The region in which the first humans lived is shown on the map by the letter:

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

The earliest humans lived...

• by hunting and gathering their food

• as herders of sheep and other livestock

• alone or in pairs

• in farming villages along rivers and streams

The development of farming brought all of the following changes to the lives of early humans EXCEPT...

• the first human-made shelters

• a large supply of food

• the construction of permanent settlements

• new types of clothing and pottery

The region of the world that was likely occupied LAST by early humans was...

• northern Asia

• southern Asia

• North America

• South America

Hunter-gatherer societies in the Old Stone Age possessed all of the following EXCEPT...

• fire

• art

• bone tools

• religious beliefs (because they didn't have 100% proof they practiced religion)

You know that history is the study of people and events from the past. To learn about prehistory (the time before writing was invented), historians would likely study all of the following EXCEPT...

• graves

• journals

• bones

• art

Which of the following people likely crossed a land bridge to get to the Americas?

• Pilgrims

• Colonists

• Native Americans

• Christopher Columbus

What types of shelters did early people use? Select all that apply.

• soddies

• mammoth houses

• pit houses

• manufactured houses

• apartments

"Early people probably believed in gods and goddesses associated with the elements- air, water, fire, and earth- or with animals."

Which is the best inference based on this statement?

• Early people based their religion on things they could build.

• Early people based their religion on domestication.

• Early people based their religion on agriculture.

• Early people based their religion on nature and their environement.

The work of archaeologists and anthropologists who study ancient bones is important because it

• confirms exactly where first humans lived.

• provides a great deal of information about religious beliefs of early humans.

• tells us hominids first appeared in East Africa millions of years ago.

• tells us early humans first appeared in China 500,000 years ago.