WorksheetsEarly Humans
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 44mins
A __________ is a period of 10 years.
century
year
decade
Era
How long ago did Otzi live?
About 500 years ago.
Almost 4,000 years ago.
About 2,500 years ago.
Over 5,000 years ago.
The location where Otzi was found can be described as
the summit of a mountain.
the bottom of the mountain.
deep in a swamp.
near a village in the desert.
Otzi's body was so well preserved because
the birds stopped pecking at his head and flew south.
his body was submerged in the ice for thousands of years.
he only died a few days before he was discovered.
he ate pollen which preserved his body.
Lucy was found
in the sky with diamonds
in Ethiopia
walking upright
in the United Kingdom
One of Lucy's traits was 'bipedalism'. This means
She had two feet
She had two legs
She was walking upright
She walked on both front and back legs
What do historians call the earliest period of human history when people used stone to make tools and weapons?
Ancient Age
Bronze Age
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
to adjust to an environment to improve chances of survival
adapt
migrate
forage
secure
the movement from one region to another
migration
adaptation
specialization
development
Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. This is why they are called ______.
farmers
settlers
nomads
immigrants
One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was
stone tools
spoken language
cave art
religion
. What is the best example of how an advance in the use of technology made life less difficult for Paleolithic people?
They hunted and gathered.
They discovered how to use fire.
They lived near water sources.
They used caves as shelters.
Early cave paintings like those found in Lascaux, France contain mostly
images of what?
grasslands that were growing in areas that are
now desert
handprints, which are most likely those of teenage
boys
events in the daily lives of hunter-gatherers
animals, some of which are now extinct
Paleolithic people’s tools were made of what material?
iron
glass
stone
gold
What is migration?
doing a back flip
chewing with your mouth open
movement from one place to another.
a hunter-gatherer
People who move from one place to another are called
nomads
mermaids
hunters
farmers
Is this a primary or a secondary source?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Which are NOT innovations used by early humans during the Stone and Ice Ages?
stone axes
fish hooks
bow and arrows
iron weapons
Hominids ____________ over many millions of years from a common ancestor with apes.
migrated
capabilities
evolved
domesticated
What capability made Lucy different from apes?
a larger brain
the ability to use language
walking on two feet
the ability to swing between trees
Where did the first hominins come from?
Europe
Africa
Asia
America
