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World History I: Early Humans

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

Early hunter-gatherer communities relied on tools made from (a)   .

Choose from the below words

bronze

copper

steel

stone
2.

Based on this passage, what was one effect of the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

It led to the creation of a trade market for animal skins.

b)

It influenced the development of simple stone tools.

c)

It encouraged the establishment of permanent settlements.

d)

It led to the invention of advanced navigation tools for shipping.

3.

Which development most accurately completes the diagram?

a)

The invention of printing

b)

Human use of stone tools

c)

The emergence of river-valley civilizations

d)

Climate change leading to desertification

4.

During which prehistoric age did human societies begin farming?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Bronze

d)

Iron

5.

During which period did this transition occur?

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

c)

Bronze Age

d)

Iron Age

6.

What allows us to determine the date of a fossil or artifact?

a)

Hydrogen Dating

b)

Potassium Dating

c)

Oxygen Dating

d)

Carbon Dating

7.

Who is someone that migrates to look for food, water, and shelter in their environment?

a)

Farmer

b)

Soldier

c)

Nomad

d)

Pastoralist

8.

What's the name of the Neolithic settlement that is currently under excavation in Anatolia (Turkey)?

a)

Stonehenge

b)

Aleppo

c)

Jericho

d)

Çatalhöyük

9.

When did humans start to develop permanent settlements?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Hadean

d)

Jurassic

10.

Where were the earliest homo sapiens located?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

11.

Which type of tools from the Paleolithic do we often find?

a)

Stone

b)

Metal

c)

Wood

d)

Gold

12.

Which word describe permanent settlements, agriculture, social hierarchies, and eventually writing systems?

a)

Civilization

b)

Hominid

c)

Nomad

d)

Settlement

13.

Life of early hunter-gatherer societies was shaped by their _______________.

a)

religion

b)

physical environment

c)

need for caves

d)

family heritage

14.

When did Homo Sapiens first emerge on Earth, according to the fossil records?

a)

10 million years ago

b)

1-2 million years ago

c)

400,000 - 100,000 years ago

d)

10,000 years ago

15.

A major difference between Paleolithic and Neolithic societies was that Neolithic people?

a)

Began farming and domesticating animals

b)

Used fire for the first time

c)

Developed stone tools

d)

Lived in caves

16.
Which statement is true?
a)
During the Neolithic Era people migrated from place to place. 
b)
During the Paleolithic Era people migrated from place to place. 
c)
During the Neolithic Era people developed language.
d)
During the Paleolithic Era people used animals to help with farming. 
17.
Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent? 
a)
Europe 
b)
North America 
c)
Asia 
d)
Africa 
18.

The land bridge theory says humans arrived in North America from what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

19.
Many anthropologists and archaeologists believe that early nomads crossed a land bridge during the Ice Age that connected 
a)
Australia and Asia
b)
Asia and South America
c)
Africa and North America
d)
Asia and North America
20.
What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?
a)
They needed to find employment and an income
b)
To find resources such as food and shelter
c)
To explore the world.
d)
They needed to find better transportation.