Origins of Civilization

When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are

• often as damaged as those found below them

• impossible to date with any accuracy

• unlikely to contain radioactive material

• not as old as those in deeper layers

Which fossil discovery was found in Olduval Gorge in East Africa?

• Donald Johanson's Lucy

• Mary and Louise Leakey's Horro habilis

• Michael Brunet's humanoid skull

• Tim White's Ardi

How might the use of fire have affect human migration?

• People could live in places that otherwise would have been too cold.

• People could cook food and scare off dangerous animals.

• People could settle in one place where it was easy to keep a fire burning.

• People could be less dependent on daylight and travel at night.

Look at the photograph. Which statement describes the significance of the item shown?

• Prehistoric people had opposable thumbs.

• Some prehistoric tools survived to modern times

• Prehistoric people developed artistic skills.

• Prehistoric people developed tools to survive.

If the "out of Africa" theory of human migration is correct, Homo sapien fossil remains found nearest to Africa should be

• younger then those found farther from Africa

• older than those found further from Africa

• younger than those found on other continents

• older than those found in Africa

The economy of early villages and cities was based mainly on

• trade

• hunting and gathering

• farming

• the production of tools

The Major Rivers of the World

Nile

Euphrates

Indus

Huang

What did these rivers have in common?

• They were used to irrigate large rice fields.

• They had many shallow rapids.

• They were the locations of early civilizations.

• They were rich in mineral deposits.

Why did the earliest civilizations appear in areas like Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley?

• because these areas had the most domesticated animals

• because these areas were isolated from other regions

• because these areas were far away from oceans

• because these areas were near rivers and fertile soil

Selected Actions of Prehistoric People
*following herds of animals
*burying the dead with beads
*clearing trees and bushes
*domesticating animals for food modifying their environment.  CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS!

Which actions indicate people were

• following herds of animals

• burying the dead with beads

• clearing trees and bushes

• domesticating animals for food

Put these in order from the earliest development to the latest development.

• hunting and gathering, farming villages, sedentary agriculture, cities

• hunting and gathering, cities, domesticating animals

• domesticating animals, sedentary agriculture, complex language

• hunting and gathering, sedentary agriculture, farming villages, cities