Huma 1301 Chap 1 Mini Quiz

What continent contains the oldest Human Fossils

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia

Which period of stone age witnessed the earliest evidence of the use of pottery?

• Upper Paleolithic Age
• Mesolithic Age
• Neolithic Age
• Middle Paleolithic Age

Which of the following is arranged as per the timeline of Major Periods in Early Indian Archaeology?

• Neolithic → Mesolithic → Palaeolithic → Harappan civilisation
• Palaeolithic → Mesolithic → Neolithic → Harappan civilisation
• Palaeolithic → Neolithic → Mesolithic → Harappan civilisation
• Harappan civilisation → Palaeolithic → Mesolithic → Neolithic

Which among the following period of the stone age first witnessed the domestication of animals?

• Paleolithic Age
• Chalcolithic Age
• Neolithic Age
• Mesolithic Age

The artists of___________ seemed to
understand illusionism, or a sense of three
dimensions on a two-dimensional surface

• Upper Nile cultures

• Chauvet cave

• Ancient Neanderthal valley

• The great rift valley

The statue seen to the left is the known as ________________

• La Gordita

• The Venus Of Willendorf

• The Great Mother

• The Crone

How long ago was Catalhoyuk founded

• 9000 years ago

• 1000 years ago

• 3000 years ago

• 7000 years ago

The statue is an example of

• A bronze Chinese mask ca. 200 BCE- 100 CE

• An Egyptian Head sculpture ca. 300 BCE - 100 BCE

• Terra cotta Nok Head

  ca. 500 BCE- 200 CE

• An ancient Turkish brass sculpture ca. 750 BCE-200 BCE

Construction that consists of two posts roofed
with a capstone is ________.

• Megalith

• Baroque

• menhirs

• a post-and-lintel structure

The most famous Neolithic Megalithic structure is ________________

• The Coliseum

• The Giants Causeway

• Stonehenge

• Sutton Hoo