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The early human societies test
All questions and answers from this set. Social studies history online test about human prehistory, migrations, technology and first human settlements.
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Question 1
When did early humans learn to make and control fire?
around 500,000 years ago
Question 2
Who were the early humans?
They were
hunter-gatherers
.Question 3
What size were the groups in which the early humans lived?
around 30
Question 4
People who lived moving from place to place were:
nomads
Question 5
Combine the term with a definition.
technology of watering crops
irrigation
planting seeds and harvesting crops
agriculture
moving from one place to settle in another
migration
worship of gods and spirits
religion
Question 6
Early humans worked together in teams. Their roles were gender-specific. What were the tasks of women?
gathering fruits, nuts and mushrooms
Question 7
What continent did the hunter-gatherers start their migration from?
Africa
Question 8
What places hunter-gatherers might live?
caves
shacks
Question 9
When did early humans made stone tools?
about 2 million years ago
Question 10
Tool used by early humans for digging.
mattock
Question 11
The most likely cause of the origin of the language was:
need to work together
Question 12
Which statements are true?
Early humans believed that all elements of nature (animate and inanimate) have spirit.
True
Human cave paintings show figures of extraterrestial beings.
False
Hunter-gatherers were nomads.
True
Question 13
How many inhabitants did the first farming villages have?
few hundred
Question 14
What led to early human specialization?
Surplus of food allowed people to focus on other skills.
Question 15
What do we call objects from the past?
artifacts