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Check Your Knowledge! Complete the quiz questions below using your chapter 1 notes and your big Homo Saipan Saipan brain!

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Select two reasons why early humans made cave paintings.

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Select three ways of studying Pre-History.

Digging for Ancient Evidence

Translating Historical Documents

Comparing Modern Languages

Analyzing Early Human Remains

Analyzing Classical Era Statues

Interpreting Paleolithic Cave Paintings

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When was the Paleolithic Era?

3500 BCE to 300 CE

2,500,000 BCE to around 10,000 BCE

8000 BCE to 4000 BCE

3000 BCE to 1 CE

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What effect did the Ice Age have on the planet?
Connect the cause on the left to the effect on the right. Bolded words are hints.

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The entire world grew colder with winters starting earlier and ending later.		Humans and animals from Asia walked across the Bering Strait and a frozen Pacific Ocean to reach North America.
Sea levels fell across the world and oceans froze.		Early humans were forced to migrate South away from growing glaciers into East Asia and South America.
Europe, Asia, and North America experienced deep freezes and glaciation.		Homo Neanderthals evolved to resist the cold. Homo Sapiens began to compete against Homo Neanderthals for limited resources. Eventually Homo Neanderthals went extinct.

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Which of the following pictures is a Paleolithic object?

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Nike Sneaker

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Roman Statue

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Suit of Armor

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Arrowhead or Sharpened Stone

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Based on the map, in which climate zone did early human migration originate in East Africa (marked by the red circle)?

Tropical Zone: The warm climate region surrounding the equator characterized by consistently high temperatures throughout the year.

Temperate Zone: The climate region located between the tropics and the polar circles characterized by moderate temperatures and distinct changing seasons.

Polar Zone: The frigid climate region surrounding the North and South Poles characterized by extreme cold, ice, and harsh winters.

Glacial Sheet: A massive, thick layer of ice covering large continental land masses for extended historical periods.

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As early humans migrated north across 30°N latitude into North America, Europe, and Asia, which climate zones (from the map key) did they encountered along their routes?

Tropical Zone: The warm climate region surrounding the equator characterized by consistently high temperatures throughout the year.

Temperate Zone: The climate region located between the tropics and the polar circles characterized by moderate temperatures and distinct changing seasons.

Polar Zone: The frigid climate region surrounding the North and South Poles characterized by extreme cold, ice, and harsh winters.

Glacial Sheet: A massive, thick layer of ice covering large continental land masses for extended historical periods.

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True or False?
According to the map, early human migration routes were restricted to regions between the 30°N and 30°S latitude lines.

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Read the following and answer the question in your own words, in at least two sentences.
Provide evidence either from the reading, the map, your notes/classwork, or what you've learned in your answer.
Question: What do you think drove multiple groups of early humans to migrate to the Americas?
Bering Land Bridge
This map shows how a land bridge connected the continents of Asia and North America when the most recent ice age lowered sea levels. Scientists once theorized that the ancestors of today's Native Americans reached North America by walking across this land bridge and made their way southward by following passages in the ice as they searched for food. New evidence shows that some may have arrived by boat, following ancient coastlines.
From the book The Making of America, published by National Geographic Society © 2002, National Geographic Books

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Read about the following technological developments to answer the final question.

Tailored Animal-Skin Clothing:

Crafted using bone needles and sinew thread to create fitted furs and hides that trapped body heat.

Boats and Watercraft:

Constructed simple dugout canoes or hide-covered boats to navigate coastlines and access ocean resources.

Controlled Use of Fire:

Provided warmth, light, a method to cook meats, and defense against predators.

Specialized Large-Game Hunting Tools:

Developed composite tools like spear-throwers (atlatls), bone-tipped harpoons, simple sturdy pikes, and sharp stone blades to hunt megafauna (such as mammoths, bison, and reindeer) where plant foraging was scarce.

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Answer the question below using C.E.R. (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning). Write at least 3 complete sentences.
Identify a specific technological developments created by early hunter-gatherers during their migrations. Then, explain how the development helped humans adapt to and survive in colder climates.

