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Early Humans

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
2.
A timeline shows the order in which events have occurred.  This is called __________________ order.
a)
Anno Domini
b)
chronological
c)
title
d)
periods of time
3.

A __________ is a period of 10 years.

a)

century

b)

year

c)

decade

d)

Era

4.
A _________ is a period of 100 years.
a)
decade
b)
century
c)
Era
d)
chronological order
5.
Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 
a)
Last use of hieroglyphic writing
b)
Rosetta Stone is carved
c)
Settlers in Nile Valley
d)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
6.
How many years passed between the settlement of the Nile Valley and the building of the Pyramids of Giza? 
a)
3,300 Years
b)
900 Years
c)
5,100 Years
d)
1,100 Years
7.
Humans and their prehistoric ancestors are 
a)
hominids
b)
paleontologists
c)
centenarian
d)
preservers
8.
Finding Lucy was such an exciting event because 
a)
it was 3.18 million years old
b)
it was found when the scientists were listening to a song
c)
her skeleton was so complete
d)
it was found in Ethiopia
9.
What was one major difference between Lucy and a modern day adult skeleton?
a)
Lucy's bones were fragile
b)
Lucy had fewer bones
c)
Lucy was the height of a child
d)
Lucy's bones were thicker
10.
Paleolithic man survived by
a)
farming
b)
hunting & gathering
11.

How long ago did Otzi live?

a)

About 500 years ago.

b)

Almost 4,000 years ago.

c)

About 2,500 years ago.

d)

Over 5,000 years ago.

12.

The location where Otzi was found can be described as

a)

the summit of a mountain.

b)

the bottom of the mountain.

c)

deep in a swamp.

d)

near a village in the desert.

13.

Otzi's body was so well preserved because

a)

the birds stopped pecking at his head and flew south.

b)

his body was submerged in the ice for thousands of years.

c)

he only died a few days before he was discovered.

d)

he ate pollen which preserved his body.

14.
How tall was Lucy?
a)
4 feet
b)
3 1/2 feet
c)
3 feet
d)
41/2 feet
15.

Lucy was found

a)

in the sky with diamonds

b)

in Ethiopia

c)

walking upright

d)

in the United Kingdom

16.

One of Lucy's traits was 'bipedalism'. This means

a)

She had two feet

b)

She had two legs

c)

She was walking upright

d)

She walked on both front and back legs

17.
What is an archaeologist?
a)
a person who repairs broken pottery
b)
a person who tells stories
c)
a person who studies old objects to learn about the past
d)
a person who builds buildings
18.

What do historians call the earliest period of human history when people used stone to make tools and weapons?

a)

Ancient Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Neolithic Age

d)

Paleolithic Age

19.

to adjust to an environment to improve chances of survival

a)

adapt

b)

migrate

c)

forage

d)

secure

20.

the movement from one region to another

a)

migration

b)

adaptation

c)

specialization

d)

development

21.

Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. This is why they are called ______.

a)

farmers

b)

settlers

c)

nomads

d)

immigrants

22.

One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was

a)

stone tools

b)

spoken language

c)

cave art

d)

religion

23.

. What is the best example of how an advance in the use of technology made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?

a)

They hunted and gathered.

b)

They discovered how to use fire.

c)

They lived near water sources.

d)

They used caves as shelters.

24.

Early cave paintings like those found in Lascaux, France contain mostly

images of what?

a)

grasslands that were growing in areas that are

now desert

b)

handprints, which are most likely those of teenage

boys

c)

events in the daily lives of hunter-gatherers

d)

animals, some of which are now extinct

25.
In order to express ideas, early humans
a)
wrote letters
b)
painted in caves
c)
played music
d)
posted on Facebook
26.
The Ice Age resulted in people crossing a land bridge from which two continents?
a)
Europe to Asia
b)
Asia to North America
c)
Africa to Asia
d)
North America to South America
27.
Which of the following was considered a role of men during the Stone Age?
a)
hunting animals for food
b)
leading the community
c)
protecting the community
d)
All of the above
28.
The period of time before written history is known as
a)
B.C.
b)
ancient history
c)
prehistory
d)
B.C.E.
29.
Which was NOT one of the roles of women during the Stone Age?
a)
cooking food
b)
hunting wild animals
c)
taking care of young
d)
gathering plants and berries
30.
Historians believe that people first lived in
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
North America
31.

Paleolithic people’s tools were made of what material?

a)

iron

b)

glass

c)

stone

d)

gold

32.

What is migration?

a)

doing a back flip

b)

chewing with your mouth open

c)

movement from one place to another.

d)

a hunter-gatherer

33.

People who move from one place to another are called

a)

nomads

b)

mermaids

c)

hunters

d)

farmers

34.

Is this a primary or a secondary source?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

35.

Which are NOT innovations used by early humans during the Stone and Ice Ages?

a)

stone axes

b)

fish hooks

c)

bow and arrows

d)

iron weapons

36.

Hominids ____________ over many millions of years from a common ancestor with apes.

a)

migrated

b)

capabilities

c)

evolved

d)

domesticated

37.

What capability made Lucy different from apes?

a)

a larger brain

b)

the ability to use language

c)

walking on two feet

d)

the ability to swing between trees

38.
What is a hominid?
a)
the full skeleton of a human
b)
an early ancestor of humans
c)
any ape species from Africa
d)
a very advanced human
39.
How did fire improve survival?
a)
provided protection from predators
b)
provided heat in cold environments
c)
allowed for cooking of food
d)
all of the above
40.

Where did the first hominins come from?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

America

41.
The bones of many hominids found in one location showed that hominids
a)
made tools
b)
lived in groups
c)
had language
d)
died in wars