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Early Man

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The term Paleolithic is best associated with
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Domestication of plants and animals
c)
Hunter-gatherers
d)
New Stone Age
2.
Early hominids were first found in
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Antarctica
3.
The time before writing is know as
a)
history
b)
prehistory
4.
Tools used by Paleolithic man were mostly made from
a)
copper
b)
wood
c)
steel
d)
stone
5.
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
6.
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
7.
What is one of the most important discoveries of early man?
a)
Fire
b)
Wheel 
c)
Electricity
d)
Bones
8.
What is a surplus?
a)
More than is needed
b)
Less than is needed
c)
Just enough
9.
The era also known as the "New Stone Age".
a)
Mesolithic Era
b)
Neolithic Era
c)
Paleolithic Era
d)
Mesozoic Era
10.

The era also known as the "Old Stone Age".

a)

Mesozoic Era

b)

Mesolithic Era

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

Paleolithic Era

11.
An early ancestor of humans.
a)
Artifact
b)
Megaliths
c)
Hominid
d)
Archeologist
12.
Average weather conditions in a certain are over a long period of time.
a)
Environment
b)
Climate
c)
Culture
d)
Artifact
13.

which one of the following was not a characteristic of Homohabilis

a)

he had developed elementary speech

b)

He was a tool Maker

c)

He had a tail

d)

His skull was shaped like Modern man

14.

which one of the following was not a prehistoric site in Kenya

a)

Omo Valley

b)

Rusinga

c)

Njoro Tiver Caves

d)

Hyrax Hill

15.

The (a)   invented fire

16.

which one of the following were prehistoric sites in Uganda

a)

Nyero

b)

Napak

c)

Ishango

d)

Olduvai Gourge

17.

which one of the following was not a type of Homo sapein

a)

Rhodesian Man

b)

Naenderthal man

c)

Egyptopithecus

d)

Ctomagnon man

18.

(a)   means a thinking man or intelligent

19.

(a)   was the name of the book Charles Darwin published the evolution theory.

20.

Why was Africa regarded as a cradle of mankind

a)

Because its a black continent

b)

because earliest human remains were found in Africa

c)

Because parts of Africa is a desert

21.

which one of the following is not a a stage of evolution

a)

Egyptopithecus

b)

Dryopithecus

c)

palaeolithic

d)

Homo erectus