WorksheetsEarly Man
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The era also known as the "New Stone Age".
a)
Mesolithic Era
b)
Neolithic Era
c)
Paleolithic Era
d)
Mesozoic Era
2.
The era also known as the "Middle Stone Ages".
a)
Neolithic Era
b)
Mesozoic Era
c)
Paleolithic Era
d)
Mesolithic Era
3.
An object created by and used by living things.
a)
Artifact
b)
Culture
c)
Archeology
d)
Climate
4.
The process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans.
a)
migrate
b)
culture
c)
tools
d)
domestication
5.
An early ancestor of humans.
a)
Artifact
b)
Megaliths
c)
Hominid
d)
Archeologist
6.
The era also known as the "Stone Age".
a)
Mesozoic Era
b)
Mesolithic Era
c)
Neolithic Era
d)
Paleolithic Era
7.
Moving to follow animal herds or better climates is known as:
a)
Modification
b)
Intergration
c)
Doestication
d)
Migration
8.
Handheld objects that are modified to help a person accomplish a task.
a)
Climate
b)
Culture
c)
Tools
d)
Prehistory
9.
The study of earth's physical features.
a)
Geography
b)
Archeology
c)
Astronomy
d)
Biography
10.
The study of the past based on what people left behind.
a)
Geography
b)
Archeology
c)
Astronomy
d)
Biography
11.
Knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people.
a)
Environment
b)
Climate
c)
Culture
d)
Artifact
12.
Average weather conditions in a certain are over a long period of time.
a)
Environment
b)
Climate
c)
Culture
d)
Artifact
13.
Early hominids were first found in
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Antarctica
14.
The time before writing is know as
a)
history
b)
prehistory
15.
Tools used by Paleolithic man were mostly made from
a)
copper
b)
wood
c)
steel
d)
stone
16.
This cave painting suggests that Old Stone Age man
a)
domesticated animals to eat
b)
hunted animals for food
c)
raised animals for work
d)
worshiped animals
17.
These tools were most likely used by
a)
Paleolithic Man
b)
Neolithic Man
18.
Which advancement show in the picture allowed man to settle in once place?
a)
permanent housing
b)
boats
c)
advanced tools
d)
fire
19.
The domestication of plants and animals resulted in
a)
a decrease in the population
b)
an increase of hunting and gathering
c)
a lack of variety in foods
d)
a surplus of food
20.
What factors best explain why humans migrated?
a)
lack of food and climate
b)
abundance of food and health
c)
weather conditions and population
d)
disease and famine
21.
The Agricultural Revolution best represents
a)
learning how to use different tools
b)
a time of widespread disease
c)
a change from hunting-gathering to farming
d)
settling in one place
22.
What is another word for farming?
a)
Domestication
b)
Irrigation
c)
Agriculture
d)
Farming
23.
How did domestication of plants and animals affect early man?
a)
They could have pets
b)
They could visit distant places
c)
They could hunt and gather
d)
They could stay in one place for a long time
24.
Why did early humans migrate around the world?
a)
They wanted to travel
b)
They were tired of the same places
c)
There were not enough animals to hunt or food to gather
d)
There was not enough good schools
25.
What is one of the most important discoveries of early man?
a)
Fire
b)
Wheel
c)
Electricity
d)
Bones
26.
What is one of the most important discoveries of early man?
a)
Fire
b)
Wheel
c)
Electricity
d)
Bones
27.
What is migration?
a)
Visiting relatives
b)
Moving to a different location in search of food
c)
Farming
d)
Controlling Animals
28.
Which is an example of how hunter-gatherers adapted to their environment?
a)
They used electricity from clouds
b)
They used animal skins for clothing
c)
They used fire to dry their clothes
d)
They used dogs to help them herd sheep
29.
How did hunter-gatherers communicate?
a)
Signal Fires
b)
Sign Language
c)
Cave Paintings
d)
Texting
30.
What was the role of men in hunter-gatherer communities?
a)
They hunted animals
b)
They gathered berries
c)
They farmed
d)
They planted crops
31.
The process of changing plants and animals for better use is called ____________.
a)
migration
b)
agriculture
c)
domestication
d)
taming
32.
What is a surplus?
a)
More than is needed
b)
Less than is needed
c)
Just enough
33.
As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people
a)
went back to hunting and gathering
b)
started domesticating animals
c)
moved out of the villages
d)
became artists or skilled workers
34.
Define the Neolithic Revolution...
a)
the shift from food gathering to food producing
b)
the start of city-states
c)
a time of hunting and gathering
d)
when people fought with farm tools
35.
Why were early humans nomadic (moved from place to place)?
a)
followed their food
b)
they loved to see new parts of the world
c)
wild animals were chasing them
d)
protect from those who would seek to do harm to them
36.
