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Early Humans Part 1 Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is this a fossil or artifact?
a)
Fossil
b)
Artifact
2.
Is this a fossil or artifact?
a)
Fossil
b)
Artifact
3.
What is the job of an Archaeologist?
a)
to study past cultures, human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts
b)
To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs
c)
To find cool stuff underground
d)
To study the relationship between geography and fossils 
4.

5. the artifacts tell us nice stories about the past

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

5.
Is this a fossil or artifact?
a)
Fossil
b)
Artifact
6.

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

minerals

7.

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

a)

A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

b)

A plant or animal must die and decompose.

c)

Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

d)

An earthquake shifts the land up.

8.
True or False....Only dinosaurs have been fossilized.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
When we pressed our dinosaur bodies into the clay...What type of "fossil" did it leave us with?
a)
preserved remains
b)
trace
c)
cast
d)
mold
10.
What type of fossil is a mummy?
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
mineral replacement
d)
preserved remains
11.
True or False...All living things that die become fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

What is the name of our earlier ancestors who are no longer living?

a)

Hominins

b)

Homo sapiens

c)

Chimpanzees

d)

Orangutans

13.

What allowed hominins to adapt to their new environments?

a)

They developed stone tools

b)

The domestication of animals

c)

New farming techniques

d)

Mining for precious metals

14.

About 2 million years ago, which hominin group became the first to migrate out of Africa?

a)

Homo habilis

b)

Homo erectus

c)

Homo neanderthalensis

d)

Homo sapiens

15.

Our own species emerged in Africa about 200,000 years ago. What is the name of it?

a)

Homo sapiens

b)

Homo neanderthalensis

c)

Homo habilis

d)

Homo naledi

16.

According to the video, why were Homo sapiens able to quickly fill nearly every geographic niche (area) of the world?

a)

They were stronger than all other hominins

b)

They were more adaptable than all other hominins

c)

They were smarter than all of the other hominins

d)

They got lucky

17.
My taller, thinner body made walking and running easier for me, so my group was the first to migrate out of Africa.
a)
Australopithecus Afarensis
b)
Homo Sapiens
c)
Homo Habilis
d)
Homo Erectus
18.
Why was Homo Habilis nicknamed "Handy Man"?
a)
He helped other members of his group
b)
He knew how to build fires
c)
He made and used simple tools
d)
He was able to build shelters
19.
Which of the following is true regarding Homo Sapiens Sapiens?
a)
They developed language and writing
b)
They farmed and raised crops
c)
They made art and music
d)
They had a really hard time charging their cell phones.
20.

What is a primary source?

a)

A primary source is a document or artifact that was created by someone who is not an expert in the field being studied.

b)

A primary source is an original document or artifact that was created during the time period being studied.

c)

A primary source is a secondary document or artifact that was created after the time period being studied.

d)

A primary source is a fictional document or artifact that was created for entertainment purposes.

21.

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

a)

A fictional novel set during World War II

b)

A textbook written by a historian

c)

An article summarizing research findings

d)

A diary written by a soldier during World War II

22.

What is a secondary source?

a)

A secondary source is a document or recording that provides biased information about an event, person, or topic.

b)

A secondary source is a document or recording that provides incorrect information about an event, person, or topic.

c)

A secondary source is a document or recording that provides information about an event, person, or topic, but is not directly from that event, person, or topic.

d)

A secondary source is a document or recording that provides information about an event, person, or topic, and is directly from that event, person, or topic.

23.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

a)

Autobiography

b)

Diary

c)

Novel

d)

History textbook

24.

What is the main difference between primary and secondary sources?

a)

Primary sources are secondary materials or second-hand accounts, while secondary sources are original materials or first-hand accounts.

b)

Primary sources are sources that are not reliable, while secondary sources are sources that are reliable.

c)

Primary sources are interpretations or analyses of original materials, while secondary sources are first-hand accounts.

d)

Primary sources are original materials or first-hand accounts, while secondary sources are interpretations or analyses of primary sources.

25.

I was looking in the attic for information about my great, great grandfather. I found his birth certificate, his high school diploma, some letters he wrote during World War II, his uniform, his wedding ring and his marriage certificate to my great, great grandmother.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

26.

My great grandfather sang a song on old recorder. The museum has the audio tape of his singing. On the tape his says the year is 1935 and then he sings his old French song.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

27.

Your teacher told the class stories about World War II.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

28.

President Obama wrote a book about the Civil War.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

29.

How did Lucy get her name?

a)

The Beatles' song playing during the discovery

b)

Named after a famous scientist

c)

Randomly chosen by a group of researchers

d)

Named after the lead researcher's daughter

30.
Who was the first hominid to use fire?
a)
Handy Man
b)
Homo sapiens sapiens
c)
Homo erectus
d)
Wise Man
31.
Having a larger brain meant Upright Man were able to invent more complex tools such as strong hand-axes made of stone.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Homo Habilis will make the next breakthrough for hominids when they begin to make.....
a)
clothing
b)
fire
c)
stone tools
d)
metal axes 
33.
Homo erectus used fire to ___________.
a)
keep warm
b)
for protection
c)
cook
d)
all of these
34.

This hominin group was the first to walk on two feet.

a)

Handy Man

b)

Wise Man

c)

Upright Man

d)

Lucy and Her Relatives

e)

Neanderthal Man

35.

How did tools effect early humans?

a)

Increased Chance of survival

b)

Decreased chance of survival

c)

No effect

d)

Allowed them to travel easier

36.

to move from one geographic region to another

a)

migrate

b)

hominids

c)

anthropologist

37.

It is widely believed that human life began in___.

a)

Iraq

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

38.

How tall was Lucy?

a)

Taller than Mr. Kirshen

b)

3-4 feet tall

c)

6 feet tall

d)

5 feet tall

39.

Early humans who moved from place to place in search of food. They would often follow herds and gather plants along the way.

a)

hunter-gatherers

b)

stone age

c)

paleolithic

d)

ice age

40.

Which 2 groups did NOT use fire?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Homo Sapiens Sapiens

c)

Homo Erectus

d)

Australopithecines

41.
Which hominid was the first to leave Africa, have clothing, and make fire?
a)
Homo Sapien Neanderthal
b)
Homo Habilis
c)
Homo Sapien Sapiens
d)
Homo Erectus
42.

Which two groups of hominids have the biggest brains?

a)

Homo Habilis & Homo Erectus

b)

Neanderthal & Homo Sapien Sapiens

c)

Homo Habilis & Neanderthal

d)

Homo Erectus & Homo Sapiens

43.

What does AD stand for?

a)

Before Christ

b)

Anno Domini

c)

After Death

d)

Common Era

44.

A way of telling the age of a once living thing is by____________ which is measuring the amount of C14 of it.

a)

Cotton Dating

b)

Carton Dating

c)

Corbin

d)

Carbon Dating