Early Humans Review

What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans? 

• Tools gave early humans a better chance at survival

• Tools decreased chances for survival

• Tools allowed more animals to graze in the fields

• Tools required humans to stand close to animals when hunting

Which statement best defines the Agricultural (Neolithic) Revolution?

• major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa

• the shift from food gathering to food producing

• the shift from food gathering to hunting

• major battle fought between the peoples of Asia

What was important about Donald Johanson’s discovery of Lucy in 1974?

• It proved that hominids used tools.

• It proved that hominids lived in East Africa 5,000 years ago.

•  It pointed to a hominid’s ability to walk upright.

• It was the first discovery of ancient bones

Which of the following best defines a land bridge?

• mammoth bones laid out over a body of water

•  a mountain range beside a body of water

• a strip of coast along a rocky shore

•  a strip of land connecting two continents

Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?

• Farming held back developments in the arts.

• The development of farming helped establish permanent settlements.

• The development of farming led to more hunter-gatherer groups.

• Farming competed with hunting and gathering practices.

Which of the following statements best summarizes why people learned how to make clothes and build shelters after migrating out of Africa?

• They needed more protection to survive in colder areas.

•  They needed to trade cloth with other merchants.

• They needed less protection to survive in warmer areas.

• They needed to trade living spaces with others.

Which is NOT an example of how prehistoric people learned to adapt to their environment?

•  Made simple tools to process food

• Created electric lighting to see at night

•  Used fire to cook their food

•  Developed language to make it easier to communicate

Which area did humans reach approximately 40,000 years ago?

• North America

• Africa

• Australia

• South America

By 9,000 B.C., people lived on all continents except...

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

• Antarctica

How did early humans reach North America?

• land bridge from Asia

• Sailed across the Pacific Ocean

• They did not reach North America

• Traveled over the North Pole