Archaeology and Early Human Development

When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are

• Less damaged than those found below them

• Impossible to date with any accuracy

• Unlikely to contain any radioactive material

• Not as old as those found in deeper layers

Which technology had a major effect on early human development?

• The use of fire

• The gathering of plants

• The building of large cities

• The use of written language

Why were archaeologists interested in the cave paintings found near Lascaux in southern France?

• The paintings were the first evidence of early humans ever found

• The caves had not existed during the last Ice Age

• The paintings provided evidence that humans had become more complex

• Cave paintings were worth a great deal of money

Where do many scientists believe that human life began?

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

• China

The earliest tools were made from

• Iron

• Animal skin

• Fossils

• Stone

The burial practices and artwork of early humans suggests that these people may have practiced animism, a belief that

• Animals were equal to humans

• Humans should never harm the natural world

• The natural world was filled with spirits

• Spirits protected animals

How do nomads live?

• They return to the same place each summer and winter.

• They make villages from connected caves.

• They build villages with permanent homes.

• They travel from place to place with the seasons following herds of animals.

What does an archaeologist study?

• Why people need certain food to survive

• What happens if certain chemicals are combined

• How people act when they are together

• The things that people in the past left behind

What are hardened remains of living things that existed long ago, such as plants, feathers, and bones?

• Fossils

• Neanderthals

• Anthropology

• Archaeology

The first discovery of early human remains in Africa was made by

• Mary Leakey

• Donald Johanson

• Neanderthals

• Homo sapiens