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WorksheetsUnit 6 Early Humans
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did the invention of spears help people living in the Paleolithic period?
a)
They were able to become better farmers.
b)
They were able to hunt wild animals.
c)
They were able to domesticate animals.
d)
They were able to cut down trees.
2.
Which of the following was a significant technological breakthrough that occurred during the Paleolithic era?
a)
The use of writing
b)
The ability to create fire
c)
The invention of the wheel
d)
The use of coins as money
3.
Humans’ main source of food during the early Paleolithic Era was
a)
From farming to growing crops
b)
From the sea
c)
From raising livestock and cattle
d)
From hunting and gathering
4.
The development of agriculture led to
a)
Less sophisticated societies
b)
More reliable sources of food
c)
A decrease in population
d)
An increase in the number of nomads.
5.
What does this cave painting tell us about the people who made it?
a)
They were a shepherd society.
b)
They settled near a river to farm.
c)
They were led by women.
d)
They were hunted animals for food.
6.
At the end of the last ice age, as glaciers retreated in northern Europe, what caused people to move north into the areas uncovered by the ice sheets?
a)
They were fleeing from invaders living in the east.
b)
They were escaping from floods in the south.
c)
They were searching for better farmland and resources.
d)
They were following animals herds to hunt.
7.
Which of these is most likely to give information about the earliest groups of people?
a)
Sacred cities
b)
Cave paintings
c)
Pyramids
d)
Castles
8.
What is the technology of leading water from a river to farmlands so that crops can be watered?
a)
Domestication
b)
Irrigation
c)
Foraging
d)
Selective breeding
9.
The Paleolithic Era is characterized by
a)
The first attempt at raising crops.
b)
Development of clans and tribes.
c)
The earliest use of stone tools by humans.
d)
Mass migration from North America to Africa.
10.
Which of the following contributed most to advances in making the items listed in the box?
• tools
• jewelry
• weapons
• tools
• jewelry
• weapons
a)
Establishment of government
b)
Establish of cities
c)
Invention of metalworking
d)
Domestication of animals
11.
The end of the Stone Age (around 10,000-12,000 years ago) witnessed the change from hunter-gatherer societies to agricultural societies. This led to the rise of civilization. One of the societal changes that occurred at this time was that people
a)
Migrated south ahead of advancing glaciers.
b)
Began to interact and trade with distant societies.
c)
Began to farm and live in permanent settlements.
d)
Relied more on a meat than plants for their diets.
12.
A nomad is someone who travels around instead of settling in one place. Which of the following sentences best describes why early humans were nomadic?
a)
They followed the movement of the animals they hunted.
b)
They didn’t have the wealth necessary to build a city.
c)
They moved around to stay away from their enemies.
d)
It was too dangerous to stay in one place too long
13.
Homo sapiens means
a)
southern ape
b)
modern man
c)
upright man
d)
wise man
14.
The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live
a)
In groups
b)
In cold climates
c)
without spoken language
d)
in permanent dwellings
15.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to a time when early humans
a)
mastered fire
b)
developed agriculture
c)
began to organize governments
d)
migrated from Africa
16.
Which of the following geologic changes most likely made the Earth’s climate better suited to grow plants?
a)
the creation of mountains
b)
the end of the last ice age that lead to a warmer climate
c)
the increased friction among the tectonic plates
d)
none of the above
17.
Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed?
a)
People now had to spend all of their time producing food.
b)
Gender divisions became more blurred since everyone took part in agriculture
c)
People could now spend time doing activities other than food production.
d)
Agricultural societies were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been.
18.
Early humans living during the Stone Age most likely
a)
lived in small groups and moved to new areas as food became scarce.
b)
settled in permanent villages for common defense.
c)
were uninterested in art or music.
d)
worshipped one common god.
19.
The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called the Neolithic Revolution because it
a)
coincided with the development of wooden tools.
b)
changed life dramatically.
c)
began the process of global warming.
d)
a. began a long period of warfare in the Fertile Crescent.
