How early people lived: hunting, gathering, tools and moving to new lands

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Clues archaeologists found

   Clue	Where	About how old	What it shows
   stone carried up to 12 km to one spot	Kanjera, Kenya	about 2 million years	early humans carried stone to a favored spot to make tools
   fire-scorched flint beside burned seeds and wood	Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel	at least 790,000 years	early humans made and controlled fire at hearths
   the oldest fossils of our species, Homo sapiens	Africa	about 300,000 years	our species evolved in Africa
   more than 1,000 drawings on cave walls, many of animals	Chauvet Cave, France	30,000 to 32,000 years	people made art

   Below the chart: these are the oldest clues found so far; older ones may still be found.

2. 1.

   Where were the fire-scorched flint and burned seeds found, Milo asks?

   • White Sands, New Mexico
   • Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel
   • Chauvet Cave, France
   • Kanjera, Kenya
3. 2.

   What do the oldest Homo sapiens fossils show, Pia asks?

   • Our species evolved in Africa
   • People made art on walls
   • People controlled fire
   • Our species began in France
4. 3.

   About how many years passed between the hearths and the oldest Homo sapiens fossils, Ren asks?

   • About 1,090,000 years
   • About 490,000 years
   • About 790,000 years
   • About 490 years
5. 4.

   About how many years passed between the stone carried at Kanjera and the hearths, Tala asks?

   • About 2.8 million years
   • About 1.2 million years
   • About 1.2 thousand years
   • About 200,000 years
6. 5.

   About how long after the first Homo sapiens fossils were the Chauvet drawings made, Zee asks?

   • About 270,000 years
   • About 270 years
   • About 330,000 years
   • About 27,000 years
7. 6.

   Flint at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov was bent out of shape by heat. Which claim fits that clue, Ari asks?

   • Stone tools were not made there
   • Fires burned there long ago
   • People cooked their meals there each day
   • A volcano erupted there yesterday
8. 7.

   At Kanjera, stone came from up to 12 km away. Which claim fits that clue, Bo asks?

   • The stone rolled there by itself
   • Early humans brought stone from far away
   • Early humans built roads to Kanjera
   • Kanjera was the one place in Africa with stone
9. 8.

   Chauvet Cave holds more than 1,000 drawings, many of animals. Which claim fits, Esme asks?

   • People there wrote with an alphabet
   • No people ever went into the cave
   • The drawings are 300,000 years old
   • People there made art
10. 9.

    Kira's friend says nobody made art before Chauvet. What is the best reply?

    • Agree: the chart says so
    • Disagree: Chauvet is 790,000 years old
    • Agree: Chauvet is the first art ever
    • Not proven: older art may be found
11. 10.

    Luz's friend says Homo sapiens has always lived in Europe. What is the best reply?

    • Disagree: our species evolved in Israel
    • Agree: fossils are found in Europe
    • Agree: Chauvet is in France
    • Disagree: our species evolved in Africa