Which of the following would most likely have been left behind in the Olduvai Gorge?
(1 point)
Responses
australopithecine
australopithecine
Homo habilis
Homo habilis
Lucy
Lucy
Neanderthal
How do historians use evidence to learn about the past? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
They excavate the sources of evidence.
They excavate the sources of evidence.
They propose the meaning of evidence.
They propose the meaning of evidence.
They analyze the carbon-14 of evidence.
They analyze the carbon-14 of evidence.
They assess the reliability of evidence.
Which characteristics describe Old Stone Age peoples? Select all that apply.
(2 points)
Responses
built large villages
built large villages
buried their dead with goods
buried their dead with goods
made stone tools
made stone tools
developed writing systems
developed writing systems
moved from place to place
moved from place to place
How did the development of spoken language most likely influence Stone Age hunting groups? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
It helped them work together during the hunt.
It helped them work together during the hunt.
It made it possible for them to follow animal herds farther.
It made it possible for them to follow animal herds farther.
It permitted them to domesticate herd animals.
It permitted them to domesticate herd animals.
It allowed them to develop future hunting plans.
The most likely answers for each question are:
1. Neanderthal would most likely have been left behind in the Olduvai Gorge.
2. Historians use evidence by excavating the sources of evidence, proposing the meaning of evidence, and assessing the reliability of evidence.
3. Characteristics that describe Old Stone Age peoples include making stone tools and moving from place to place.
4. The development of spoken language most likely influenced Stone Age hunting groups by helping them work together during the hunt and allowing them to develop future hunting plans.
The most likely item left behind in the Olduvai Gorge is an australopithecine.
Historians use evidence to learn about the past by excavating the sources of evidence, proposing the meaning of evidence, and assessing the reliability of evidence.
The characteristics that describe Old Stone Age peoples include making stone tools, moving from place to place, and burying their dead with goods.
The development of spoken language most likely influenced Stone Age hunting groups by helping them work together during the hunt and allowing them to develop future hunting plans.