Early Humans

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 nomad, and an artifact is a farmer.

• A fossil is a dinosaur, and an artifact is a mammal.

The Agricultural Revolution was important because agriculture was...

• When animals were hunted.

• When the Neolithic people starting growing plants and raising animals for food.

• Traveling from one place to another.

• Eating lunch with friends.

Which of the following is an artifact?

• a fossilized skull of a homonin

• a spear point made of stone

• a footprint of a chimpanzee

• a dinosaur bone

Which term describes music, language, clothing, and other aspects of human life?

• culture

• artifacts

• technology

• government

Paleolithic people’s tools were made of what material?

• iron

• glass

• stone

• gold

Which of the following is an important way that hunter-gatherers got food?

• making a quick trip to Wal-Mart

• making flour from wheat

• gathering fruits and nuts

• growing vegetables

Why are primary sources important to understanding human history?

• They are always passed down orally from one generation to the next.

• They provide historians’ interpretations of past events.

• They are based on secondary sources.

• They give descriptions of events by a person who lived through them.

What is migration?

• doing a back flip

• chewing with your mouth open

• movement from one place to another.

• a hunter-gatherer

Who were the earliest humans?

• hunter gatherers

• farmers

• bakers

• NASCAR Drivers

To tame wild animals and plants for human use...

• domesticate

• agriculture

• culture

• migrate