WorksheetsEarly Humans
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The earliest period of human history is called the
a)
Paleolithic age
b)
Neolithic age
c)
Bronze age
d)
African age
2.
Paleolithic people were nomads because they had no choice but to
a)
Flee from neighboring people
b)
Search for new food sources
c)
Move to fertile soil
d)
search for better jobs
3.
In the ________ age, humans settled in small farming villages
a)
Ice
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Neolithic
d)
Bronze
4.
______ is a characteristic of a civilization?
a)
Government
b)
Writing
c)
Religion
d)
All of the above
5.
Since people needed fertile soil for farming the first cities emerged in
a)
River valleys
b)
tropical islands
c)
trade routes
d)
the Australian coast
6.
What led to the first permanent settlements?
a)
agriculture
b)
megaliths
c)
migration
d)
language
7.
In order to express ideas, early humans
a)
wrote letters
b)
painted in caves
c)
played music
d)
posted on Facebook
8.
Why is this period of time known as the Stone Age?
a)
People preferred using stones to build shelter
b)
Everybody lived in caves
c)
Tools were mostly made from stone
d)
The climate was always cold
9.
Which was NOT one of the roles of women during the Stone Age?
a)
cooking food
b)
hunting wild animals
c)
taking care of young
d)
gathering plants and berries
10.
How do anthropologists learn about the past (more than one answer)
a)
Facebook timeline
b)
Artifacts
c)
Fossils
d)
Remains
11.
What is the definition of "Migration"?
a)
Animals being dressed in little outfits
b)
Movement from one place to another
c)
Starting to farm instead of hunt
d)
Using stone tools
12.
Who studies ancient peoples?
a)
Arachnophobes
b)
Kardashionists
c)
Anthropologists
d)
Astrologists
13.
Which of these is a fossil?
a)
Pottery
b)
Bone
c)
Arrowhead
d)
Jewelry
14.
The taming of animals for personal use.
a)
domestication
b)
domination
c)
animalization
d)
petting zoo
15.
Hunt for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might once have been
a)
Nomads
b)
Historian
c)
Archaeologist
d)
Anthropologist
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