Australia

• North America

• Asia

• Africa

How were hunters able to capture a mammoth?

• They would make a hole that the mammoth could not get out of.

• they would get really close to it

• They would hit it with rocks

• They would chase him down a cliff to his death

How was the iceman believed to have died?

• He slipped down a mountain

• He became lost in the snow while traveling and was never found

• he had an arrowhead stuck in his shoulder, which suggests he died a tragic death.

• He was left behind by his tribe

Why did it take so long for people to reach South America?

• They were scared of what was beyond the mountains

• They did not know there were land bridges until the ice started melting

• They wanted to stay in Africa

• They did not like South America