Fast and Curious: Era 1 Early Humans

the first human-life being to walk upright

• australopithecines

• Homo erectus

• Neanderthal

• Cro-magnun

The old stone age, from 2.5 million years ago to 8000 BC is known as the ______ Age.

The new stone age, from around 8000 BC to 4000 BC is known as the ________ Age.

What tool did Paleolithic people first use to hunt animals?

• axes

• clubs

• spears

• traps

Which of the following developments occurred during the Paleolithic Age?

• the making of copper

• domestication of animals

• systematic agriculture

• development of weapons made of flint

The ingredients for the earliest paints included:

• dye and oil

• clay and spit

• meat and leaves

• lead and skin

The first hominids to migrate out of Africa were

Which of the following describes how people adapted to survive the cold temperatures during the ice ages?

• They lived in overhangs or caves.

• They hunted animals such as bison and deer.

• They made fire by rubbing two sticks together.

• They enriched their diets with fat.

The Agricultural Revolution was caused by ______ increases and caused the ______ to increase because people could grow more food.

• population, temperature

• temperature, population

• food, population

• resource, temperature

A group of people who move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location

• settlers

• migrants

• nomads

• explorers