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Early Humans (Ch.1-1) F & C

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a person who studies and writes about human past

a)

nomad

b)

archaeologist

c)

historian

d)

anthropologist

2.

a person who learns about past human life by studying fossils and artifacts

a)

archaeologist

b)

anthropologist

c)

nomad

d)

historian

3.

an item made by humans

a)

fossils

b)

technology

c)

artifact

d)

revolution

4.

trace or imprint of a plant or animal preserved in rock

a)

historian

b)

skeleton

c)

artifact

d)

fossil

5.

a scientist who studies cultures of ancient humans

a)

anthropologist

b)

historian

c)

archaeologist

d)

fossil

6.

tools and methods used to help humans perform a task

a)

domesticate

b)

technology

c)

specialization

d)

artifact

7.

to tame plants or animals

a)

technology

b)

specialize

c)

domesticate

d)

archaeologist

8.

development of different kinds of jobs

a)

domesticate

b)

revolution

c)

specialization

d)

aritfact

9.

a change that affects many areas of life

a)

nomads

b)

specialization

c)

revolution

d)

technology

10.

"Old Stone Age"

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

Mesozoic

11.

"New Stone Age"

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Mesolithic Era

c)

Neolithic Age

d)

Paleolithic Age

12.

What revolutionary change took place during the Neolithic Age?

a)

simple shelters

b)

hunting

c)

farming

d)

tool making

13.

Paleolithic people survived because they learned to use.....

a)

fire

b)

rocks

c)

water

d)

caves

14.

Historians call the early period of human history ------

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Prehistory

c)

Stone Age

d)

Iron Age

15.

The time period before written records is called

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

prehistory

d)

Mesolithic Age

16.

Scientists believe that our ancestors homo sapiens came from

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Kentucky