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Chapter 1 Section 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is technology?

a)

Phones, computers, cars, tablets, tv's

b)

All of the elements that contribute to the way of life of a certain group of people

c)

The application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet the changing needs of people

d)

The remains of organisms that lived long ago

2.

How did megafauna go extinct?

a)

A meteor striking the earth

b)

Climate Change

c)

Overhunting

d)

Both climate change and overhunting

3.

How did the Ice Age make migration to the Americas possible?

a)

It encouraged people to leave the desert conditions in Asia

b)

It increased the amount of food in North America

c)

It made the whole planet covered in ice

d)

It created a land bridge called Beringia between North America and Siberia

4.

What happened to the landscape of East Africa as a result of drought that occured between 100,000 and 75,000 years ago? Check all that apply:

a)

Lakes and rivers dried up

b)

Plants and animals died off

c)

It turned into an oasis

d)

People had to migrate

e)

The Ice Age started

5.

Human-made objects such as stone tools, pottery, and weapons are examples of what?

a)

Artifacts

b)

Fossils

c)

Culture

6.

Where did Paleolithic people go after they first left Africa?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

The Arabian Peninsula

d)

The Americas

7.

"Old Stone Age" refers to which time period?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Jurassic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Cretaceous

8.

A _____________ is a period of time with warmer weather and not enough water

a)

Paleolitic

b)

Drought

c)

Neolithic

9.

_____________: All of the elements that contribute to the way of life of a group of people (for ex: religion, language, music, art, food...)

a)

Society

b)

Artifacts

c)

Culture

d)

Archaeology

10.

What is an oasis?

a)

lush green area where plants can thrive

b)

The couch

c)

a dry desert

11.

The movement of people is also known as _____________

a)

Survival

b)

Technology

c)

Moving

d)

Migration

12.

Human-made objects such as stone tools, pottery, and weapons are examples of what?

a)

Fossils

b)

Artifacts

c)

Culture

13.

The remains of organisms that lived long ago (for ex: bones and teeth) are ____________

a)

Fossils

b)

Technology

c)

Culture

14.

A scientist who interprets artifacts is a _____________

(Think about Indiana Jones!)

a)

Paleontologist

b)

Biologist

c)

Geologist

d)

Archaeologist

15.

"Old Stone Age", when modern human development and human history began

a)

Neolithic Age

b)

Paleolithic Age

16.

What is technology? (Historical definition)

a)

My phone and computer

b)

The application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people's needs

c)

All of the elements that contribute to the way of life of a group of people