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History Test #2
"Origins of Cultures & Civilizations" Unit Test (60%)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a group of people living together within a community | society |
| early relatives to modern-day humans | Hominids |
| "wise man" and the group including modern-day humans, which is believed to be the first hominid to develop language | Homo sapiens |
| people without a permanent home who move from place to place | nomads |
| people who hunt animals and gather wild plants to acquire food | hunter-gatherers |
| a large mass of ice that covers a section of land | glacier |
| movement from one location to another, in order to establish a new permanent settlement | migration |
| narrow passage of water located between Russia and Alaska where it is believed that humans crossed a frozen land bridge from Asia to North America during the Ice Ages | Bering Strait |
| study of humans and their development, including human culture and human behavior | anthropology |
| time period before written records | prehistory |
| time periods with consistently freezing temperatures throughout the world | Ice Ages |
| time period when humans invented and primarily used stone tools | Stone Ages |
| planting foods and breeding animals that are useful for humans | domestication |
| large-scale shift from hunting/gathering to farming, which allowed humans to produce large quantities of food | Agricultural Revolution |
| people who study language and its construction | linguists |
| people who study genes to understand the relationships between people across times | geneticists |
| people who study humans and their development, including human culture and human behavior | anthropologists |
| people who study the Earth's physical and cultural features | geographers |
| people who study the past based on what earlier people left behind | archaeologists |
| people who study the Earth's history, including its physical materials such as rocks, minerals, and soil | geologists |
| a good way to describe people during the Paleolithic Age | made tools out of stone |
| technology that improved the lives of Paleolithic people | the discovery of fire |
| What do cave paintings tell about Paleolithic people? | the people's lives and cultures |
| Why were Paleolithic people nomads? | they followed the animals they hunted for food |
| What were Paleolithic people's tools made out of? | stone |
| Why was the Agricultural Revolution significant in human history? | people became farmers and no longer had to depend on hunting and gathering |
| Give an example of a technology that Paleolithic people developed. | using fire to cook for food |
| What terms is used to identify a way of life of a group of people that sets it apart from other groups? | culture |
| What was a major way hunter-gatherers obtained food? | killing wild animals |
| Why are primary sources important to understanding human history? | they give descriptions of events by a person who lived through them |
| Why is it difficult for historians to know exact facts and dates about prehistory? | there are no written records of what happened during this time period |
| What is the difference between an artifact and a fossil? | an artifact is an object made by humans / a fossil is the remains of something that was once alive |
| The oldest fossils ever discovered indicate that humans originally lived on what continent? | Africa |
| Put the appearance of the major hominids in chronological order. | 1. Australopithecus 2. Homo habilis 3. Homo erectus 4. Neanderthals 5. Homo sapiens |
| What types of tools did early humans create during prehistory? | hand axes made of stone |
| List the three Stone Age eras in chronological order. | 1. Paleolithic Era 2. Mesolithic Era 3. Neolithic Era |
| List the order in which early humans migrated to each continent. | 1. Africa 2. Asia 3. Australia 4. Europe 5. North America 6. South America |
| How is it believed that early humans successfully migrated from Asia to North America? | they walked across a land bridge after glaciers lowered sea levels |
| Give an example of something that early humans domesticated. | pigs |
| Why did early humans eventually stop living as hunter-gatherers? | they began farming to increase their food supply |
| All human beings alive today are a part of which hominid group? | Homo sapiens |
| Describe the intellectual development of hominids over time. | Hominids were able to create more advanced tools and technology to survive in their environment. |
| What was the name of the Iceman? | Otzi |
| What have researchers learned about prehistory after studying the Icemen? | they learned about the transition from stone to copper weapons in Europe |
| T/F? Early humans lived as hunter-gatherers, controlled fire, communicated with language, and made cave paintings during the Paleolithic Era. | True |
| T/F? Early humans were more likely to survive alone than in groups because they could get more food and complete more tasks without depending on other people. | False |
| What historical event marked the transition between the Paleolithic Era and the Neolithic Era? | Agricultural Revolution |
| What is a land bridge? | a strip of Earth's surface connecting two continents |
| Why did early humans almost go extinct at one point during prehistory? | climate change |
| What type of location would have given humans the best change for survival? | near a river |
| How did the Agricultural Revolution change the lives of early humans? | Many people settled down in one place and built permanent homes |
| Where did Paleolithic people go after they left Africa? | Southwest Asia |
| The paintings in Lascaux Cave contain mostly images of what? | handprints, which are most likely those of teenage boys |
| Describe hunter-gatherers. | they moved in groups of animals they relied on for food |
| Give an example of a primary source. | a cave painting created by a Paleolithic person |
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Coach Rice