Unit 1 Chapter 1Section 1 Quiz

How is a fossil different from an artifact?

• A fossil is the remains of a long-ago organism, while an artifact is a human-made object.

• A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a human-made object.

• A fossil is a written record, while an artifact is the remains of a long-ago organism.

• A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a written record.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the culture of some early Homo sapiens?

• They were able to run long distances.

• They built complex cities.

• They buried their dead.

• They lived during the Paleolithic Age.

Why did East Africans start migrating to the Sahara around 100,000 years ago?

• They needed more farmland.

• An ice age had begun in East Africa.

• The Sahara had turned into an oasis.

• They wanted to move closer to the ocean.

Where did Paleolithic people go after they left Africa?

• Southern Europe

• Southwest Asia

• North America

• Australia

How did the Ice Age make migration to the Americas possible?

• It increased the amount of food in North America.

• It allowed people to travel in boats from Asia to North America.

• It encouraged people to leave the desert conditions in Asia.

• It created a land bridge between Siberia and North America.

The paintings in the Lascaux Cave contain mostly images of what?

• grasslands that were growing in areas that are now desert

• handprints, which are most likely those of teenage boys

• events in the daily lives of aborigines

• animals, some of which are now extinct

What were some of the ways in which Paleolithic people adapted to local conditions when they moved to new areas?

How does cave art reveal the cultures of early humans?