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Lesson Quiz 1-1: Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DIRECTIONS: True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 1. Homo erectus lived in caves.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Neanderthals were able to control fire for warmth, cooking, and protection.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Homo habilis could adapt to extreme climates and began populating different parts of the world.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Homo sapiens developed more sophisticated tools and learned from one another.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

This species was known as “handy man.”

a)

Australopithecines

b)

Homo habilis

c)

Homo erectus

d)

Denisovans

6.

Homo habilis used tools made of this.

a)

bones

b)

metal

c)

stone

d)

wood

7.

Where was the homeland of our early ancestors before they began to migrate about 2 million years ago?

a)

eastern Africa

b)

western Asia

c)

southern Europe

d)

northern Australia

8.

What did Neanderthals wear for clothing to keep warm in harsh conditions?

a)

hardened mud

b)

grass capes

c)

large leaves

d)

animal skins

9.

According to this migration theory, modern humans evolved independently at the same time from several scattered populations of early humans.

a)

Multiregional model

b)

Out-of-Africa model

c)

Transformation model

d)

bipedal model

10.

The ability to walk upright on two legs is called:

a)

bipedalism

b)

quadropedalism

c)

bicyclepedalism

d)

tripedalism

11.

Which of the following is a key piece of evidence for human evolution?

a)

Ancient cave paintings

b)

Stone tools

c)

Fossilised human bones

d)

Old maps

12.

How did Lucy get her name?

a)

The Beatles' song playing during the discovery

b)

Named after a famous scientist

c)

Randomly chosen by a group of researchers

d)

Named after the lead researcher's daughter

13.

How did Lucy die?

a)

Cause of death is unknown

b)

She was killed by a predator

c)

She died of natural causes

d)

She drowned in a river