2023 - 2024 Early Humans Test Review

Which technological discovery significantly improved the living conditions of Paleolithic humans?

• They learned to build houses.

• They invented the wheel.

• They mastered the use of fire.

• They started farming.

What was found in Çatalhüyük that showed that religion was becoming an important part of people’s lives?

• cave paintings
• domestication
• pottery
• shrines

What alloy, significant in the late Neolithic Age, was created by combining copper and tin by craftspeople in western Asia?

• gold

• silver

• bronze

• steel

What geographical feature was common near the locations of the earliest civilizations?

• Mountains

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Deserts

With the advent of agriculture, as food supply increased, what was the impact on the population?

• People started migrating to different regions.

• People started focusing on hunting and gathering.

• The population started decreasing.

• People were able to focus on specialized skills and crafts.

What is the term used by historians to refer to the earliest period of human history?

• Golden Age

• Copper Age

• Ice Age

• Stone Age

The Paleolithic people primarily used which technology?

• language

• art

• religion

• tools

What was a significant change in lifestyle between hunter-gatherers and early farmers?

• Hunter-gatherers started living in large cities.

• Early farmers started migrating frequently.

• Early farmers began to domesticate animals and plants.

• Hunter-gatherers started using modern tools.

What is an artifact?

• an imprint of a plant from long ago
• the remains of a person from long ago
• a food prepared or eaten by humans
• an object made or used by humans

What term is used to describe the Paleolithic people who moved frequently in search of food?

• migrants

• travelers

• nomads

• explorers