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Early People Section 2 and 3 Quiz

Quiz by Erin Dymowski

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  • Q1
    Which describes one way that early hunter-gatherers got food?
    They used tools to kill animals.
    They used chickens to lay eggs.
    They grew crops on farms.
    They grew seeds and nuts.
    30s
  • Q2
    What was the main unit of Stone Age culture?
    large tribes led by several leaders
    a small group or band of people
    groups of either hunters or gatherers
    a mother, a father, and children
    30s
  • Q3
    Which is a kind of technology used by Stone Age humans?
    fire
    eggs
    burial
    crops
    30s
  • Q4
    How do nomads live?
    They travel from place to place with the seasons.
    They return to the same place each summer and winter.
    They make villages from connected caves.
    They build villages with permanent homes.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which group was the first to bury its dead?
    hunter-gatherers
    Neanderthals
    Homo sapiens
    early Stone Age humans
    30s
  • Q6
    . When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are
    impossible to date with any accuracy.
    not as old as those found in deeper layers
    unlikely to contain any radioactive material.
    less damaged than those found below them.
    30s
  • Q7
    Which fossil find was located in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania?
    Tim White’s Ardi
    Michael Brunet’s humanoid skull
    Donald Johanson’s Lucy
    The Leakey’s discovery
    30s
  • Q8
    If the “out of Africa” theory of human migration is correct, Homo sapien fossil remains found nearest to Africa should be
    younger than those found on other continents.
    older than those found further from Africa.
    older than those found in Africa.
    younger than those found further from Africa.
    30s
  • Q9
    Why were archaeologists interested in the cave paintings found near Lascaux in southern France? a. The paintings were the first evidence of early humans ever found in France. b. The caves had not existed during the last Ice Age. c. The paintings provided evidence that humans had become more complex. d. Cave paintings were worth a great deal of money
    The paintings were the first evidence of early humans ever found in France.
    Cave paintings were worth a great deal of money
    The caves had not existed during the last Ice Age.
    The paintings provided evidence that humans had become more complex.
    30s
  • Q10
    The earliest tools were made from
    animal skins.
    iron.
    stone.
    fossils.
    30s

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