Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

9th Grade Humanities

Name:________________________________ TOTAL SCORE: ______ / 25 UNCLE POP! Unit 1 Quiz: Prehistoric Man and Paleolithic Culture PART I: Vocabulary Matching SECTION: ____/5 INSTRUCTIONS: Match each vocabulary word with its definition. (1/2 pt each) ______ 1. anthropology a. a manmade object ______

2.

archaeology

b.

a pastoral man or woman, primarily during the last Ice Age

______

3.

artifact

c.

a people’s way of life

______

4.

climate

d.

an ecological community, including climate, soil, and living things

______

5.

culture

e.

the long-term temperature and weather patterns of a geographic region

______

6.

environment

f.

the Old Stone Age, characterized by hunting and gathering, and the beginnings of human culture

______

7.

history

g.

the period after writing was invented

______

8.

hunter-gatherer

h.

the period before writing was developed

______

9.

Paleolithic

i.

the study of ancient artifacts

______

10. prehistory

j.

the study of people and their cultures

______

11. technology

k.

tools and ideas that humans use to control and adapt to the environment

PART II: Early Human Development

SECTION: ______/8

Define ‘hominid’: ________________________________________________________________ (3 pts) Put the following hominid species in order from 1 (oldest) to 5 (most recent). (1 pt each) Homo Homo Homo Australopithecus Homo erectus sapiens neanderthalensis afarensis habilis 1. _________________________________

4. __________________________________

2. _________________________________

5. __________________________________

3. _________________________________

PART III: Artifact Analysis – Paleolithic Culture SECTION: _____/12 INSTRUCTIONS: Study the image. Write a paragraph in response to the question by making a statement (2 points), supporting it with evidence from the image (5 points), and connecting your statement and evidence with logical reasoning (5 points).

Location: Lascaux Cave, southwestern France

Estimated Age: 16,000 years old

What can you reasonably assume about the culture of the Paleolithic man who made this drawing?

EXTRA CREDIT: (1 pt) What was the Great Leap Forward? What effect did it have on human history?