Chapter 1-Section 1: Early Humans

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Who are archaeologist, and what do they study?

They are students who study how technology changed civilizations.

They are scientists that study how humans developed.

They are scientist who learn about past human life from fossils and artifacts.

They are academics who believe the Neolithic people came first

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Why did early people chose stones to make their first tools?

Wood left too many splinters in the Paleolithic man's hands.

Trees were scarce because large animals had trampled them.

Stones were popular and all the cool early humans used them.

Stones were readily at hand and easy to make into tools.

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The difference between an artifact and a fossil is that artifacts are tools and weapons made by man while a fossil is a trace of a plant or animal preserved in rocks.

True

False

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In the Paleolithic Age, people started farming, building communities, producing goods, and trading.

True

False

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Specialization means:

organizing fossils into groups with common elements.

a person feels better about themselves because they are different.

finding a rare artifact while on an archeological dig.

the development of different kinds of jobs.

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The earliest period of human history is called the Paleolithic period, or Old Stone Age.

True

False

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Early humans began to live in villages once they learned how to...

hunt with tools.

forage for seeds and plants to eat.

plant seeds and grow their own food.

trade animals skins for weapons.

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How did domesticating animals help the Neotlithic people?

Animals supplies meat and milk.

Animals helped carry goods that were heavy.

Both A and B

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Why was the ability to make a fire so important?

Fire made it possible to camp in the wilderness.

Fires helped nomads remember where they lived so they could return to the same spot each night.

Fire made heat, scared away large animals, and cooked food.

With fire, early man was able to better see enemies before they attacked.

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Jericho is one of the oldest known communities dating back to 6,000 BC.

True

False

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