SS Final Facts 1

Many scientists believe that human life began in 

• Africa 
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

The earliest tools were made from

• stone
• gold
• wood
• metal

 Whose fossil find, or discovery, was located in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania?

• The Leakeys'
• Donald Johanson
• Tim White
• Michael Brunet

What had a major effect on early human development?

• use of fire
• finding artifacts
• weather
• caves

When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are

• not as old as those found in deeper layers
• more damaged than those deeper down
• the oldest objects
• usually worth more money

What was true of hunter gatherers?

• they built permanent homes
• they used farming as a source of food
• they owned only what they could carry
• they domesticated plants and animals

Information about goods and services and their production and use defines a society's 

• religion
• revolution
• civilization
• economy

What is an example of how people benefited from the domestication of animals?

• they had more food
• horses were used for riding
• they were easier to hunt
• they raised sheep in order to use their wool to make clothes

The economy of early villages and cities were mainly based on 

• farming
• hunting
• trading
• fishing

When people first began to farm, what did they use to build their first dwellings?

• mud and straw
• stone
• brick
• animal skins