WorksheetsThe World's Early People
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is prehistory?
The period of time before written records.
Really old stuff.
Objects made by people.
The period of time that is old.
What is the main difference between artifacts and fossils?
Artifacts are prettier than fossils.
Fossils can be made into artifacts.
Artifacts are man-made objects and fossils were once living.
Fossils are older than artifacts.
What is the main reason archaeologists study evidence from the past?
Because it's their job.
To learn how early people lived from day to day.
So they can know what early humans looked like.
To prove Mrs. Weber right.
Why are excavation sites divided into grids?
It helps archaeologists determine if there are fossils or artifacts.
It ensures that archaeologists know exactly where something was found even when it is shipped away.
Because it's the law.
That's just how things are done.
What is the name of the earliest known hominid?
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Homo sapien
australopithecine
What continents were the earliest known hominids found on?
Australia
Europe
Africa
North America
What does Paleolithic Era mean?
The Old Stone Age
The New Stone Age
The Ice Age
Old Age
What does Homo habilis mean?
Smart man
Handy man
Upright man
Old man
Which early hominid migrated out of Africa into Europe and Asia?
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
australopithecine
Define: "technology"
ways to make and do things; things that make the lives of humans easier
computers
anything you can plug in
Which is NOT a way early humans had to adapt to their environment.
They had to learn which types of vegetation was edible.
They had to learn to breath under water.
They had to learn how to make shelters out of what was in their environment.
How did groups of early humans survive?
by hunting and gathering
with Google
with weapons only
by making baskets only
How did early hunter gatherer groups migrate out of Africa?
land and ice bridges
ships
they didn't
How did the earliest cultures develop?
They remained nomadic.
No cultures developed until governments were formed.
Survival depended on creating cultures.
As humans settled in places around the world and interacted with their local environments, they developed cultures.
On which two continents have Clovis points been found?
Africa and Europe
North and South America
Australia and Antarctica
Why would the earliest people choose to settle around bodies of water?
Because bodies of water bring herds of animals.
So they could have easy access to drinking water.
So they could harvest fish and other aquatic life for food.
All of these answers.
