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Ch. 2 Early Humans

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is evidence of prehistoric life preserved in rock?

a)

Bone

b)

Fossil

c)

Grass

d)

Food

2.

What is the name of the collection of fossils from all over the world called?

a)

A long list

b)

Collection

c)

Fossil Record

d)

Fossilization

3.

In NO LESS than 5 sentences, SUMMARIZE how a fossil forms.

4 lines
4.

What fossil type is where it is preserved in tree sap?

a)

Trace Fossil

b)

Amber Fossil

c)

Exceptional Preservation

5.

What type of fossil is when an imprint or item left behind leaves evidence of their existence. EX. dinosaur skin, scat, fossilized remains

a)

Trace Fossil

b)

Amber Fossil

c)

Exceptional Preservation

6.

What type of fossil is when soft parts are saved. EX. feathers, skin, muscle fibers, RARELY-colors

a)

Trace Fossil

b)

Amber Fossil

c)

Exceptional Preservation

7.

The picture of the prehistoric past is like an incomplete puzzle because...

a)

no one did the research

b)

we don't have all the pieces to complete the picture

c)

people lied about what happened in the past

8.

Which species was considered the "Handy Man"?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Australopithecus

c)

Homo Sapiens

d)

Homo Erectus

9.

Who was the first to walk upright?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Austalopithicus

c)

Homo Erectus

d)

Homo Sapiens

10.

Who was the first to control fire?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Australopithicus

c)

Homo Erectus

d)

Homo Sapiens

11.

Which species is considered Modern Humans?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Australopithicus

c)

Homo Erectus

d)

Homo Sapiens

12.

Name 3 possible reasons that early humans or animals migrated out of Africa and across the globe.

4 lines
13.

Using the continent map, list where the path of human migration started.

(a)  

14.

Using the continent map, list 2nd place on the path of human migration.

(a)  

15.

Using the continent map, list 3rd place on the path of human migration.

(a)  

16.

Using the continent map, list the 4th place on the path of human migration.

(a)  

17.

Using the continent map, list the 5th place on the path of human migration.

(a)  

18.

Using the continent map, list the 6th place on the path of human migration.

(a)  

19.

What does Paleolithic mean?

a)

Old Stone

b)

New Stone

20.

What does Neolithic mean?

a)

Old Stone

b)

New Stone

21.

New knowledge led to the domestication of plants and animals.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

During the AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION, new occupations were created.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

During the AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION, stone tools began to be used for farming.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

During the AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION, people began to settle down in one place.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The time before history

a)

history

b)

Stone Age

c)

Prehistory

d)

Old Stone Age

26.

Animals and plants grown and raised for humans use

a)

Social Class

b)

Bipeds

c)

Surplus

d)

Domesticate

27.

Supplying water from another place using a network of canals

a)

Irrigation

b)

nomads

c)

domesticate

d)

artisan

28.

Paleolithic means...

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

Nomads

d)

Artisian

29.

Neolithic means...

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

Nomads

d)

Artisian

30.

Stories passed down by word of mouth

a)

Artisan

b)

Oral Traditions

c)

History

d)

Geography

31.

Early species who walked upright are called

a)

Hominids

b)

Quadrapeds

c)

Archaeologists

d)

Paleontologists

32.

Written and recorded events of people

a)

Prehistory

b)

Social Class

c)

Oral Traditions

d)

History

33.

Scientists who examine objects to learn about past people and cultures

a)

Paleontologists

b)

Nomads

c)

Artisan

d)

Archaeologist

34.

The study of the earth's surface and what shapes it

a)

Archaeology

b)

Geography

c)

Irrigation

d)

Paleontology

35.

Time period in which early species made tools and weapons from stone.

a)

Ice Age

b)

Medieval Times

c)

Stone Age

d)

Modern America

36.

People who have no settled homes

a)

Australopithicus

b)

Artisan

c)

Nomads

d)

Americans

37.

Homo Habilis means

a)

Upright Man

b)

Handy Man

c)

Wise Man

d)

Good Looking Man

38.

Homo Erectus means

a)

Wild Man

b)

Handy Man

c)

Wise Man

d)

Upright Man

39.

A worker skilled in making things like baskets, pottery, leather goods or tools

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Nomad

c)

Artisan

d)

Hominid

40.

Migration

a)

Moving from one place to another to meet the needs of the group

b)

A bad headache

c)

Digging up artifacts

d)

Making homes in caves

41.

Evidence of prehistoric life preserved in rock is called...

a)

prehistory

b)

Fossil Record

c)

Fossil

d)

Bones

42.

The collective accumulation of preserved life from all over the world is called...

a)

Fossil

b)

Dust

c)

Bones

d)

Fossil Record

43.

A trace fossil is...

a)

found in amber

b)

an imprint

c)

has soft parts of the object in it

d)

sticky resin from trees

44.

An amber fossil is...

a)

fossils found in a sticky resin from trees

b)

soft parts found in the fossil

c)

an imprint found in clay

d)

Bones

45.

Exceptional Preservation is...

a)

found in sticky tree resin

b)

Soft parts of the fossil are present

c)

Imprints found in clay

d)

Bones

46.

Which is NOT a reason Early Humans migrated?

a)

Curiosity

b)

Disasters

c)

Disease

d)

They read about better lands

47.

What aspect of culture did early man lack?

a)

Food

b)

Tools

c)

Shelter

d)

Writing

48.

Which is NOT an example of an ancient civilization?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Hunters and Gatherers

d)

Ancient China

49.

Where did the first cities and states appear?

a)

In the ocean

b)

Near rivers and in temperate climate zones

c)

Antarctica

d)

In the coldest and wettest climate zones

50.

What is NOT required for civilizations?

a)

Water source

b)

Farming

c)

Fertile Soil

d)

Obsidian