Chapter 1 Pre-test

Which is an example of a prehistoric artifacts?

• the bones of a giant animals

• a Stone Age hunting weapon

• fossils from Lucy

Which phrase describes something about the Paleolithic period?

• the use of stone tools

• a warmer climate

• living in family groups

What is the scientific name for early modern human beings?

• Homo Sapiens

• Homo Erectus

• Australopithecines

Which is an example of early humans' adaptation to the environment?

• using animals' skins for clothing

• living in family groups

• being nomads and migrating

Which would you expect to find in an ancient campsite of hunters and gatherers?

• small gardens

• earth-digging tools

• animals

What change did the last Ice Age bring to early settlement?

• migration across land bridges

• migration to Africa

• migration to North America

What caused these small groups of people to form permanent settlements?

• learning about agriculture

• the migration of herds of wild animals

• wanting to be with friends and family

What was the main effect of the development of agriculture?

• the inventions of exchanging goods

• growing crops

• larger populations

What made Homo Habilis different from earlier hominids?

• the use of tools

• the use of languages

• upright walking

How is studying prehistory different from studying history?

• history is the study of artifacts

• historians study only the recent past

• prehistory provides no written record