WorksheetsEarly Man 2020
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which hominid is the oldest?
homo habilis
homo sapiens
australopithecus
homo erectus
homo sapien sapien
How old is Homo habilis?
from 500 thousand to 1 million years ago
2.4 million years ago
3 to 4 million years to ago
4 to 5 million years ago
How old was Australopithecus (Lucy) fossils?
1 million years old
2 million years old
3 million years old
4 to 5 million years old
Which statement is true about hominids?
There is no REAL evidence that they existed.
They all could control fire.
They all walked on two legs.
They all had metal tools.
What is another name for the Paleolithic Era?
Old Stone Age
Tool time
Hominids
Ice Age
What were some of the similarities in the tools from homo habilis and homo erectus?
made from wood, were smooth, were light and easy to carry
were made of bone, could smash and chop
made of stone, some were sharp, could kill, some could cut
were made of steel, could cut, slice and smash and kill
The society of early man that survived by hunting and gathering food was called?
hominid society
neanderthal
eskimos
hunter-gatherer society
Which resource helped early man survive?
tools
groups
controlling fire
caves
all of these
What is an archaeologist?
a scientist who studies societies of the modern times
a person who digs
a scientist who looks and studies the artifacts of the past.
a scientist who studies aliens
What is a hominid?
a manlike specie that walks on two legs
an ape with a large brain
a monkey with modern ideas
a specie that makes tools
Which one of these was a tool of early man?
the animal pulled plow
the stone hand axe
the iron metal knife
the plastic spoon and fork
When did the ice-age end?
200,000 thousand years ago.
1 million years ago
4 million years ago
10,000 years ago
What is sedentary lifestyle?
A life of moving from place to place following the animals.
A life of hunting and gathering.
A life of staying in one place building permanent villages.
A lifestyle where the young take care of the old.
What types of food did early man eat?
meat only
fish and meat
vegetables, fish and meat
fruits, nuts, berries, fish, meat, eggs, grasses, some insects
Why did early man 500,000 yrs ago bury their dead?
they believed in a life after death
they did want to attract animals to their camp
the dead can cause disease
they didn't bury their dead