Specialization of Labor involves everyone farming and not pursuing other jobs
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What did the discovery of fire allow early man to do?
a)
cook food, heat homes, protect families, hunt animals
b)
create primitive machines requiring fire power
c)
build more permanent structures
d)
develop a complex form of communication
38.
How did hunter-gatherers adapt to their environment?
a)
They built permanent settlements
b)
They traded with other groups of hunter-gatherers
c)
They farmed the land
d)
They developed stone tools and learned to use fire.
39.
During what time period did man learn to use fire, make simple tools, and draw cave art?
a)
The Old Stone Age
b)
Neolithic Age
c)
Middle Ages
d)
the Renaissance
40.
What roles did men and women have in Hunter-gatherer societies?
a)
Men gathered and women hunted
b)
Both men and women hunted and gathered.
c)
Women gathered and men hunted.
d)
Men hunted and gathered while women watched children
41.
Which description below is of a permanent settlement?
a)
Native Americans living in teepees and moving as herds of animals move.
b)
Early man living in caves.
c)
Communities of farming villages
d)
Hunters and gatherers migrating with their food supply
42.
How did hunter-gatherers express ideas to each other?
a)
written language
b)
primitive spoken language
c)
cave paintings
d)
hieroglyphics
43.
Where do archaeologists believe the first humans originated?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
44.
Which of the following is a role for women in hunter-gatherer societies?
a)
gathering fruit, nuts, and roots
b)
sharpening tools
c)
trapping animals
d)
leading the clan
45.
Which of the following are roles of men in hunter-gatherer societies?
a)
maintain fire
maintain fire
maintain fire
b)
take care of children
c)
stay close to settlement
d)
follow, hunt and kill animals
46.
What does the term prehistory mean?
a)
time period before writing was invented
b)
an object made by a human
c)
human knowledge used to create better tools and equipment
d)
food
47.
One of the main reasons societies settled along rivers in the Neolithic Era was because
a)
the village elders demanded it
b)
the land there was more valuable
c)
it was more safe and secure
d)
it provided irrigation for farming
48.
What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
a)
They required humans to stand close to animals when hunting.
b)
They increased chances for survival.
c)
They decreased chances for survival.
d)
They allowed more animals to graze the fields.
49.
Agriculture replaced hunting and gathering because?
a)
working in the fields was easier
b)
It was more reliable
c)
people became bored with hunting and gathering
d)
It allowed people to easily move to different places
50.
These items are important for archaeologists as they help tell a story about groups of people
a)
archaeologists
b)
technology
c)
artifacts
d)
Mythology
51.
My taller, thinner body made walking and running easier for me, so my group was the first to migrate out of Africa.
a)
Australopithecus Afarensis
b)
Homo Sapiens
c)
Homo Habilis
d)
Homo Erectus
52.
Which of the following did all of the hominids have in common?
a)
All of them had were covered in fur.
b)
All of them made and used tools.
c)
All of them were bipeds.
d)
All of them made cave art.
53.
Why was Homo Habilis nicknamed "Handy Man"?
a)
He helped other members of his group
b)
He knew how to build fires
c)
He made and used simple tools
d)
He was able to build shelters
54.
Which of the following groups was on earth at the same time as Homo Sapiens Sapiens (early modern man)?
a)
Homo Erectus
b)
Homo Ergastor
c)
Homo Sapien Neaderthal
d)
Homo Habilis
55.
Which of the following is NOT true?
a)
All hominids lived during prehistoric times.
b)
Some hominids lived at the same time as the dinosaurs.
c)
Hominid bones have never been found in Europe.
d)
Later hominids had larger brains than earlier hominids.
56.
Where in the history of the earth did hominids first appear?
a)
Near the beginning
b)
Around the middle
c)
Fairly close to the present
d)
Very close to the present
57.
Which age did early man begin to use fishhooks?
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Mesolithic
c)
Neolithic
d)
Bronze
58.
What is a hominid?
a)
an insect
b)
the early ancestor of humans
c)
a cave man
d)
a type of tool
59.
Which of these is NOT one of the "Stone Age" eras?
a)
Mesolithic
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Neolithic
d)
Archaeolithic
60.
What does "homo sapien" mean?
a)
upright man
b)
tool man
c)
wise man
d)
handy man
61.
When did the last ice age end?
a)
around 1.5 million years ago
b)
about 60,000 years ago
c)
around 10,000 years ago
d)
65 million years ago
62.
Which of these things is a feature of being a HUMAN?
a)
creation of art
b)
religious beliefs
c)
use of language
d)
all of the above
63.
Why is it difficult to study the origins of humankind?
a)
There are no written records.
b)
There is not enough money
c)
No one wants to study them.
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