Unit 1: Foundations of History Review

Social scientists are scholars who study

• 1. animal behavior.

• 1. dinosaur skeletons.

• 1. human society.

• 1. Astronomy.

An object made or used by people in the past is called

• an artifact.

• 1. a document.

• a ritual.

• 1. a theory.

What unique challenge does the study of prehistoric history present?

• written records that cannot be read

• conflicting views in ancient diaries

• lack of evidence from the period

• huge amounts of artifacts to analyze

A person who migrates and depends on the livestock they raise are called

• pastoral nomads

• hominins

• hunter-gatherers

• farmers

A paleoanthropologist specializes in the study of the

• 1. kings and queens of the earliest modern humans.

• development and culture of the earliest hominins

• communication and social systems of early apes.

• trade and barter systems among modern humans.

Which statement about Homo habilis (Handy Man) describes a capability that helped their group survive?

• They knew how to make tools.

• 1. They came before Neanderthals.

• They lived 50,000 years ago.

• 1. They could not walk on two feet.

Which new capability enabled hominins to survive in the colder climate?

• building fire and shelters

• drawing art on cave walls

• gathering food from plants

• making tools out of bones

What trait made Homo erectus well suited for traveling?

• short, stocky build

• ridge above the eyes

• long, strong leg bones

• round, smooth foreheads

Homo erectus was the first hominin to use

• 1. fire.

• hands

• 1. fish hooks

• stone tools.

Large brains helped Homo neanderthalensis survive, giving them the ability to

• run much faster.

• bend farther forward.

• design better tools.

• plant crops for food