Final Exam Study Guide

What are an archaeologist’s primary resources in learning about prehistoric peoples?

• fossilized remains

• beliefs, values, and activities

• material remains

• written records and artwork

Which hominid group do anthropologists think was the first to use fire?

• Homo Habilis

• Homo Sapiens

• Australopithecines

• Homo Erectus

The populations of early villages were able to grow mostly due to

• the rise of civilizations

• large amounts of available land

• the availability of jobs other than farming

• food surpluses

The top social class in ancient societies was typically occupied by

• priests and nobles

• farmers

• artisans

• wealthy merchants

A major result of migration, trade, and warfare was

• cultural diffusion

• the rise of cities

• a transition from nomadic life to settled life

• destruction of civilizations

Scribes were valuable to rulers because of the scribes’ skill in

• public works

• Architecture

• metalworking

• reading and writing

Which of the following is an example of an artifact?

• Bones

• Pottery

• Rock layers

• Fossils

The Skeleton that Donald Johanson discovered and named “Lucy” belonged to the earliest hominid group called

• Homo Habilis

• Australopithecines

• Homo Erectus

• Neanderthals

The only hominids still on Earth today are

• Neanderthals

• Australopithecines

• Homo Sapiens

• Homo Erectus

The New Stone Age began when early people learned to

• use tools

• farm

• make weapons out of stone

• use fire for cooking