Topic 1 Review

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The person in the image is most likely to be a ________.

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anthropologist

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________ refers to the period of time before writing was invented.

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Prehistory

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________ refers to the study of past people and cultures through their material remains.

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Archaeology

Front

The Leakeys discovered ancient stone tools in a gorge in which country?

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Tanzania

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Which group of letters shows the correct chronological sequence of the hominid groups, starting with the earliest group? Options: a. a-b-c, b. c-b-a, c. b-c-a, d. a-c-b

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b-c-a

Front

Which statement can be inferred from the map? Options: a. The earliest groups of Homo sapiens emerged in Australia., b. Early Homo sapiens first lived in Africa and then migrated to other regions., c. The earliest Homo sapiens first lived in South America and then migrated to other places., d. Early Homo sapiens developed around the same time in different parts of the world.

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Early Homo sapiens first lived in Africa and then migrated to other regions.

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What is technology?

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the skills and tools people use to meet basic needs and wants

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Which place is likely being described in the text? Deposits exposed in the sides of the gorge cover a time span from about 2.1 million to 15,000 years ago. The deposits have yielded the fossil remains of more than 60 hominids (members of the human lineage), providing the most continuous known record of human evolution during the past 2 million years, as well as the longest known archaeological record of the development of stone-tool industries.

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Olduvai Gorge

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Which objects provided anthropologists with the first clues about prehistoric life? Options: a. pottery, weavings, and artwork, b. coins, tombstones, and tax records, c. footprints, bones, and tools, d. jewelry, architecture, and weapons

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footprints, bones, and tools

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Which early hominid group was the first to use fire and the hand ax?

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Homo erectus