Prehistoric People

All of the following are characteristics of the earliest human ancestors (before the Old Stone Age) EXCEPT:

• They did not speak

• They used tools

• They walked upright on two feet

• They had smaller brains

How did the hunter-gatherers sustain themselves?

• by trading with neighboring bands

• by farming along river valleys

• by searching for wild plants and animals

• by domesticating wild animals

Which factor forced nomadic groups living together to be smaller during the Paleolithic Age?

• scarcity of food source

• limited access to water

• lack of simple tools

• lack of skilled laborers

What is the term used for a lifestyle that is constantly on the move, usually following herds of animals as a food source, with only temporary, movable housing?

• Nomadic

• Domestic

• Exploratory

• Sedentary

Nomad, foragers and hunter-gatherers are terms most associated with _________:

• Middle Ages

• Old Stone Age

• Neolithic Age

• Golden Age

Historians refer to the period dominated by hunter-gatherers as the _____.

• Middle Ages

• Golden Age

• Old Stone Age

• Neolithic Age

• Used simple tools
• Adjusted to their environment
• Moved from place to place in search of food
• Used fire to cook food

Which group of people is most closely associated with this list?

• city dwellers

• skilled workers

• hunter-gatherers

• farmers

Which geographic feature was most important in determining where human civilizations started and flourished (expanded)?

• deserts

• river valleys

• plateaus

• mountains

Which method did the early humans mostly use to migrate to North America during the Paleolithic Age?

• using submarines

• crossing a land bridge

• sea travels

• flying airplanes

Which area did the early humans reach by crossing a land bridge?

• South America

• Australia

• Pacific Islands

• The Americas