Chapter 2 The Stone Ages and Early Cultures

On which continent were the first hominids found?

• Australia

• Africa

• South America

• Antarctica

What is the period before writing called by historians?

• Paleolithic Era

• Prehistory

• Olden Times

• Pre-Writing

In 1959 Mary and Louis Leakey discovered an early ancestor of humans. What word do we use to describe early ancestors of humans?

• Cavemen

• Ancestors

• Hominids

• Hunter-gatherer

An ancestor is a relative who __________.

• Lived in the past

• Lives in the present

• Will live in the future

• Never lived

Donald Johanson found the remains of an early hominid in 1974. What did he name the remains he found?

• Otzi

• Lucy

• Lucky

• Ootzee

If I sharpen a rock to help me cut through meat and plants, what have I created?

• A rock

• Nothing there are rocks everywhere

• A tool

What is the name for the first part of the Stone Age?

Also called the Old Stone Age.

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Antebellum

• Paleolithic

Which term refers to a community of people who share a common culture?

• Hunter gatherer

• Agriculture

• Town

• Society

Hunter-gatherers did what?

• Hunted

• Farmed

• Drove

• Gathered

Mr. Madden moved from Virginia to Wisconsin. What is another way to describe moving from one place to another?

• Migration

• Imitation

• Affirmation

• Limitation