WorksheetsEarly Humans Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who is an archaeologist?
Someone who studies the future.
Someone who explores human history by examining objects left behind by past people.
A person from a society that hunts animals and gathers plants instead of farming.
What is the meaning of the term "neolithic"?
Bronze Age
Old Stone Age
New Stone
Who are Hunter-Gatherers?
Individuals from societies that rely on hunting animals and gathering wild plants for food, rather than farming or raising livestock.
People who domesticate animals for food.
A person who searches for hardened remains left behind by humans.
Who is considered a nomad?
A person who remains in one location for a long period.
A person who lives on a farm.
A person who belongs to a group that moves from place to place rather than settling permanently in one area.
Which of the following best describes a fossil?
Hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago.
Anything made and used by humans.
A tool used for hunting.
Which of the following best describes an artifact?
More than what is needed.
Hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago.
Anything made and used by humans.
What is the meaning of the prefix 'paleo-'?
New
Old
What is the meaning of Domestication?
To allow for citizens to focus on one specific task or job.
To bring under the control of and make usable by humans.
To farm crops on your lands.
What does it mean to have a surplus?
Having more than what is needed.
Having less than what is needed.
What does the term 'Pastoralism' refer to?
The process of hunting for wild animals.
To bring under one's control.
The practice of raising and domesticating animals instead of growing crops.
Approximately how many years ago did the Paleolithic Era start?
2.5 million years ago.
6.2 million years ago.
12,000 years ago.
What are the names of the two ancient skeletons that provided the earliest evidence of human life on Earth?
James and Arthur
Lucy and Ardi
Lucy and James
Arthur and Lucy
Ardi and Liam
In which region of the world can you find the Fertile Crescent?
North America
The Middle East
South America
Africa
In what ways did the Neolithic Revolution transform how early humans lived and obtained their food?
They increased their reliance on hunting and gathering.
Food became so scarce that they survived only on wild plants.
Most people shifted away from hunting and gathering to focus on farming and domesticating animals.
Hunter-gatherer societies used tools such as the ones in the picture, that were often made out of which materials? (select two)
Iron
Bone
Stone
Steel
Copper
Which term refers to the transition (change) of human societies from nomadic/ hunting and gathering to farming?
Paleolithic Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
What was the primary reason early humans were nomadic?
what are some ways that nomadic hunter-gatherers used fire? (Choose 3)
They used fire for protection
They used fire for decoration
They used fire to create art
They used fire to cook food
they used fire for heat
