6th Grade Topic 1 L1-3 Test Review

In an excavation site, artifacts and fossils found deep under the surface are usually _______ than the objects found closer to the surface.

• older

• younger

• modifying

• changing

In an excavation site, artifacts and fossils found closer to the surface are usually _______ than the objects found deeper under ground.

• younger

• older

• environment

• surroundings

Which fossil was found in Olduvai Gorge, East Africa?

• Homo habilis or Handy Man

• Australopithecus afarensis or Lucy

• modifying

• changing

Which fossil was found in Hadar, Ethiopia?

• Australopithecus afarensis or Lucy

• Homo habilis or Handy Man

• environment

• surroundings

When did Homo sapiens appear in Africa?

• 200,000 years ago

• 40,000 years ago

• 20,000-60,000 years ago

• 15,000 years ago

When did Homo sapiens spread to Europe?

• 40,000 years ago

• 200,000 years ago

• 20,000-60,000 years ago

• 15,000 years ago

When did Homo sapiens spread to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands?

• 20,000-60,000 years ago

• 200,000 years ago

• 40,000 years ago

• 15,000 years ago

When did Homo sapiens arrive in the Americas? (North and South America)

• 15,000 years ago

• 200,000 years ago

• 40,000 years ago

• 20,000-60,000 years ago

When did people learn to use fire?

• 400,000-800,000 years ago

• 15,000 years ago

• 40,000 years ago

• 20,000-60,000 years ago

The use of fire made it possible for people to live in places that otherwise would have been too _________.

• cold

• older

• younger

• modifying