Mod 2 Lesson 1 Quiz Review

On what continent were the earliest human fossils found?

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Africa

What important archaeological discovery was made in 1991?

• the remains of an early hominid named Lucy was found

• the remains of an ancient dinosaur named T-Rex was found

• the remains of a later hominid (from about 5000 years ago) named Otzi was found

• the remains of the first neanderthal was found

What was a key step in human development?

• the ability to talk

• the ability to run

• the ability to walk on two legs

• the ability to run fast

What is a hominid?

• a early period of time in human prehistory

• an early ancestor of humans

• a tool used by early humans

• the name of a type of early shelter

When did the Paleolithic Age end?

• about 10,000 years ago

• about 1,000 years ago

• about 100,000 years ago

• about 1,000,000 years ago

Who were Mary and Louis Leakey?

• archaeologists who found bones in East Africa in 1959 of 1.5 million year old hominid

• historians who wrote about the Roman Empire

• archeologists who discovered the remains of a 3 million year old hominid named Lucy

• famous scientist who developed a method for dating the age of bones

What is the name of the period of time before writing?

• history

• the Stone Ages

• prehistory

• The Dark Ages

What did the invention of the spear allow early people to do?

• to defend themselves in times of warfare

• to hunt birds

• to hunt larger animals like deer, horses, bison and mammoths

• to process food

Who found the remains of a 3 million year old hominid named Lucy?

• Tim White

• Mary and Louis Leakey

• two hikers

• Donald Johanson

What was the name of the hominid who walked upright and could control fire?

• Homo sapien

• Homo erectus

• Homo habilis

• australopithicus