20.
Agriculture emerged
a)
after a warming trend resulted in new plants and animals.
b)
as glaciers moved toward the equator bringing water.
c)
when religious leaders forced some people to become farmers.
d)
in the Paleolithic Era.
21.
Study the map titled “Early Human Migration.” From what continent did early humans migrate?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
22.
According to the map titled “Early Human Migration,” what part of the world did humans reach last?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
The Americas
d)
Australia
23.
All of the earliest civilizations developed near which of the following geographic feature?
a)
Mountains
b)
Rivers
c)
Deserts
d)
Peninsulas
24.
What led to the emergence of more defined social ranking?
a)
the growth of settled communities
b)
the adoption of a nomadic lifestyle
c)
the emergence of Neanderthals
d)
migration to the Americas
25.
Where did the world’s first civilizations arise?
a)
in sub-Saharan Africa
b)
in North America
c)
in sparsely populated areas
d)
along fertile river valleys
26.
The first part of the Stone Age is also called the Paleolithic Era.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Permanent settlements were built when people began to raise crops and animals.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Once people adopted agriculture the world population shrank because agriculture provided a less reliable food supply than did hunting and gathering.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Early humans hunted animals and gathered wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts and may have even scavenged to survive.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Early agricultural societies can best be described as nomadic.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Thousands of years before civilizations developed writing, people lived with no permanent homes. They were called nomads. They hunted and fished for food. They also gathered plants that could be eaten later. Nomads moved from one location to another. They needed to move when plants or animals were scarce. Their survival depended on finding these necessities every day.
According to this passage, nomads are people who:
According to this passage, nomads are people who:
a)
Developed writing
b)
Used herbal medicine
c)
Were hunters and gatherers
d)
Were farmers
32.
Thousands of years before civilizations developed writing, people lived with no permanent homes. They were called nomads. They hunted and fished for food. They also gathered plants that could be eaten later. Nomads moved from one location to another. They needed to move when plants or animals were scarce. Their survival depended on finding these necessities every day.
According to this passage, early people are nomads because they:
According to this passage, early people are nomads because they:
a)
Needed to find minerals
b)
Were trying to survive
c)
Were governed by a king
d)
Needed to build ships
33.
The Paleolithic Era was…
a)
also called the “New Stone Age.”
b)
known as a time of agriculture.
c)
usually known as the Primitive Age.
d)
when humans used simple stone tools.
34.
Paleolithic peoples were nomads because they had no choice but to…
a)
move from colder climates to warmer ones.
b)
move on after they had depleted the land.
c)
escape the pollution they had caused.
d)
follow animal migrations and vegetation cycles.
35.
Which of the following is the period before writing was developed?
a)
The Neolithic Age
b)
Archaeology
c)
Ancient Times
d)
Prehistory
36.
During the Neolithic Era, the Agricultural Revolution changed people’s lives because it was:
a)
a war between Paleolithic & Neolithic people.
b)
a time when a new leader took over the government.
c)
a new way of getting food through growing crops & taming animals.
d)
when early man learned how to use fire to keep warm and keep wild animals away.
37.
The taming of wild animals to use for work and food is known as:
a)
herding
b)
kenneling
c)
domesticating
d)
harvesting
38.
Which of the following was NOT LIKELY part of a hunter-gatherer’s diet?
a)
Seeds
b)
Berries
c)
Wild animal meat
d)
Eggs
39.
The Agricultural Revolution in the Neolithic Era meant people had a surplus (extra) of food for the first time instead of having to hunt and gather for every meal. This…
a)
made it possible for people to settle in one place and learn other skills
b)
made it possible for people to settle in one place and keep animals as pets to play with
c)
required people to continue living a nomadic lifestyle.
d)
gave humans less control over their environment.
40.
A person who studies material remain or artifacts of past civilizations
a)
Nomads
b)
Archaeologist
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Scribe
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