Early Human History Quiz

What is the practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals for food called?

• Nomad

• Hominin

• Agriculture

• Artifact

Who is a person that moves from place to place without a permanent home, usually to follow food sources?

• Settler

• Nomad

• Farmer

• Artisan

What term describes early human ancestors that walked on two legs?

• Neolithic

• Hominin

• Artifact

• Civilization

What is the Old Stone Age, when early humans hunted and gathered food, called?

• Neolithic Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

What is the New Stone Age, when humans began farming and settling in one place, called?

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

What does it mean to tame animals and adapt crops for human use?

• Specialization

• Domesticate

• Barter

• Trade

What is a region in the Middle East where some of the first human settlements began, known for its rich soil?

• Fertile Crescent

• Catal Huyuk

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Basin

What is an ancient city in Turkey, one of the first known farming communities?

• Babylon

• Catal Huyuk

• Athens

• Rome

What is a supply of something useful, like water, food, or materials, called?

• Artifact

• Resource

• Civilization

• Settlement

What is the exchange of goods and services between people or groups called?

• Barter

• Trade

• Domestication

• Specialization