Early Humans

How is a fossil different from an artifact?

• A fossil is the remains of a long-ago organism, while an artifact is a human-made object.

• A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a human-made object.

• A fossil is a nomad, and an artifact is a farmer.

• A fossil is a dinosaur, and an artifact is a mammal.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the culture of some early Homo sapiens?

• They buried their dead.

• They built complex cities.

• They had wi-fi.

• They played fortnite.

What was the agricultural revolution?

• When animals were hunted.

• When the Neolithic people starting growing plants and rearing animals for food.

• Traveling from one place to another.

• Eating lunch with friends.

Which of the following is an artifact?

• a fossilized skull of a homonin

• a spear point made of stone

• a footprint of a chimpanzee

• a dinosaur bone

Which term describes music, language, clothing, and other aspects of human life?

• culture

• artifacts

• technology

• government

Paleolithic people’s tools were made of what material?

• iron

• glass

• stone

• gold

Which of the following is an important way that hunter-gatherers got food?

• raising animals such as goats

• making flour from wheat

• gathering fruits and nuts

• growing vegetables

Why was the agricultural revolution significant in human history?

• People learned to work together to kill large animals.

• More people began living as nomads and were able to travel to better climates.

• People began living in smaller family groups and depending less on others.

• People became farmers and no longer had to depend on hunting and gathering.

Why are primary sources important to understanding human history?

• They are always passed down orally from one generation to the next.

• They provide historians’ interpretations of past events.

• They are based on secondary sources.

• They give descriptions of events by a person who lived through them.

What is an archaelogist?

• scientists who interpret artifacts and piece together evidence.

• doctors who do brain surgery.

• teachers who teach history.

• a scientist who studies the cultural development of humans.