Early Humans Test

Which term describes the movement from one location to another to establish a new permanent settlement?

• Domestication

• Migration

• Society

• Anthropology

The time period before written records is known as ______.

• Ice Ages

• Prehistory

• Stone Ages

• Nomads

Why is it difficult for historians to know exact facts and dates about prehistory?

• The Ice Age destroyed all of the artifacts left behind by early hominids.

• There are no written records of what happened during this time period.

• It is impossible to determine if the land bridge theory is true.

• Ancient cave paintings do not reveal any information about early humans.

Which types of tools did early humans create during prehistory?

• shovels made of copper

• hand axes made of stone

• wheelbarrows made of bronze and wood

• moving cranes made of iron and ropes

List the order in which it is believed early humans migrated to each continent, excluding Antarctica. Use the map to help you.

**HINT: Alphabetical order!

• A) Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

• B) Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, South America

• C) Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia, South America, North America

• D) Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

How did some early humans successfully migrate from Asia to North America?

• They built boats out of wood and traveled across the ocean.

• They swam the short distance between the two continents.

• They walked across a land bridge after glaciers lowered sea levels.

• They floated on chunks of ice and hopped across glaciers.

Which of the following did early humans domesticate during prehistory?

• pigs

• rocks

• horses

• birds

Why did many early humans eventually stop living as hunter-gatherers?

• They started to make fires to cook food and keep warm.

• They began farming to increase their food supply.

• They created languages so they could share knowledge with each other.

• They drew cave paintings of animals to replace animal sacrifices.

True or False: Early humans lived as hunter-gatherers, controlled fire, and made cave paintings during the Paleolithic Era.

• True

• False

What event was necessary for domestication of plants and animals to occur?

• The beginning of the Ice Age

• The end of the Ice Age

• The extinction of dinosaurs

• The creation of Uggs