Early Humans (Key Concepts + Facts)

Where did the earliest hominins live?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?

• by hunting and gathering

• by planting and harvesting

• by herding goats and cattle

• by trading over land and sea

What was one of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people?

• stone tools

• spoken language

• cave art

• religion

What is one way that early people adapted to living in a cold climate?

• They built house out of stone

• They lived close to water

• They stayed inside

• They made clothes from animal skins

Which advancement made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?

• They hunted and gathered.

• They discovered how to use fire.

• They lived near water sources.

• They used caves as shelters.

What happened during the ice ages?

• Large pieces of ice melted, flooding the Earth.

• Earth's oceans froze.

• Thick sheets of ice moved across much of the northern part of the Earth.

• Water separated Asia and North America.

Where did Paleolithic people go first after they left

Africa?

• souther Europe

• Southwest Asia

• North America

• Australia

How did the Ice Age make migration to the

Americas possible?

• It increased the amount of food in North America.

• It allowed people to travel in boats from Asia to

  North America.

• It encouraged people to leave the desert

  conditions in Asia.

• It created a land bridge between Siberia and

  North America.

What made communication between people easier in the Paleolithic Age?

• the use of physical gestures

• the development of written language

• the development of spoken language

• the discovery that crushed rock and animal fat makes paint

What was the major development of the Neolithic Age?

• specialization of labor

• beginning of trade

• beginning of agriculture

• use of new stone tools