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Early Humans Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the Five Themes of Geography? Mark all that apply.

a)
  1. 1. Movement

  2. 2. Location

  3. 3. Place

  4. 4. Region

  5. 5. Human-Environment Interaction

b)
  1. 1. Location

  2. 2. Place

  3. 3. Human-Animal Interaction

  4. 4. Geography

  5. 5. Region

c)
  1. 1. Place

  2. 2. Location

  3. 3. Region

  4. 4. Movement

  5. 5. Climate

2.

What is the agricultural revolution? (Also known as The Neolithic Revolution)

a)

The farmers revolted and improved their rights.

b)

The invention of the tractor to farm.

c)

Early man's shift from a nomadic lifestyle to farming.

d)

Hunting and gathering resources.

3.

If a date does not have an abbreviation after it, when should we assume the event occurred?

a)

BC

b)

AC

c)

AD

d)

BCE

4.

Which civilization was the most recent to exist?

a)

Greece - 2600 BCE to 300 BCE

b)

China - 2200 BCE to 1279 CE

c)

Egypt - 2500 BCE to 1200 BCE

d)

Mesopotamia - 3000 BCE to 400 BCE

5.

How many years are between the start of the Chinese civilization (2200 BCE) to the end of the Middle Ages (1500 CE)?

a)

5000 years

b)

700 years

c)

250 years

d)

3700 years

6.

Which of these examples would be considered a Primary Source? Mark all that apply.

a)

A diary

b)

A World History Textbook

c)

A dinosaur fossil

d)

A museum tour guide at an Ancient History Museum

e)

A picture taken during the Vietnam War

7.

A primary source is a source that was created by someone that did not experience the event.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How did agriculture lead to the first civilizations?

a)

Civilization did not develop.

b)

People moved to Mesopotamia because the weather was nice. This led to the rise of civilization.

c)

People moved around to hunt food. This allowed for more movement of people and the rise of civilization.

d)

People became better farmers which allowed them to settle in larger villages. Over time, society and culture became more complex.

9.

What is an anthropologist?

a)

an expert who studies the origin of human history

b)

a person who digs up artifacts

c)

a person who analyzes the stock market

d)

a person who works at a retail store

10.

Where do anthropologists believe early humans emerged from?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

11.

What artifact in early human history proves that animals were of great importance?

a)

cave art

b)

irrigation

c)

domestication

d)

fossils

12.

How did early humans migrate from Asia to the Americas?

a)

sea levels dropped, creating a land bridge from Europe to America

b)

early humans were already in the Americas

c)

sea levels dropped, creating a land bridge at the Bering Strait

d)

early humans migrated during a massive heat wave

13.

What caused early humans to migrate out of Africa?

a)

dry conditions due to a global ice age

b)

the agricultural revolution

c)

war and disease

d)

dangerous animals

14.

Name the 7 continents of the world. (Mark all that apply)

a)
  1. 1. North America

  2. 2. South America

  3. 3. Europe

  4. 4. India

  5. 5. Africa

  6. 6. Australia

  7. 7. Antarctica

b)
  1. 1. United States

  2. 2. South America

  3. 3. Europe

  4. 4. Asia

  5. 5. Africa

  6. 6. Australia

  7. 7. Antarctica

c)
  1. 1. North America

  2. 2. South America

  3. 3. Europe

  4. 4. Asia

  5. 5. Africa

  6. 6. Australia

  7. 7. Antarctica