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WorksheetsEarly Man
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
On what continent did the earliest humans live?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
2.
What is another word for farming?
a)
Domestication
b)
Irrigation
c)
Agriculture
d)
Farming
3.
How did domestication of plants and animals affect early man?
a)
They could have pets
b)
They could visit distant places
c)
They could hunt and gather
d)
They could stay in one place for a long time
4.
What is the name of the period of time when glaciers covered most of the earth?
a)
Cold Age
b)
Ice Age
c)
Global Warming
d)
Hunter-Gatherer
5.
What is the Bering Land Bridge?
a)
An area between Asia and North America
b)
An area between Asia and South America
c)
An area between Asia and Europe
d)
An area between Australia and Europe
6.
Why did early humans migrate around the world?
a)
They wanted to travel
b)
They were tired of the same places
c)
There were not enough animals to hunt or food to gather
d)
There was not enough good schools
7.
What was the time period before writing was created called?
a)
Prehistory
b)
Anno Domini
c)
History
d)
Boring
8.
What is one of the most important discoveries of early man?
a)
Fire
b)
Wheel
c)
Electricity
d)
Bones
9.
What is migration?
a)
Visiting relatives
b)
Moving to a different location in search of food
c)
Farming
d)
Controlling Animals
10.
Which is an example of how hunter-gatherers adapted to their environment?
a)
They used electricity from clouds
b)
They used animal skins for clothing
c)
They used fire to dry their clothes
d)
They used dogs to help them herd sheep
11.
How did hunter-gatherers communicate?
a)
Signal Fires
b)
Sign Language
c)
Cave Paintings
d)
Texting
12.
What was the role of men in hunter-gatherer communities?
a)
They hunted animals
b)
They gathered berries
c)
They farmed
d)
They planted crops
13.
What allowed hunter-gatherers to cross into the Americas during the Ice Ages?
a)
A big boat
b)
A wagon
c)
A Land Bridge
d)
A dogsled
14.
What allowed people to live in one place?
a)
Agriculture and weapons
b)
A surplus of food and fire
c)
Fire and weapons
d)
Agriculture and a surplus of food
15.
Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task is a ___.
a)
Toy
b)
Tool
c)
Spear
d)
Hand Ax
16.
In hunter-gatherer groups, who was responsible for hunting?
a)
Men
b)
Women
17.
In hunter-gatherer groups, who was responsible for gathering?
a)
Men
b)
Women
18.
The most important development during the Stone Ages was _____.
a)
Tools
b)
Language
c)
Farming
d)
Irrigation
19.
_____ means "to move"
a)
Hiking
b)
Camping
c)
Moving
d)
Migrate
20.
Long periods of freezing weather are called _____________.
a)
Ice Ages
b)
Winter
c)
Fall
d)
Ice and Snow
21.
The process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful for humans is called _____.
a)
Agriculture
b)
Farming
c)
Domestication
d)
Irrigation
22.
_____ is a way of supplying water to an area of land.
a)
Canals
b)
Basins
c)
Irrigation
d)
Trenches
23.
How were surplus and division of labor important to early man?
a)
When we have a division of labor, we can have a surplus
b)
When we have a surplus, others can do different jobs
c)
They weren't important to early man
d)
Division of labor allowed irrigation to develop
24.
What was the most important, and long-lasting, effect that the Neolithic Revolution had on people's lives?
a)
People began eating wild grains
b)
The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities
c)
People stopped hunting and gathering
d)
New types of stone tools were used
25.
One of the most important technologies used by Paleolithic people was ____________
a)
Tools
b)
Language
c)
Art
d)
Religion
26.
As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people ______________
a)
went back to hunting and gathering
b)
started domesticating animals
c)
became artisans, or skilled workers
d)
moved out of the villages
27.
How do Archaeologists learn about ancient people?
a)
They learn by examining fossils and artifacts.
b)
They learn by reading caveman books.
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