Rise of Civilizations

Which event led to the first human migration out of Africa?

• The end of an ice age

• The end of global warming

• The extinction of game animals

Scholars have concluded that early cave paintings? 

• reflect early humans’ religious or spiritual beliefs 

• provide clues about the social hierarchies of the groups who painted them

• show how many sunsets the early human group had seen

       Which statement best describes the change in archaeology from the beginning of the 1900s to the end of the 1900s?

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  It became more isolated and less involved with other sciences.

• It became more focused on seeking information rather than riches.

• It became more focused on culture rather than technology.

While conducting a search at an excavation site, an archaeologist has discovered a clay pot covered with drawings. This artifact would best help archaeologists to understand which aspect of an ancient society?

• Diet 

• Culture

• Economy 

Which statement best explains why early hunter-gatherers began to cooperate in social groups?

• Some members of the group had to specialize in taking care of children.

    

                

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

•   Population increases led to competition for limited resources among groups.

What part of the world has the most evidence about the earliest Humans?

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     Asia 

                

                 

• Africa    

•  Australia

What is the primary reason archaeologists study objects and fossils from the past

• To learn what objects are made of

                           

    

                

                 

•  To learn about modern life in the region

•   To learn what life was like in the past

Which type of climate would the earliest humans leaving Africa most likely have settled in?

• One containing animals similar to the ones in Africa

                 

                           

    

                

                 

• One with a climate very similar to that of Africa

• One that did not contain dangerous animals 

Which Factor was most important for the survival of early humans?

• The absence of other hominins

                           

    

                

                 

• Reliable supplies of food and water

• access to the material for making tools

What do archaeologist study to understand the lives of the earliest humans

• Documents

                           

    

                

                 

• Maps

• Artifacts