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Early Humans

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paleolithic people’s tools were made of what material?

a)

iron

b)

glass

c)

stone

d)

gold

2.

Scientists believe early man lived in ____ before spreading out to the rest of the world.

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

3.

A person who moves from place to place in search of food.

a)

Pull Factors

b)

Nomad

c)

Domestication

d)

Secondary Source

4.

What is technology?

a)

Tools and techniques that people use to accomplish things.

b)

iPads and computers

c)

Electronics

d)

Skills and knowledge that people use to waste time

5.

Why was fire important?

a)

It cooks meat and makes digestion easier

b)

It makes light

c)

Protection from animals

d)

Provides warmth

e)

All of the above

6.

How is a fossil different from an artifact?

a)

A fossil is the remains of a long-ago organism, while an artifact is a human-made object.

b)

A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a human-made object.

c)

A fossil is a nomad, and an artifact is a farmer.

d)

A fossil is a dinosaur, and an artifact is a mammal.

7.

Why was Homo Habilis known as "Handy man"?

a)

They had large hands.

b)

They used their hands to help walk.

c)

They used fire to cook meals.

d)

They were the first species to make stone tools.

8.

What is the Paleolithic Era?

a)

a time period of meat eaters

b)

when the earliest humans collided with the Ice Age

c)

The Old Stone - a period that lasted from about 2.5 million to 8000 BCE

d)

the practice of determining the age of a fossil

9.

What is the time period before a written language was created?

a)

History

b)

Climate

c)

Prehistory

d)

Environment

10.

The era also known as the "New Stone Age".

a)

Mesolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

c)

Paleolithic Era

d)

Mesozoic Era

11.

Which of the following was a major advancement for paleolithic people?

a)

Fire

b)

Writing

c)

Farming

d)

Domestication

12.

Which hominid was the first to tame fire?

a)

Homo-Habilis

b)

Homo-erectus

c)

Neanderthal

d)

Homo-sapien

13.

What hominid are you?

a)

Homo-habilis

b)

Homo-erectus

c)

Homo-sapien

d)

Neanderthal

14.

Why is this period of time known as the Stone Age?

a)

People preferred using stones to build shelter

b)

Everybody lived in caves

c)

Tools were mostly made from stone

d)

The climate was always cold

15.

The period of time before written history is known as

a)

B.C.

b)

ancient history

c)

prehistory

d)

B.C.E.

16.

How were early humans different from apes?

a)

They had less hair

b)

They stood upright and were bipedal

c)

They wore clothes

d)

They could talk

17.

The scientific name for humans is...

a)

ape

b)

sapien

c)

hominid

d)

Lucy

18.
This hominid is believed to be the first to migrate from Africa.
a)
Australopithicene
b)
Homo Habilis
c)
Homo Erectus
d)
Homo Sapien
19.

Which hominin was first discovered in the Neander Valley?

a)

Wise Man

b)

Handy Man

c)

Neanderthal Man

d)

Upright man

20.

Which of following skulls belongs to Homo Sapien?

**hint think about how their skulls change as time went on**

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Neither

d)

Both