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Origins Origins Origins Origins Origins

A _____________ occurs when people leave their

homeland to live somewhere else.

migration

The first discovery of early human

remains in Africa was made by

_______.

Mary Leakey

A _______ is a complex society that has cities,

organized government, and skilled workers.

civilization

Daily DoubleEarly civilizations had an

established _________, which was a set of shared beliefs about supernatural

powers or beings that created and ruled the world.

Religion

As modern humans migrated, they settled

in a variety of ________________, or

surroundings.

environments

Daily Double:Growing communities might be organized into ________, or groups of families with a

common ancestor.

clans

When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are:

a)Less damaged than those found below them

b)Impossible to date with any accuracy

c)Not as old as those found in deeper layers

c) Not as old as those found in deeper

layers

Which fossil find was located in Olduvai-Gorge in Tanzania?a)Donald Johanson’s Lucyb)The Leakey’s discovery

c)Micheal Brunet’s humanoid skull

b) The Leakey’s discovery

Which technology had a major effect on early human

development?

a)The use of fire

b)The gathering of plants

c)The use of written language

a) The use of fire

If the “Out of Africa” theory of human migration is correct, Homo

sapien fossil remains found nearest to Africa should be

a)Younger than those found further from Africa

b)Older than those found further from Africa

c)Younger than those found on other continents

b) Older than those found further from

Africa

Daily Double:Why were archaeologists interested in cave paintings found near Lascaux in southern

France?a)The paintings provided evidence of early

humans ever found in Franceb)The caves had not existed during the last Ice

Agec)The paintings provided evidence that humans

had become more complex

c) The paintings provided evidence that humans had

become more complex

DAILY DOUBLEWhy was French fossil hunter Michael

Brunet’s discovery so important?a)Because it was so old and it was found

in Central, not East, Africa.b)Because it was the most complex

human skeleton ever found.c)Because it was found in France and it was older than the remains found by the

Leakey’s in Africa.

a) Because it was so old and it was found in Central, not East,

Africa.

What was one of the most important signs that early humans were

developing a complex culture?a)The settlements of early peoples near

waterb)The existence of cave paintings

c)The emergence of hunter-gatherer societies

b) The existence of cave paintings

Why did the earliest civilizations appear in areas like Mesopotamia

and the Indus Valley?

a)Because these areas were near rivers and fertile soil

b)Because these areas were far away from oceans

c)Because these areas had the largest number of domesticated animals

a) Because these areas were near rivers and fertile

soil

Which of the following is the best explanation for how plants became

domesticated?a)People harvested fruits and berries

from plants that grew in their environment.

b)Domesticated animals led the people to areas suited for farming

c)Certain seeds were selected for replanting

c) Certain seeds were selected

from replanting

Information about goods and services and their

production and use, define a society’s _________.

economy

DAILY DOUBLEIn order to produce surplus food, people needed natural

resources as well asa)Tools and labor

b)Skilled craftsmenc)Good government

c) Good government

Tools and skills that people use to meet their needs and wants

a)Nomadb)Technology

c)Hunter-gatherer

b) technology

This includes the many different elements that

make up the way of life of a people

a)Technologyb)Culturec)Nomad

b) culture

People who move from place to place with the seasons

a)Nomadb)Hunter-gatherer

c)Geologist

a) nomad

True or FalseA surplus is a supply of something that can be

used as needed

False

True or FalseAn economy has cities, a

well organized government, and workers with specialized job skills

False

True or FalseA revolution is a

complete change in ways of thinking, working, or

living.

True

True or FalseA civilization is the system that a community uses to

produce and distribute goods and services.

False

True or FalseSpecialization occurs when people spend most of their

time working at a single job or craft.

True