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WorksheetsEarly Humans Review for Test
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 31mins
A well-organized government, specialized jobs, and multiple cities are the components of a:
Civilization
Organization
Country
Specialization
Early humans were (a) that had no permanent homes since they followed their food from place to place.
If a bird moves from one place to another, is that migration?
Yes
No
If a human moves from one place to another, is that migration?
Yes
No
If a robot moves from one place to another, is that migration?
Yes
No
Check all of the components of a civilization:
Temples for worship
Multiple cities
Organized government
Specialized jobs
How did early humans get their food?
They hunted for meat and gathered fruits and vegetables.
They went to the local grocery store.
They traded their foods with other neighboring tribes.
Early humans didn't eat food.
True or false:
Hunter-gatherers are nomads.
True
False
True or false:
All nomads were hunter-gatherers.
True
False
Living off the land, humans had to endure ____________ __________, which are things in nature that affect humans' lives.
Environmental Factors
Agricultural Revolution
Hunter-gatherers
Primary Source
What is the most important factor humans look for when creating towns?
a freshwater source
large animals to hunt
nearby stones for building walls
a place for a jail
Depend means...
Need
Change
Get used to
Copy
Adapt means...
Need
Change
Get used to
Copy
Modify means...
Need
Change
Get used to
Copy
One of the earliest technologies for humans was fire. What was it useful for?
keeping warm
cooking food
protection against wild animals
All of these
What does Paleolithic mean?
Everyone was a hunter-gatherer.
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Everyone was a nomad.
What does Neolithic mean?
Everyone was a hunter-gatherer.
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Everyone was a nomad.
What is a similarity between Neolithic and Paleolithic peoples?
They both farmed.
They were both hunter-gatherers.
They had both established large civilizations.
They both used stone tools and weapons.
True or False:
Paleolithic people were farmers.
True
False
True or False:
Neolithic people were farmers.
True
False
What is a difference between Neolithic and Paleolithic peoples?
Paleolithic people were the only ones to use stone tools and weapons.
Neolithic people had learned how to farm.
Paleolithic had large homes.
Neolithic people used cars.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
The switch from hunting and gathering to farming.
The switch from farming to hunting and gathering.
Moving water from a place where it's needed to place where it's found.
The Paleolithic practice of planting seeds.
If a place doesn't have enough water, a solution would be...
specialization
domestication
irrigation
civilization
A (a) of crops means that they had more than they needed.
When people are able to focus on an activity or skill, they were to have ________________ jobs, meaning that not everyone had the same.
specialized
domesticated
irrigated
technological
Which of these animals has been domesticated by humans?
Dogs
Horses
Cows
Alligators
Lions
What was the first animal domesticated by early humans?
Dog
Cat
Sheep
Pig
Anytime before writing is called...
prehistory.
ancient.
biblical.
fantasy.
A surplus of crops means that not everyone has to find or grow food. This leads to...
specialization of jobs.
the end of civilzations.
the creation of religions.
people settling next to water.
Prehistory is anytime before...
(a)
What does an archaeologist do?
Study human cultures
Write histories for people
Study artifacts from the past
Dig up dinosaur bones
Archaeologists study (a) from the past.
What is an artifact?
Fossils
Any written record from early humans
Only things found in the Paleolithic period
An object made and left behind by humans
Depending on the time, technology is different. Which of these would have been technology for the humans that started using them?
Farming
Fire
Automobiles
Phones
Gunpowder
What played a critical role in where civilizations developed?
Proximity to movie theaters
Proximity to modern cities
Environmental factors like climate and rivers.
Preferences of community leaders
Any tool or technique created by humans to make their lives easier is called:
tools.
irrigation.
technology.
artifacts.
Which of these is a primary source?
An autobiography
A biography
A journal entry
A textbook
An interview of a witness
Which of these is a secondary source?
An autobiography
A biography
A journal entry
A textbook
An interview of a witness
Are the Lascaux Cave Drawings artifacts?
Yes, they were made by humans in the past.
No, art isn't an artifact.
The Lascaux Cave Drawings are cave art which showed up mostly during...
the Paleolithic Era.
Ancient India.
the Neolithic Era.
the Mesolithic Era.
Which of these are types of early human artifacts?
Tools/weapons
Bowls
Wheels
Art
Music
Why was a surplus of crops necessary for the growth of civilizations?
Without restaurants, no one would have been able to get any food.
Without additional crops, there wouldn't have been a growth in the population and people would have remained farmers without specialized jobs.
Agriculture has nothing to do with the growth of civilizations.
A surplus of crops actually decreases population size.
What does BCE mean?
Before common era (ancient times)
Before Christ Ever
Bistoria Cristus Expelus
By Core Experiments
What does agriculture mean?
farming
the culture of the people of Agrabah
the use of irrigation
the culture of ancient people
BCE was called ____ (a religious way of measuring time)
AD
BC
CE
USA
CE means...
common era (modern times)
Christ exists
Core Education
Clean Exit
The religious counterpart of CE is...
BCE
BC
AD (anno domini)
NASA
Which of these is the earliest date?
1981 CE
1981 BCE
2021 BCE
12 CE
Which of these is the earliest date?
321 CE
1981 CE
4 BCE
1912 CE
Which of these is the latest date?
1321 CE
2010 BCE
57 BCE
39 CE
Artifacts are always...
Primary sources
Secondary sources
Fake
Replicas of originals
True or False: Farming led to permanent settlements.
True, homes were needed close to their growing crops.
True, but backwards- homes led to farming.
False, homes led to farming.
Just no.
Is Mr. Terawood a prehistoric primary source with a surplus of energy?
Yes, he's all of those things.
No, he is very tame and calm at all times.
No, he is a secondary source.
No, he isn't prehistoric or a primary source, but he sure has a surplus of energy.
Trading food is not possible with a surplus.
True
False
