Human Origins - Post Assessment

Which activity was a regular part of the lives of early hunter-gatherers? (H.1)

• irrigation

• migration

• ship-building

• bridge-building

Which pathways describe the first human migrations? (H.1)

• Europe to Central Asia

• Africa to Southwest Asia

• North Africa to Europe

• Asia to North America

Which statement describes a difference between the first humans living in Africa and later humans who migrated from Asia to North America? (H.1)

• They relied on sharpened stick for hunting

• The humans in Africa would have been more likely to live in permanent settlements

• The humans living in Africa would have used animal bones to make needles and fish hooks

• The humans migrating from Asia to North America would have had more sophisticated tools than those in Africa

Based on the first forms of art produced, what have archaeologists inferred about early human art? (H.2)

• They were created with advanced tools

• They were for record keeping

• They were created to honor the animals that provided for them

• They served practical purposes

What best explains why early hunter-gatherers began to cooperate in social groups? (H.2)

• Some members of the group had to take care of children

• It was easier to hunt large game animals by working together

• They had to take care of the sick and injured in the group

• increased population led to fierce competition over resources

The improvement of tools used by early humans demonstrated that they (H.2)

• constantly faced new challenges

• had a large vocabulary of spoken words

• possessed sophisticated problem-solving skills

• established permanent settlements as soon as they could

Which activity did the first societies form around? (H.4)

• Building bridges

• Raising sheep

• hunting and gathering plants and animals

• golfing

Technology which allowed humans to fulfill this particular basic need (food, water, shelter) led to the formation of civilizations? (H.4)

• food

• water

• shelter

• weapons

15,000 years ago, the beginning of the last ice age led to the migration of humans (H.4)

• From Oceania to Australia

• From Asia to Europe

• From East Asia to North America

• From North Africa to Southwest Asia

Why did the technical abilities of hominins play a more important role in Asia and Europe than in Africa? G.1

• Asia and Europe had less available water than Africa

• Asia and Europe had a colder climate than Africa

• Asia and Europe were much warmer than Africa

• Asia and Africa had more natural resources than Africa