CSA 1 Origins of Civilization

At an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are

• more damaged than the ones found deeper

• impossible to date accurately

• So breakable that they require special equipment to excavate

• not as old as those found in lower layers.

What were THREE ways that early humans used fire?

• Used it for protection

• Used it for nothing

• Used it for cooking

• Used it for heat

• Used it for building

If the “out of Africa” theory of human migration is correct, Homo sapien fossil remains found nearest to Africa should be

• younger than those found farther from Africa.
• older than those found farther from Africa.
• younger than those found on other continents.
• older than those found in Africa.

Why were tools, such as a knife, important to prehistoric people?

• Gave prehistoric people something to do in their free time.
• Helped prehistoric people develop artistic skills.
• Helped prehistoric people survive and meet their needs.
• Helped show scientists how prehistoric people lived.

Archaeologists believe that Neanderthals were the first hominins to bury their dead because....

• archaeologists found flowers and artifacts near Neanderthal skeletons.

• carbon dating proves the skeletons are way older

• they found holes in the ground that they discovered are actually ancient graves

• chemical analysis shows that mummification was used.

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens have the ability to

• make tools, develop complex language

• use fire, hunt animals

• make tools, use fire, hunt animals, develop complex language

• use fire, make tools, hunt animals

What did the cave paintings near Lascaux France show?

• They showed early human settlements

• They showed that the caves did not exist until recently

• They showed evidence that humans had become more complex.

• They showed what ancient people's religion was like

Which TWO actions demonstrate people's modification of their surroundings?

• Following the flocks of birds

• Burying their dead with treasures

• Clearing trees and bushes

• Domesticating animals for food

How did people obtain food in the Paleolithic Era?

• Farming and herding

• Fishing and farming

• Hunting and gathering

• Farming and trapping

What was he economy of early villages and cities based on?

• gathering.

• hunting.

• farming.

• the production of trade goods