Unit 1 Prehistory Test

What is the definition of animism?

• Using animals for food

• Looking to animal spirits for answers

• The process of raising cattle

• Welcoming animals as part of nomadic clans

One of the cultural needs during the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras was...?

• Music

• Weekly holidays

• Cooperation and collaboration among nomadic bands

• Sculptures

Cave paintings made by homo sapiens were created primarily during what era?

• Ice Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Viking Era

• Neolithic Age

The image below depicts which of the following?

• Rocks

• Random Fossils

• Stone Tools

• African Ruins

Within the term “homo habilis,” “habilis” means “man of...”?

• height

• knowledge

• skill

• kindess

Which hominid was the first humanlike creature to walk upright?

• Neanderthal

• Homo habilis

• Homo erectus

• Australopithecus

Which is one of the early hominids?

• Cro-Magnon

• Navajo

• Croats

• Vikings

In what area of the world do scholars believe to be home of the beginning of man?

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

Advanced cities and complex institution are two characteristics of...?

• Democracies

• Continents

• Villages

• Civilizations

Jericho and Aleppo, two early cities dating back to 8000 BCE, were both located in ...?

• The Nile River

• Gaza Strip

• Fertile Crescent

• Himalayan Mountains