Test1-EarlyhumansandtheNeolithicRevolution.docVIP

Test 1 - Early humans and the Neolithic Revolution Directions: Use your “clicker” or remote to answer the following questions. DO NOT write on this test. Make sure you press the “send” button for each answer. True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Use “A” for true and “B” for false and press send. 1. The first part of the Stone Age is also called the Paleolithic Era. 2. Permanent settlements were built when people began to raise crops and animals. 3. Once people adopted agriculture the world population shrank because agriculture provided a less reliable food supply than did hunting and gathering. 4. Early humans hunted animals and gathered wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts and may have even scavenged to survive.. 5. An artifact is a bone that has turned into rock. 6. Early agricultural societies can best be described as nomadic. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Press the letter of the best answer and then press send. 7. Why did Louis Leakey name the hominid remains he had found Homo habilis, or “handy man”? a. because this hominid learned to control fire b. because this hominid learned to make and use crude tools c. because this hominid developed language d. because this hominid developed the work-for-wages system 8. Homo sapiens means a. southern ape. c. upright man. b. modern man. d. wise man. 9. Most Geologists and other scientists believe that the world is approximately: a. 5 million years old c. 5 billion years old b. 500 million years old d. 5 thousand years old 10. The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live a. in groups. c. without a spoken language. b. in cold climates. d. in permanent dwellings. 11. The Neolithic Revolution refers to a time when early humans a. mastered fire c. began to organize governments. b. developed agriculture. d. migrated from Africa. 12. Which of the followi