Stone Ages and Early Cultures -- Chapter 2

Why is the study of ancient bones important to us today?

• The study of ancient bones gives us information

  about our human ancestors.

• Ancient bones are the only source of information about early peoples for archaeologists

• Ancient bones help develop better forms of agriculture

• Ancient bones help develop modern technologies

What was important about Donald Johanson's discovery of Lucy in 1974?

• It proved that hominids used tools

• It proved that hominids lived in East Africa 5,000 years ago.

• It pointed to a hominids ability to walk upright.

• It was the first discovery of ancient bones

Which of the following defines Homo erectus?

• thinking an

• modern man

• wise man

• upright man

What effect did the invention of tools have on the early humans?

• The required humans to stand close to animals when hunting

• The increased chances for survival

• The decreased chances for survival

• They allowed more animals to graze the fields

Which of the following best defines a land bridge?

• mammoth bones laid out over a body of water

• a mountain range beside a body of water

• a strip of land connecting two continents

• a strip of coast along rocky shore

Which of the following statements best summaries why people learned how to make clothes and build shelters after migrating out of Africa?

• They needed to trade cloth with other merchants

• They needed more protection to survive colder areas

• They needed less protection to survive in warmer areas

• They needed to trade living spaces with others.

Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?

• major battle fought between between people Asia and Africa

• the shift from food gathering to food producing

• the shift from food gathering to hunting

• major battle fought between peoples of Asia

What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?

• It allowed them build permanent settlements

• It allowed them to travel

• It allowed them to paint caves

• It allowed them to hunt for animals

Which of the following best defines a megalith?

• huge stones used as monuments

• a temple made of wood

• a large mammal that lives in the Asian tundra

• a ruler or king of an ancient kingdom

People in the New Stone Age had a different relationship to plants and animals due primarily to

• climate change and human inovations

• migration patterns

• religious beliefs and fire control

• barbarian invasions