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WorksheetsEarly Humans
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
How did the Agricultural Revolution change the lives of early humans?
Many people settled down in one place and built permanent homes.
Many people could more easily migrate to new areas if their crops died.
Many people grew cash crops that helped them make a lot of money.
Many people stopped trading since everyone grew their own food.
How long did it take early humans to migrate around the world
10 years
100 years
1,000 years
10,000 years
Which of these best describes a land bridge?
The bones of mammoths laid out over a body of water
A mountain range
A strip of Earth's surface connecting two continents
A strip of coastline
What have researchers learned about the prehistoric period after studying the Iceman?
They learned how the ancient Egyptians would mummify people
They learned about the transition from stone to copper weapons
They learned about the farming tools people used during the Ice Ages
They learned about the relationship between humans and dogs during the Ice Age
What was the name given to the Iceman?
Otzi
Ardi
Lucy
Mael
All humans alive today are:
Homo sapiens
Homo habilis
Neanderthals
Australopithicus
Why did early humans stop living as hunter-gatherers?
They learned how to farm
They started to make fires
They created languages
They drew cave paintings
How did some early humans migrate from Asia to North America?
They walked across land bridges
They built boats
They were carried by dolphins
They floated on chunks of ice
On which continent do experts believe humans originally lived?
Africa
Asia
Australia
North America
Which profession studies prehistory based upon physical objects earlier people left behind?
Archaeologists
Geologists
Anthropologists
History
Why is it difficult for historians to know exact facts and dates about prehistory?
Prehistoric people did not keep written records
Prehistoric artifacts are often lost or destroyed over time
Prehistoric sites are difficult to excavate and study
All of the above
