Human Origins and Development Quiz

Scientists currently believe humans first appeared in:

• Australia.

• North America.

• Asia.

• Africa.

A hunter-gatherer society would most likely develop in an area:

• where animals are plentiful.

• near an ocean.

• in an area with many raw materials.

• close to a mountain.

Early hunter-gatherer human societies are generally typified by:

• large numbers of people.

• small nomadic clans of humans.

• moderate numbers of people living in permanent villages.

• miniscule cities and large agricultural developments.

Humans were first able to:

• farm.

• create art.

• domesticate animals.

• make tools.

What event marked the start of the historical period?

• Agricultural Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Computer Age

• Green Revolution

What is it called when one finds out how old an artifact is?

• recording

• dating

• sizing

• assigning

Artifacts are:

• damaged works of art

• editorial cartoons

• military equipment

• objects made by human hands

What can an archaeologist conclude about artifacts found in the same strata?

• The remains are from different time.

• The remains are from the same time.

• Different people made the artifacts.

• The artifacts were from a people with no technology.

A famous structure was built around 4-5000 years ago in England. What is this stone structure called?

• the Great Pyramid

• the Great Wall

• the Parthenon

• Stonehenge

What is the best approximation for first human appearance on Earth?

• It continues to become more recent and is currently about 4,775 years ago.

• It continues to be pushed farther back and is currently more than 3 million years ago.

• It continues to become more recent and is currently more than 3 million years ago.

• It continues to be pushed farther back and is currently about 200,000 years ago.