Early Human Societies and Migration Quiz- APWH Period 0

When did modern humans first appear in East Africa?

• Between 200,000 B.C.E. and 100,000 B.C.E.

• Between 500,000 B.C.E. and 400,000 B.C.E.

• Between 50,000 B.C.E. and 10,000 B.C.E.

• Between 1,000,000 B.C.E. and 800,000 B.C.E.

What was the primary way early modern humans survived?

• Farming and raising livestock

• Hunting animals and foraging for seeds and edible plants

• Trading with neighboring groups

• Building permanent homes

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of early human societies as described in the text?

• They lived in small groups.

• They had permanent homes.

• They created artistic drawings and paintings.

• They developed stone tools.

What is animism, as practiced by early humans?

• The belief in a single god

• The worship of ancestors

• Reverence for deities associated with features of nature

• The belief in reincarnation

Which statement best describes the social structure of early human societies?

• They were strictly patriarchal from the beginning.

• They were fairly egalitarian but showed early signs of patriarchy.

• They were dominated by a single ruler.

• They were matriarchal societies.

By 10,000 B.C.E., humans had populated every continent except which one?

• Australia

• North America

• Antarctica

• Europe

How did the end of the last major ice age affect human migration?

• It caused humans to return to East Africa.

• It led to the extinction of modern humans.

• It encouraged people to move in search of food beyond East Africa.

• It stopped all human movement.

What skills did early humans develop as they adapted to new environments?

• Building skyscrapers and writing books

• Controlling fire, making stone tools, and creating art

• Domesticating horses and inventing the wheel

• Developing advanced mathematics

Explain how the development of animism might have influenced early human societies’ relationship with their environment.

• Animism led to the exploitation of natural resources without concern.

• Animism encouraged reverence for nature, possibly leading to respectful use of natural resources.

• Animism caused humans to ignore their environment.

• Animism resulted in the destruction of sacred sites.

What was the main change that marked the beginning of the Agricultural Revolution?

• The invention of the wheel

• The development of writing

• The beginning of planting crops and raising animals for food

• The construction of ziggurats