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Early Humans Check

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists who study and interpret fossils and artifacts are known as:

a)

anthropologists

b)

archaeologists

c)

paleontologists

d)

historians

2.

The remains of organisms that lived long ago are:

a)

fossils

b)

artifacts

c)

tools

d)

hominids

3.

What are objects created and used by humans?

a)

Fossils

b)

Artifacts

4.
Prehistoric humans are called _________________.
a)
Homo  anthroape
b)
Hominids
c)
Lucy
d)
Cavemen
5.

Where did early humans first live?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

6.

Where did early humans spread to over the centuries?

a)

Early humans pretty much remained in Africa

b)

Early humans spread to Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas

c)

Early humans liked cold weather so they spread to Antarctica

7.
An animal that walks on two feet is called a _______.
a)
Moped
b)
Triped
c)
Biped
d)
Ape
8.

What did prehistoric people use to make tools?

a)

Stone

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

d)

Cars

9.

Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?

a)

stone

b)

bone

c)

bronze

d)

wood

10.

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

11.

What types of homes did early humans live in?

a)

Early humans lived in new, modern apartments

b)

Early humans camped outside under trees

c)

Early humans lived in caves, or shelters such as animal skin tents

12.
Named Homo habilis in honor of its ability to make tools, this hominid was also called __________.
a)
Java
b)
Handy Henry
c)
Handy Tool
d)
Handy Man
13.
Who was the first hominid to use fire?
a)
Handy Man
b)
Homo sapiens sapiens
c)
Homo erectus
d)
Wise Man
14.
Australopithecus Afarensis lived before Homo Erectus.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Neanderthals had a sense of ____________, they cared about one another and buried their dead.
a)
urgency
b)
pride
c)
community
d)
doom
16.

Which statement about Homo Habilis describes a capability that helped their group survive?

a)

They knew how to make tools

b)

They came before Neanderthals.

c)

They lived 1.5 million years ago.

d)

They had both ape and human features.

17.

If the bones of a number of hominids were found in one location, what can scientists conclude?

a)

The hominid made tools.

b)

The hominid died in wars.

c)

The hominid had a language.

d)

The hominid lived in groups.

18.

Scientists have found evidence of burial mounds at Neanderthal sites. Therefore...

a)

Neanderthals had creative minds.

b)

Neanderthals had a complex religion.

c)

Neanderthals had a desire to make art.

d)

Neanderthals had a sense of community.

19.

Which new capability enabled hominids to survive in the colder climate of Europe?

a)

building fire and shelters

b)

drawing art on cave walls

c)

gathering food from plants

d)

making tools out of bones

20.

Modern humans are:

a)

Homo habilis

b)

Homo erectus

c)

Neanderthals

d)

Homo sapiens