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WorksheetsReview Unit 1, Chapter 1 Lessons 1.1 - 1.3
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
What was a characteristic of the last Ice Age?
glaciers covered much of northern Europe and North America
humans built cities
the seven continents drifted together
all life on earth was killed by ice
When was the last Ice age?
20,000-12,000 BCE
18,000-10,000 BCE
10,000-2,000 BCE
1920-1928 CE
What is a fossil?
a type of gasoline in modern cars
a lava rocks like obsidian that were used as tools by paleolithic humans
remains, such as bones and teeth, of animals and organisms that lived long ago
human made objects such as stone tools
What are artifacts?
old glaciers from the last Ice Age
alien rocks like meteors that crashed on earth
the remains of humans that fossilized
human-made objects such as stone tools
How old are the oldest homo sapien skulls, which indicates our particular human species is "relatively" recent, since life began hundreds of millions of years ago.
2.5 million years old
10 million years old
195,000 years old
90,000 years old.
On which continents to the first humans evolve?
Europe
North America
Africa
Asia
What does paleolithic mean? (as in Paleolithic Age)
old stone
new stone
medieval
renaissance
What is NOT an element of culture?
law and government
religion or spirituality
music and language
having 10 fingers
Paleolithic humans created cave paintings. This is an example of...
music
science
culture
language
What is one reason anthropologists and archaeologists study the past (from 1.2, The Elements of Culture)
So that we can hopefully go back in time and change the past.
So that we can be judgmental and talk about how stupid and uncivilized people used to be.
So we can better understand the present and predict the future.
What event probably motivated homo sapiens to move out of East Africa between 100,000-75,000 BCE?
an earthquake
a flood
a drought
a fire
Think about the adaptations Paleolithic people made to survive in changing environmental conditions. What can you infer about their intelligence?
Paleolithic adults were about as smart as two-year-old humans today.
Paleolithic people were about as smart as chimpanzees today.
Paleolithic people were not very intelligent.
Paleolithic people were highly intelligent and creative.
What does prehistory mean?
The time before time.
The time period before writing/recording of events.
Previous history.
The Paleolithic humans made...
metal tools.
wooden tools.
stone tools.
Early humans had to forage for their food, meaning
farming
growing crops
raising sheep and goats
hunting and gathering
Which continent has the oldest fossil (human bones) site?
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
What did the extensive glaciers (sheets of ice) do to the sea level around the world?
caused the sea (water) level to rise
caused the sea (water) level to go down
there was no change to the sea (water) level
How would a change in sea level have affected where people migrated? (Think of our map)
Given people more places to migrate to
Given people fewer places to migrate to
A change in sea level would not have affected where people migrated
How is a fossil different from an artifact?
A fossil is the remains of a long-ago organism, while an artifact is a human-made object.
A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a human-made object.
A fossil is a nomad, and an artifact is a farmer.
A fossil is a dinosaur, and an artifact is a mammal.
Which word means "Tools and techniques that people use to accomplish things?"
cave art
technology
oasis
megafauna
