Worksheets201617 Early Humans
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Hunter-Gatherer
a)
Is a human living society in which most or all food is obtained by foraging.
b)
nomadic system
c)
people that follow food
2.
Plant and animal domestication was important for the advances in what?
a)
prehistory
b)
agriculture
c)
migration
d)
migration
3.
What group of people created cave art?
a)
prehistoric
b)
geography
c)
landform
d)
surplus
4.
On which continent did humans first appear?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
5.
How did people migrate to North America?
a)
Canoed from Hawaiian Islands
b)
Walked across the Bering Land Bridge
c)
Sailed from island to island from Europe
d)
Used Kayak.com and booked the cheapest trip
6.
The term Neolitihic means
a)
Old Stone
b)
Middle Stone
c)
Early Stone
d)
New Stone
7.
This may be the most important development in human history
a)
cultural revolution
b)
language revolution
c)
agricultural revolution
d)
American Revolution
8.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
9.
During the Ice Age man migrated to
a)
find a good night's sleep at the Holiday Inn.
b)
follow the food source.
c)
find dry land.
d)
get away from enemies.
10.
the process of taming or raising plants and animals for human use.
a)
Domestication
b)
Archeologist
c)
Excavating
d)
Petting
11.
movement from one country or region to another.
a)
Nomad
b)
Pre-history
c)
Migration
d)
Hunter-gatherer
12.
Extra, more than needed to survive.
a)
Nomad
b)
Specialization
c)
Culture
d)
Surplus
13.
the time period before writing was invented
a)
Pre-history
b)
Paleolithic Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Chronological
14.
Paleolithic people first used tools made of
a)
bronze
b)
copper
c)
sticks, stones, & tree branches
d)
flint
15.
Which of the following developed after the Paleolithic Age?
a)
language
b)
farming
c)
art
d)
tools
16.
What major change took place during the Neolithic Age?
a)
People built sturdier shelters.
b)
People began farming in a systematic way.
c)
People began to use spoken language to communicate.
d)
People learned to use fire to survive in cold environments.
17.
Which of the following would NOT be a finding from prehistory?
a)
a stone tool
b)
cave art
c)
a bone
d)
a writing tablet
18.
Which Stone Age development helped people form relationships and resolve issues?
a)
language
b)
tools
c)
art
d)
writing
19.
Why did migration around the world become possible during the Ice Age?
a)
People invented new methods of transportation.
b)
Drops in ocean levels exposed land bridges.
c)
Improved navigation methods allowed people to travel long distances.
20.
What innovation below DID NOT help hunter-gatherers to adapt to their natural environment?
a)
stone tools
b)
camp fires
c)
iron shovels
d)
bone weapons
21.
Hunter Gatherer’s were nomadic. What statement below is CORRECT?
a)
they found one place to live and settled there
b)
they planted crops on farms and raised animals
c)
they lived in towns and traded with other peoples
d)
they wandered about following sources of food and water
22.
What did hunter-gatherers live in?
a)
they lived in huts and caves
b)
they lived in shelters built from rocks
c)
they lived in shelters built from steel
d)
they lived in wooden houses
23.
What role did women play in the hunter-gatherer’s society?
a)
they built the shelters
b)
they hunted the food
c)
they planted the crops
d)
they gathered berries and seeds
24.
What role did the men play in the hunter-gatherers’ society?
a)
they raised the children
b)
they hunted the food
c)
they planted the crops
d)
they gathered berries and seeds
25.
What major event in world history caused the hunter-gatherers to migrate to new areas?
a)
a big flood
b)
an ice age
c)
a large war
d)
a world-wide plague
26.
Why did the above event cause them to migrate?
a)
they had to move to higher ground for safety
b)
they had to follow the animals they hunted and water
c)
they had to run away from their enemies and the fighting
d)
they had to gather special herbs to treat the deadly disease
27.
How did nature help the hunter-gatherers get to North America?
a)
it created a temporary land bridge they could walk across
b)
it created flooding that allowed them to sail across the sea
c)
it created trained camels and horses that they could ride across
d)
it created a new pattern in the stars that they could follow across the sea
28.
How did the domestication of plants and animals IMPACT the lives of hunter gatherers?
a)
they continued to be nomadic
b)
they did not change their way of life
c)
they settled down and became farmers
d)
they lived separately far away from others
29.
Where did human beings originate?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antartica
30.
What material did hunter-gatherers make their tools with?
a)
tools were made with stone
b)
tools were made with bronze
c)
tools were made with copper
d)
tools were made with iron
31.
What do we call the time period when early humans stopped being hunter-gatherers?
a)
the Mesolithic Revolution
b)
the Paleolithic Revolution
c)
the Neolithic Revolution
d)
the Jurassic Revolution
32.
Which of the following DID NOT help hunter-gatherers adapt to their natural environment?
a)
being able to make fire
b)
being able to make tools
c)
being able to make wheels
d)
being able to make shelters
33.
Which of these domesticated animals did the hunter-gatherers find MOST useful for hunting and protection?
a)
dog
b)
cow
c)
goat
d)
lion
34.
Which is NOT an explanation of why the invention of fire was so important to hunter-gatherers?
a)
allowed them to make iron
b)
allowed them to keep warm
c)
allowed them to cook food
d)
allowed them to scare away animals
35.
Which statement BEST describes how the hunter gatherers were able to survive during this time era?
a)
they adapted to their changing environments
b)
they had organized militaries to defend them
c)
they were protected by their nature gods and prayers
d)
they all spoke the same language and could communicate
36.
What continent did humans NEVER migrate to?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
North America
37.
Why is the Stone Age called the Stone Age?
a)
The bones of people from this time have turned to stone
b)
During the time, people often built their houses out of stone.
c)
During this time, people often made many of their tools and weapons out of stone.
d)
Just Cause
38.
People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because
a)
they did not know how to build sturdy houses.
b)
they were easily bored and wanted to see the world.
c)
they followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive
d)
None of these
39.
Early humans learned to adapt to their environment during the Ice Age by
a)
finding better shelter and environments to live.
b)
making warmer clothes.
c)
using fire.
d)
All of the above
40.
Why do historians call the Neolithic Revolution a revolution?
a)
It was during this time that people first started using weapons against each other.
b)
During the time, huge changes occurred in how people lived
c)
Paleolithic people fought against Neolithic people
d)
People first started using tools.
41.
What made specialization possible?
a)
The knowledge of how to grow crops.
b)
The farming surplus.
c)
organized government.
d)
Traders and merchants.
42.
Another name for the Neolithic Revolution is
a)
Paleolithic Revolution.
b)
Agricultural Reveloution
c)
Bronze Age.
d)
Old stonge age
43.
It was during the Old Stone Age that people invented written language.
a)
true
b)
false
44.
The Neolithic Age came before the Paleolithic Age.
a)
true
b)
false
45.
During the Old Stone Age, art was part of Paleolithic culture.
a)
true
b)
false
46.
Why did agriculture lead to a more complex society?
a)
Farmers developed more productive ways to use tools.
b)
Humans lived together in settlements and started sharing ideas.
c)
A surplus of goods increased trade between humans who specialized in different jobs.
d)
All of these
47.
Which of the following is NOT a cultural universal of all societies, both past and present?
a)
agriculture
b)
shelter
c)
language
d)
clothes
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