Early Humans Quiz Review

Match the early human with their characteristic

• Can make fire. Walked upright

• Homo Habilis

• Created cave art

• Homo Erectus

• First to have ritual burials

• Neanderthal

• First to make stone tools

• Cro Magnon

• Our oldest ancestor. Could stand upright

• Australopithecus

In the paleolithic age

• Women often gathered food

• Men often hunted for food

• Women often hunted for food

• Men often gathered food

What three things are true about life in the Neolithic Era

• Humans first moved out of Africa

• Humans first learned to control fire

• We formed cities and chose leaders

• People began to form religions, often worshipping animals or large stones called monoliths

• People traded products such as bone ornaments, pottery, and animals

Roughly when did the first early human ancestors appear?

• 4 million years ago

• 3 million years ago

• 2 million years ago

• 1 million years ago

Where did humans first appear?

• Europe
• Australia
• Africa
• Asia

When we don't know exactly when something happened, what word do we use?

The year 2000 BCE was exactly how many years ago?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

The ​ (a)   Era means "old stone age" and the ​ (b)   Era means "new stone age."

• Paleolithic
• Neolithic
• Mesolithic
• Microlithic

Place our human ancestors from oldest (left) to most recent (right)

• Neanderthal & Cro-Magnon

• Homo Sapien

• Homo Erectus

• Australopithecus

• Homo Habilis

What change indicates that early humans entered the Neolithic age?

• The wheel was invented

• The abilty to create and control fire

• The ability to plant seeds and grow crops

• The knowledge to have a written language