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Chapter 1 - The First Humans Assessment (Fall 2026)

Read about the following technological developments to answer the final question.

Chapter 1 - The First Humans Assessment (Fall 2026)

Select two reasons why early humans made cave paintings.

Select three ways of studying Pre-History.

When was the Paleolithic Era?

What effect did the Ice Age have on the planet?Connect the cause on the left to the effect on the right. Bolded words are hints.

The entire world grew colder with winters starting earlier and ending later.

Sea levels fell across the world and oceans froze.

Europe, Asia, and North America experienced deep freezes and glaciation.

Which of the following pictures is a Paleolithic object?

Based on the map, in which climate zone did early human migration originate in East Africa (marked by the red circle)?

As early humans migrated north across 30°N latitude into North America, Europe, and Asia, which climate zones (from the map key) did they encountered along their routes?

True or False?According to the map, early human migration routes were restricted to regions between the 30°N and 30°S latitude lines.

True or False?

Question: What do you think drove multiple groups of early humans to migrate to the Americas?

Bering Land Bridge

Read about the following technological developments to answer the final question.

Tailored Animal-Skin Clothing:

Crafted using bone needles and sinew thread to create fitted furs and hides that trapped body heat.

Boats and Watercraft:

Constructed simple dugout canoes or hide-covered boats to navigate coastlines and access ocean resources.

Controlled Use of Fire:

Provided warmth, light, a method to cook meats, and defense against predators.

Specialized Large-Game Hunting Tools:

Developed composite tools like spear-throwers (atlatls), bone-tipped harpoons, simple sturdy pikes, and sharp stone blades to hunt megafauna (such as mammoths, bison, and reindeer) where plant foraging was scarce.

Answer the question below using C.E.R. (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning). Write at least 3 complete sentences.Identify a specific technological developments created by early hunter-gatherers during their migrations. Then, explain how the development helped humans adapt to and survive in colder climates.

Answer the question below using C.E.R. (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning). Write at least 3 complete sentences.

Select two reasons why early humans made cave paintings.

Select three ways of studying Pre-History.

When was the Paleolithic Era?

What effect did the Ice Age have on the planet?Connect the cause on the left to the effect on the right. Bolded words are hints.

The entire world grew colder with winters starting earlier and ending later.

Sea levels fell across the world and oceans froze.

Europe, Asia, and North America experienced deep freezes and glaciation.

Which of the following pictures is a Paleolithic object?

Based on the map, in which climate zone did early human migration originate in East Africa (marked by the red circle)?

As early humans migrated north across 30°N latitude into North America, Europe, and Asia, which climate zones (from the map key) did they encountered along their routes?

True or False?According to the map, early human migration routes were restricted to regions between the 30°N and 30°S latitude lines.

True or False?

Question: What do you think drove multiple groups of early humans to migrate to the Americas?

Bering Land Bridge

Tailored Animal-Skin Clothing:

Crafted using bone needles and sinew thread to create fitted furs and hides that trapped body heat.

Boats and Watercraft:

Constructed simple dugout canoes or hide-covered boats to navigate coastlines and access ocean resources.

Controlled Use of Fire:

Provided warmth, light, a method to cook meats, and defense against predators.

Specialized Large-Game Hunting Tools:

Developed composite tools like spear-throwers (atlatls), bone-tipped harpoons, simple sturdy pikes, and sharp stone blades to hunt megafauna (such as mammoths, bison, and reindeer) where plant foraging was scarce.

Answer the question below using C.E.R. (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning). Write at least 3 complete sentences.Identify a specific technological developments created by early hunter-gatherers during their migrations. Then, explain how the development helped humans adapt to and survive in colder climates.

Answer the question below using C.E.R. (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning). Write at least 3 complete sentences.

What effect did the Ice Age have on the planet?
Connect the cause on the left to the effect on the right. Bolded words are hints.

True or False?
According to the map, early human migration routes were restricted to regions between the 30°N and 30°S latitude lines.

What effect did the Ice Age have on the planet?
Connect the cause on the left to the effect on the right. Bolded words are hints.

True or False?
According to the map, early human migration routes were restricted to regions between the 30°N and 30°S latitude lines.