WorksheetsThe Earliest Human Societies
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Early humans were hunter-gatherers. What does it mean to be a hunter-gatherer?
a)
Hunt plants and gather animals.
b)
Food magically appears.
c)
Hunters gather injured animals for food.
d)
Hunt animals and gather plants.
2.
Men and women worked together in bands in order for their society to flourish. What were the mens' jobs?
a)
Only created tools.
b)
Hunted and fished.
c)
Hunted and brought back plants.
d)
No responsibilities.
3.
What were the womens' jobs?
a)
Gather plants for food and took care of children.
b)
Only to care of children.
c)
Only gathered food.
d)
Made pizza.
4.
Early humans' were nomads. What is the definition of a nomad?
a)
People who stay in one place.
b)
People who hunt animals.
c)
People who are lazy.
d)
People who move from place to place.
5.
How did early humans enter the Americas?
a)
Crossed a land bridge from Mrs. Rice's room to Mr. C's room.
b)
Crossed a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska.
c)
Crossed a land bridge from Hawaii to California.
d)
Hopped on a plane.
6.
Humans discovered that they can control fire about 500,000 years ago. Which answer below is NOT a reason early humans used fire?
a)
Provided heat and light.
b)
Allowed humans to cook food.
c)
Protection from animals.
d)
Provided a warm bath.
7.
Define technology:
a)
Technology is a tool that uses electricity.
b)
Only a computer is considered technology.
c)
Ways of applying knowledge, tools, or invention to meet a specific need.
d)
For the early humans there was no such things as technology.
8.
Humans figured out how to domesticate animals and food. What does this mean?
a)
They learned to cook animals and plants.
b)
They learned to grow and raise plants and animals.
c)
They learned where plants and animals naturally were on Earth.
d)
Domesticate means to hunt animals and gather plants for food.
9.
Domesticating plants caused the Agriculture Revolution to occur. What does agriculture mean?
a)
Gathering plants from the wild.
b)
Planting seeds for crops to grow.
c)
To burn down an area to provide room for plants to grow.
d)
To go to the grocery store and buy plants.
10.
The Agricultural Revolution is the great change in human behaviors when humans went from hunter-gatherers to growing and raising their own food.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The Agricultural Revolution allowed humans to have a surplus in food and materials. Surplus is...
a)
when all the food goes rotten.
b)
not enough needed to survive.
c)
when a river overflows.
d)
more than enough needed to survive.
12.
Why did a surplus in agriculture and materials allow people to have specialized jobs?
a)
Humans no longer worked together in a society, so they focused on their own jobs.
b)
They were not allowed to specialize because they still needed everyone to focus on finding sources of food.
c)
Not everyone had to focus on finding food, which allowed for more time to specialize (focus) on a specific skill.
13.
Which option below is NOT a characteristic of a complex village?
a)
Larger populations
b)
Hunter-gatherers
c)
Surplus of food and materials
d)
Specialization of jobs
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