Origins of Civilizations Unit Test

What layer of fossils is the newest or youngest?

• 4
• 5
• 1
• 6

What factors were MOST responsible for villages developing into cities? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• A. a surplus of food
• B. rapid population growth
• C. immigration from neighboring regions
• D. access to fresh water

Beginning with the earlier development, what events will replace the question marks in the table?

• A. arrive in Asia; arrive in Australia and Pacific islands
• B. arrive in Asia; arrive in the Americas
• C. arrive in Australia and Pacific islands; arrive in the Americas
• D. arrive in Australia and Pacific islands; arrive in Asia

2. Where do archeologists think humans originated?

• South America
• Africa
• Europe
• Asia

Which fossil discovery was found in Olduvai Gorge in East Africa?

• A. Donald Johanson's Lucy
• B. Mary and Louis Leakey's Homo habilis
• C. Michael Brunet's humanoid skull
• D. Tim White's Ardi

Look at the table of world rivers. What did these rivers have in common?

• A. They were used to irrigate large rice fields.
• B. They had many shallow rapids.
• C. They were the locations of early civilizations.
• D. They were rich in mineral deposits.

4. How did humans in the Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) get food?

• Hunting-gathering
• farming
• Sacrificing to their gods
• They did not eat.

5. Which word describes the movement of people from one place to another?

• environment
• adapt
• migration
• hunter-gatherer

6. The out of Africa Theory describes...

• the belief that humans originated in Africa and migrated east.
• the belief that humans originated in South America and migrated east.
• the belief that humans developed separately and then slowly migrated and mixed together.
• the belief that humans originated in Asia.

7. Why were the Lascaux caves an important discovery?

• it showed that humans were herbivores.
• it showed that humans used caves for shelter.
• it showed that humans can paint.
• it showed humans were capable of complex thought.