NatGeo Chapter 1 Test
By LaDonna Aldrich-Means
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20 Questions
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What is an artifact?
What is an artifact?
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According to the map, about when did early humans first arrive in South America?
According to the map, about when did early humans first arrive in South America?
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Why did Paleolithic people begin migrating to new areas about 100,000 years ago?
Why did Paleolithic people begin migrating to new areas about 100,000 years ago?
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What term is used to identify the way of life of a group that sets it apart from other groups?
What term is used to identify the way of life of a group that sets it apart from other groups?
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Which of the following would be a tool from the Paleolithic people?
Which of the following would be a tool from the Paleolithic people?
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Select the megafauna.
Select the megafauna.
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What was a major way the hunter-gatherers obtained food?
What was a major way the hunter-gatherers obtained food?
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What do the rock paintings of Tassil-n-Ajjer in North Africa show?
What do the rock paintings of Tassil-n-Ajjer in North Africa show?
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What happened during the agricultural revolution?
What happened during the agricultural revolution?
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What animals did humans learn to breed for hunting and protection?
What animals did humans learn to breed for hunting and protection?
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Where did Homo sapiens first appear?
Where did Homo sapiens first appear?
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What did Beringia provide?
What did Beringia provide?
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"The plants they ate became scarce, and the animals they hunted disappeared. At the same time, previously uninhabitable areas became livable and attractive."What is a synonym for uninhabitable
"The plants they ate became scarce, and the animals they hunted disappeared. At the same time, previously uninhabitable areas became livable and attractive."
What is a synonym for uninhabitable
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Looking at the chart above, which fossil is the oldest?
Looking at the chart above, which fossil is the oldest?
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What made Cro-Magnon 1 especially interesting?
What made Cro-Magnon 1 especially interesting?
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What have scientists learned from Omo I?
What have scientists learned from Omo I?
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Why can fossils be hard to spot?
Why can fossils be hard to spot?
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What happens when people with genetic markers leave a particular region?
What happens when people with genetic markers leave a particular region?
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What two things can a genetic marker tell scientists?
What two things can a genetic marker tell scientists?
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What have you learned about the development of human societies that I did not ask in the test?
What have you learned about the development of human societies that I did not ask in the test?