WorksheetsChapter 1: Early Humans
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Researchers found the bones of more than one "Handy Human" in one small area, which means...
Handy Humans probably lived in groups
Handy Humans probably died in wars
Handy Humans probably had language
Handy Humans probably made tools
Which is the earliest known hominid?
homo habilis
australopithecus
homo sapiens sapiens
homo erectus
Which type of hominid first used fire?
homo habilis
australopithecus
homo erectus
homo sapiens sapiens
What hominid was the first to spread out of Africa to replace other early peoples?
Homo sapiens sapiens
Neanderthal
Australopithecus
Homo erectus
Who's job is it to find artifacts and human fossils?
anthropologist
geologist
archaeologist
Who's job is it to study human life and culture based on artifacts found?
Geologist
anthropologist
archaeologist
artisan
What is culture?
the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis
important and powerful people who supervised rituals
humans and other humanlike creatures that walk upright
the way of life a people follows
Why did people settle in Mesopotamia?
it was hot and dry
they were too tired to go anywhere else
their gods told them to
it had a large river valley
What is an artisan?
an animal keeper
it's another word for an artist
someone who works in agriculture
a skilled worker who makes things
Which of the following is NOT an effect left by the agricultural revolution?
People were able to live in bigger groups
People were able to live on their own
People didn't have to travel for food
People could specialize in things other than hunting/gathering
Which of the following is a massive stepped tower on which a temple was built?
city-state
ziggurat
cuneiform
Sumerian
Which of the following is a state with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside?
theocracy
polytheistic
ziggurat
city-state
Which of the following is a government established by divine authority?
theocracy
polytheism
monotheism
atheism
What does "pre-history" mean?
the time before writing
the time before speaking
the time before modern history
the time we don't know about
Which of the following is known as the earliest form of writing?
ziggurat
cuneiform
English
mesopotamian
What is the relationship between homo sapiens sapiens and Neanderthals?
One took over the area of the other, killing off the original group.
One was male, the other was female.
They were two groups of hominids that were friends.
They were the two most dominant types of hominids.
Which of the following is NOT something we can learn from studying fossils and artifacts?
some aspects of culture of early humans
why humans are the way they are today
what kinds of tools early humans used
what religions people used to practice
Which of the following explains the relationship between culture and a civilization?
a civilization is a unit within a culture
a culture is something within a civilization
the two are not related
What is the "out of Africa" theory?
the question about why people moved out of Africa because its so beautiful
when homo sapiens sapiens travelled out of Africa and took over the less sophisticated hominids
when homo habilis travelled out of Africa and took over the less sophisticated hominids
when early humans had to flee the icebergs and ended up having to leave Africa
Which of the following is TRUE about Mesopotamian religious beliefs?
the people believed in one god
the people did not practice religion
the people believed their leaders were gods/goddesses
the people believed the gods were superior to themselves
