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Section 1 Early Humans

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In social studies, we use ______ to make sense of the world around us

a)

archaeology

b)

fossils

c)

tools

d)

geology

2.

Archaeologists study how people______

a)

changed over time

b)

lived

c)

told oral stories

d)

all of the above

3.

Much of the work done by archaeologists is done with?

a)

shovels

b)

smaller instruments

c)

picks

d)

tractors

4.

Archaeologists use the artifacts they find to

a)

draw conclusions

b)

sell to art galleries

c)

display in museums

d)

take home

5.

a species from the same group of primates as humans is called?

a)

Australopithecus

b)

Ardi

c)

Hominin

d)

Homo Sapien

6.

Much of the evidence of the earliest hominins has been found in

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

United States

d)

Environment

7.

Scientists believe that Homo sapiens began to migrate out of Africa about

a)

100,000 years ago

b)

1.3 million years ago

c)

80,000 years ago

d)

16,000 years ago

8.

In social studies, we use ______ to make sense of the world around us.

a)

archaeology

b)

tools

c)

maps

d)

fossils

9.

____________dig through sources to understand and draw conclusions about change and continuity over time

a)

Historians

b)

Archaeologists

c)

Physical Geographers

d)

Economists

10.

Where was the first hominin skeleton discovered?

a)

Asia

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Lucy

d)

Ardi