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EARLY PEOPLE AND AGRICULTURE, 200,000–3000 BC Early Agriculture The earliest farming sites are located in the Middle East. 'PTTJM TJUFT PG FBSMZ IPNJOJET &BSMZ BHSJDVMUVSBM TJUFT Early People Most experts think that early people first appeared in Africa. The Beginnings of Civilization Section 1 DIRECTIONS Read each question and write the letter of the best response. 1. Many fossil remains of early humans have been found A in East Africa. B around the Mediterranean Sea. C in Southwest Africa. D in Southwest Asia. 2. Mary and Louis Leakey found stone tools and fossils in a steep- sided ravine called the A Laetoli Canyon. B Lascaux Cave. C Omo Kibish. D Olduvai Gorge.

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EARLY PEOPLE AND AGRICULTURE, 200,000–3000 BC

Early AgricultureThe earliest farming sites are located in the Middle East.

'PTTJM TJUFT PG FBSMZ IPNJOJET&BSMZ BHSJDVMUVSBM TJUFT

Early People Mostexperts think that early people first appeared in Africa.

The Beginnings of Civilization

Section 1

DIRECTIONS Read each question and write the letter of the best response.

1. Many fossil remains of early humans have been foundA in East Africa.B around the

Mediterranean Sea.

C in Southwest Africa.D in Southwest Asia.

2. Mary and Louis Leakey found stone tools and fossils in a steep- sided ravine called theA Laetoli Canyon.B Lascaux Cave.

C Omo Kibish.D Olduvai Gorge.

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3. The first humans and their ancestors lived during the Old Stone Age, orA Mesolithic Era.B Paleolithic Era.C Homo Habilis Era.D Homo Sapiens Era.

4. Which of the following hominids appeared in

Africa about 2–1.5 million years ago and learned to control fire?

A AustralopithecinesB Homo erectus C Cro-Magnons D Homo sapiens