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WorksheetsQuiz #1: Prehistory and Early Humans
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
The study of artifacts before the time of written records is called
Culture
Hominid
Archaeology
Social Studies
Culture is best defined as
everything around you
the way of life of a particular group of people
the dances and chants of ancient people
the way a group of people cook their food.
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
Cavemen
Homo habilis
Australopithecus
Homo erectus
The Old Stone Age is referred to as the...
(a)
The New Stone Age is referred to as the...
(a)
An early human that was also called "man of skill" is also referred to as...
(a)
(a) began to use tools for special purposes. They also may have used fire and may have spoken language
All early human were referred to as (a) because they were able to walk upright.
Neanderthals were believed to appear how many years ago?
100,000 years ago
200,000 years ago
400,000 years ago
in the early 1500s
The scientific name for modern human beings is
(a)
Ancient objects made by humans that is studies by archaeologists are called
stone tools
cro-magnons
hominids
artifacts
Cro-Magnons and homo sapiens are physically identical.
True
False
Check all the answers that apply. Homo sapiens/cro-magnons
built shelters of wood and skin
the first to make tools
planned complicated hunts
developed religious beliefs
the first to have opposable thumb
The Old Stone Age overlapped the (a) , when the earth was colder than it is now.
It is believed that ___________ and _____________ bred at one point in time.
Australopithecus and Homo Erectus
Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens
Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals
Neanderthals and Homo Habilis
