1.2 Human Origins & Neolithic Revolution

Scientists believe that early human beings may have originated in

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

Where do scientists believe is that the last place humans migrated to was

• The Americas

• Europe

• South Asia

• Austrailia

The best explanation for how humans populated the Earth is 

• they migrated from Asia to other continents over the last two million years.

• they migrated mostly over land from Africa over the last eighty thousand years.

• they developed varied human species in different places over millions of years.

• they traveled by boat from Africa to other continents over the last forty thousand years.

Which is the best dated evidence that humans have been on Earth for over four million years?

• A fossil nicknamed Lucy was found in East Africa.

• A specimen nicknamed Ardi was found in East Africa.

• Artifacts from the Stone Age were discovered in East Africa.

• Evidence from the last Ice Age was found in East Africa. 

What is the correct order of migration after humans left Africa?

• South Asia, Europe, the Americas

• the Americas, South Asia, Europe 

• Europe, South Asia, the Americas

• South Asia, the Americas, Europe

What is the most widely accepted theory on how early humans migrated to North America?

• Because of the Ice Age, they were able to walk from Australia to the southern tip of South America.

• They used boats to cross the ocean from Australia to the southern tip of South America.

• They used boats to cross what’s now called the Bering Strait.

• They walked across the Bering Strait, which was a land bridge at the time.

What is the difference between nomads and hunter-gatherers of ancient times?

• Nomads were the earliest humans from Africa, while hunter-gatherers developed during the Neolithic era.

• Nomads were people who moved in search of food, while hunter-gatherers got food by gathering wild food sources and hunting.

• Nomads were the first people to migrate out of Africa to search for food, while hunter-gatherers never left Africa.

• Nomads moved when they needed food, while hunter-gatherers rarely had to move from where they settled.

Which factor was the most important in affecting Paleolithic humans’ lives?

• health

• climate

• floods

• group size

An important factor that brought changes to the hunter-gatherer way of life was that

• there wasn’t enough rain for the crops they planted to grow.

• illness reduced their numbers.

• men began to outnumber women and the number of gatherers declined.

• large prey animals were becoming extinct.

During the Paleolithic era, hunter-gatherer groups began to develop cultural traits. What was the most important influence on which cultural traits developed?

• the group's leader

• the amount of free time

• the climate where the groups lived

• the ease of getting food