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Quiz #1: Prehistory and Early Humans

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The study of artifacts before the time of written records is called

a)

Culture

b)

Hominid

c)

Archaeology

d)

Social Studies

2.

Culture is best defined as

a)

everything around you

b)

the way of life of a particular group of people

c)

the dances and chants of ancient people

d)

the way a group of people cook their food.

3.

Archaeologists in East Africa found the footprints of human-like beings. These early beings walked upright and traveled long distances more easily than four-footed ones. They could also use their free arms to carry food, tools, and children. They also had an opposable thumb that could move across the palms of their hands and touch their other fingers. The opposable thumb allowed them to pick up and hold objects. They were called

a)

Cavemen

b)

Homo habilis

c)

Australopithecus

d)

Homo erectus

4.

The Old Stone Age is referred to as the...

(a)  

5.

The New Stone Age is referred to as the...

(a)  

6.

An early human that was also called "man of skill" is also referred to as...

(a)  

7.

(a)   began to use tools for special purposes. They also may have used fire and may have spoken language

8.

All early human were referred to as (a)   because they were able to walk upright.

9.

Neanderthals were believed to appear how many years ago?

a)

100,000 years ago

b)

200,000 years ago

c)

400,000 years ago

d)

in the early 1500s

10.

The scientific name for modern human beings is

(a)  

11.

Ancient objects made by humans that is studies by archaeologists are called

a)

stone tools

b)

cro-magnons

c)

hominids

d)

artifacts

12.

Cro-Magnons and homo sapiens are physically identical.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Check all the answers that apply. Homo sapiens/cro-magnons

a)

built shelters of wood and skin

b)

the first to make tools

c)

planned complicated hunts

d)

developed religious beliefs

e)

the first to have opposable thumb

14.

The Old Stone Age overlapped the (a)   , when the earth was colder than it is now.

15.

It is believed that ___________ and _____________ bred at one point in time.

a)

Australopithecus and Homo Erectus

b)

Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens

c)

Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals

d)

Neanderthals and Homo Habilis