World Topic 0

The person in the image is most likely to be a(n) ________.

• anthropologist

• glaciologist

• entomologist

• biologist

________ refers to the period of time before writing was invented.

• Prehistory

• Renaissance

• Civilization

• Neolithic Period

________ refers to the study of past people and cultures through their material remains.

• Archaeology

• Astrology

• Geology

• Zoology

The Leakeys discovered ancient stone tools in a gorge in which country? 

• Kenya

• Tanzania

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

The chart shows early hominid groups that are thought to have lived during different time periods. Which group of letters shows the correct chronological sequence of the hominid groups, starting with the earliest group? 

• (a-b-c) 

• (c-b-a) 

• (b-c-a) 

• (a-c-b) 

Which statement can be inferred from the map?

• The earliest groups of Homo sapiens emerged in Australia. 

• Early Homo sapiens first lived in Africa and then migrated to other regions. 

• The earliest Homo sapiens first lived in South America and then migrated to other places. 

• Early Homo sapiens developed around the same time in different parts of the world

What is technology? 

• a method used for dating material remains 

• the study of people and their societies 

• the skills and tools people use to meet basic needs and wants 

• the study of past people and cultures through their material remains 

Which place is likely being described in the text? 

Deposits exposed in the sides of the gorge cover a time span from about 2.1 million to 15,000 years ago. The deposits have yielded the fossil remains of more than 60 hominids (members of the human lineage), providing the most continuous known record of human evolution during the past 2 million years, as well as the longest known archaeological record of the development of stone-tool industries. 

• Dunajec Gorge 

• Kali Gandaki Gorge 

• Sianok Gorge 

• Olduvai Gorge 

Which objects provided anthropologists with the first clues about prehistoric life? 

• pottery, weavings, and artwork 

• coins, tombstones, and tax records 

• footprints, bones, and tools 

• jewelry, architecture, and weapons 

Which early hominid group was the first to use fire and the hand ax?

• Homo habilis 

• Homo erectus 

• Homo sapiens 

• Neanderthals