Settlement
Louis Leakey's discoveries showed that the oldest evidence of human life found so far comes from -
A) Africa
B) Asia
C) North America
D) Mexico
B) Asia
Once early humans learned to grow crops for food and settle in one place, they had time for ____.
A) hunting larger animals
B) arts and crafts like painting and pottery
C) a more nomadic lifestyle
D) gathering plants, nuts and berries for food
B) arts and crafts like painting and pottery
What did Richard Leakey find as a young boy that made him decide to become an anthropologist and archaeologist?
A) birds
B) cave paintings
C) stone arrowheads and tools
D) a human body frozen in a glacier
C) stone arrowheads and tools
Excavation at the town of Catalhoyuk in Turkey shows that the people who lived there possibly entered their mud brick houses this way -
A)through underground tunnels
B) by ladders
C) by boats
C) through holes on the roof
C) through holes on the roof
What sharp stone was most used by early people to make arrowheads, scrapers and knives?
A) marble
B) flint
C) magma
D) limestone
B) flint
Which of the following items has never been found in a cave painting?
A) trees
B) snakes
C) lions
D) panthers
A) trees
All of the following are advantages of settling near rivers or streams:
- water for drinking
- fertile land for farming
- fish for food
- water for crops
What is another advantage of early humans forming communities near rivers or streams?
A) taming of animals
B) hunting and gathering
C) making fire
D) transportation
D) transportation
Anthropologists think humans probably first used fire to ____.
A) cook their food
B) frighten away animals
C) give light to their campsights
D) keep themselves warm
B) frighten away animals
Which of the following was NOT found with Otzi, the human body found preserved in a glacier?
A) grains of wheat in a container
B) a copper ax
C) a fur hat
D) a spear
D) a spear
Compare the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to the farming lifestyle.
Hunter-gatherer cultures were nomadic and all their time was spent finding food.
Farming gave cultures the opportunity to develop communities that settled in one place, better clothing, weapons, tools, pottery, and other arts and crafts.
When did early humans begin to use bows and arrows for hunting?
A) the Historic Age
B) the Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age)
C) the Mesolithic Age
D) the Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
C) the Mesolithic Age
What is Altamira Cave known for and how far back does it date, according to scientists?
Its beautiful cave paintings; 14,000
There is a Neolithic town, that was settled in central Turkey 9,000 years ago, that archaeologists are excavating. What is it called?
Catalhoyuk