Early Man Test

Textbooks, journal articles,and encyclopedias are all examples of...

• primary sources

• books

• things middle school students hate

• secondary sources

Modern humans are called....

• difficult

• Homo Sapiens

• CroMagnon

• Homo Eraticus

The spear thrower gave early humans the advance to...

• play lawn darts

• hunt animals from a safe distance

• catch more fish

• be more effective in war

The early skill people developed was...

• ability to make tools

• ability to build houses

• ability to make war

• ability to travel

The main source of food for humans during the Paleolithic Era was obtained by...

• hunting and gathering

• domestication of animals

• growing various crops

• taking over nearby villages

The development of agriculture led to...

• a stable food supply

• trouble in the towns

• the Big Green Tractor

• better shelter

Define the Neolithic Revolution...

• the shift from food gathering to food producing

• the start of city-states

• a time of hunting and gathering

• when people fought with farm tools

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups?

• they were able to grow enough food to support the people

• land was becoming scarce (not as common)

• they began to hunt in larger groups

• they liked having someone close by in case of trouble

How did the domestication of goats impact early human lives?

• new source of food

• had something that would eat the grass

• it would scare off wild animals and add protection from harm

• had something they could use for medicine

Hand ax, stone chopper, and flint knife are all tools used by man during what time period?

• Paleolithic (Old Stone Age)

• Neolithic (Stone Age)

• Middle Ages

• Roman Times