Prehistory and Early Human Migration

Question 1

This map shows sites where early human fossils have been found. Where did archaeologists find evidence of the earliest human fossil?

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A: A

Question 2

Why do archaeologists believe that early peoples crossed Beringia? Choose two answers.

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A: DNA evidence shows that American Indians and Siberians are related.; B: American Indian and Siberian languages share similar rules.

Question 3

According to the map, which statements are true about early human migration routes?Choose three answers.

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B: Humans migrated from North America to South America.; C: Migration took place over almost 200,000 years.; E: Humans first began migrating from Africa.

Question 4

How did the natural environment influence diet in hunter-gatherer societies? Choose four answers.Colder climates resulted in a lack of food for hunter-gatherers.Different types of vegetation were available in different places.Hunter-gatherers ate the same foods in each environment.Hunter-gatherers ate only plants; they did not eat animals.Hunter-gatherers ate different types of plants depending on the environment.Hunter-gatherers used resources in the environment to create tools.

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A: Colder climates resulted in a lack of food for hunter-gatherers.; B: Different types of vegetation were available in different places.; E: Hunter-gatherers ate different types of plants depending on the environment.; F: Hunter-gatherers used resources in the environment to create tools.

Question 5

How did hunter-gatherers alter the natural environment? Choose two answers.

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A: Hunter-gatherers used fire to burn plants and trees.; D: Hunter-gatherers contributed to the extinction of some animals through overhunting.

Question 6

Study the photo of this collection of hunter-gatherer tools.What do they suggest about the society that created them? Choose three answers.

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A: They needed pointed tools for cutting.; B: They used many materials to create tools.; E: They shaped tools for different purposes.

Question 7

Study the painting carefully. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. The painting suggests that hunter-gatherers respected . The colors in the painting show that hunter-gatherers . The action depicted in the painting tells the story of .

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C: animals

Question 8

Question 8

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B: could create paint colors

Question 9

Question 9

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B: people living with animals

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